April 2016

Background Inawashiro Ji-Beer is a craft beer brewery located on the edges of Inawashiro lake in Fukushima prefecture. The brewery opened up in 1997 and has won numerous awards since …

Libushi One Paragraph Review Libushi is pretty expensive compared to other taprooms that we’ve been to so make sure you have plenty of cash with you as it can get …

Awa Agri Dark Ale is a 5% stout-esque beer from Awa Agri Beer in Chiba. I say stout-esque as there isn’t a definitive description on what it is – it could …

Shiga Kogen Takashi Imperial Stout is a 10% imperial stout from Tamamura Honten, based in Nagano, and it is part of their spring range of seasonal beers. This 2016 was the …

Craft Beer Server Land One Paragraph Review If you like cheap beer, and can drink more than three beers, then Craft Beer Server Land is a definite “go-to” place on our …

Tainai Kogen Weizen is a 5% German hefeweizen style beer from Tainai Kogen Beer, brewed in Tainai city in Niigata. It’s brewed to a traditional Bavarian recipe that uses a …

Hidatakayama Pilsner is a 5% pilsner from Hida Takayama Beer, based in Gifu-ken. It’s brewed with 100% (thank goodness) and locally sourced water from the mountains. Besides that, there isn’t …

Nanto Brewery is a Japanese craft beer brewery based in Nanjō-shi, Okinawa and the brewery owns the Nihede Beer range and was founded in 2001, at Okinawa World attraction. The name “nihede” …

Romantic Village Kinugawa Onsen Beer is a a 7% dortmunder from Romantic Village Beer that uses onsen water from the Kinugawa area before it has entered public use. Don’t worry, the beer …

The Craft Room One Paragraph Review While the atmosphere at The Craft Room was very Antipodean and geared towards snowboarders and surfers more than craft beer fans, the prices and warm …