May 2016

Atsugi Hopslave is a 9% imperial IPA from Atsugi Beer in collaboration with Thrashzone Brew Labo. It is sold at both Thrashzone locations and also at Lambic in Atsugi. It has …

Yorocco Beer is a craft beer brewery located in Zushi, Kanagawa prefecture that opened in September 2012. The owner and head brewer, Kichise-san started out owning a bar in Enoshima …

Craft Beer Live 2016 is an annual event based in Kansai that celebrates the local craft beer breweries from around the Kansai area. Due to distance and time constraints, many …

Yorocco Cultivator is a 6% Belgian pale ale from Yorocco Beer that was previously only available on draft only but the kind folks, well Kichise-san, kindly put this range in …

Editor’s Note: Kura Kura Ji-Beer has closed. This review is being kept up for posterity’s sake. Kura Kura Ji-Beer House One Paragraph Review Kura Kura Ji-Beer House does its job …

Noboribetsu Ki Ichigo Framboise is a 5% lambic beer from Noboribetsu Brewpub, based in Noboribetsu city in Hokkaido, about 60kms south-west of Sapporo city. Ki Ichigo, or raspberry in English thus making …

Tamamura Honten Yamabushi Saison One is a 6.5% saison from Tamamura Honten, makers of the Shiga Kogen range of beers. It is brewed using locally-sourced hops and also sake rice. …