May 2016

Helios Brewery is a craft beer brewery located in Naha city, Okinawa that started life out as rum distillery on the island back in 1961. Since then, they’ve moved onto the production …

Atsugi Beer has been operating since 1997, and has been at the same location for the whole time. Quite rare for a Japanese brewery to have been in the same …

Yorocco Ace of Space is a 5.5% black saison from Yorocco Beer, based in Zushi, Kanagawa. It’s part of a limited edition range and was brewed as a collaborative effort …

It’s starting to happen. Go to your local craft beer bar or restaurant and look at the menu. Does it look familiar? How about the place you went to last …

Craft Beer Maltan One Paragraph Review Craft Beer Maltan is a funny little bar; it’s a place where I could happily sit and drink for hours on end and chat …

Kyoto Bakushu Kura no Kaori is a 4% pale lager from Kizakura Sake Brewing Company based in Kyoto, Kansai. This beer was one of the first beers from them back in …

Craftrock Festival 2016 is the third event in the annual series that made its debut in 2014. Craftrock Festival 2016 is a one day event held on Saturday 28th May at Shin-Toyosu’s Pit …

Yamaguchi Narutaki Kogen Stout, yes I’ve decided to ignore the ji-biru part of the name, is a 5% stout from Yamaguchi Narutaki Kogen Brewery, based in Yamaguchi city. It has won …

Yorocco Zesty Saison is a 4.5% saison from Yorocco Beer, based in Zushi, Kanagawa. It’s part of their draft range and is brewed using amanatsu or natsumikan, which looks something …

Oedo Beer Festival One Paragraph Report The Oedo Beer Festival 2016 was disappointing on a personal level. Compared to the 2015, the sterile inside atmosphere had lost lots of its charm …