Summer or Autumn?
The Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017 is the eighteenth one in what is now a biannual event held in the vicinity of the Saitama Super Arena; once in spring and also an autumn event too. This year though, it’s moved to slightly earlier – at the end of August. Featuring over fifty craft beer companies and bars from Japan and overseas, the Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn is a six-day event, from the 30th August to 3rd September with plenty of choice for everyone.
With beers starting from ¥300 in price for roughly small sizes of about 250ml, and ¥500 the most common starting price for medium-sized classes. There are also craft beer tastings sets as well for customers to try from most of the breweries as well, that start from ¥1000 for 4 different beers. Some of the breweries, for example Outsider Brewing, Nasu Kougen Beer, and Shonan Beer have produced some special beers that can only be tried at the Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn. Even more incentive to go, as if you needed it.
Moreover, there is also a bottle shop where you can pick up some of the beers to take home with you. Be careful though – after last year’s event, we ended up breaking a couple of bottles after consuming a tad too much beer.
The Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn really should be an event anyone with an interest in Japanese craft beer attends. We attended last year’s event and the only problem we had was that the event is held inside, so some of the spring outside magic is lost.
Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017 Opening Times
30th August September 16:00 – 21:30
31st August to 2nd September 11:00 – 21:30
3rd September 11:00 – 19:00
Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017 Details
Homepage: http://www.beerkeyaki.jp/
Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017 Festival Autumn
Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn is located at Saitama Shintoshin (さいたま新都心) station on the Keihin-tohoku line, and local lines of the Takasaki line and the Utsunomiya line.
Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017 Brewery Line Up
Hokkaido / Tohoku:
- Aqula beer
- Inawashiro Ji-Beer
- Iwate Kura Beer
- Zumona
- Sennan Craft Beer
- Tazawako Beer
- Naruko Onsen Beer
- Niseko Brewing
- North Island Beer
- Michinoka Fukushima Beer
- Hokkaido Brewing
- Yakurai Brewing
- Yumehanamaki Bakushu
Kanto:
- Musashino Brewing
- Harvestmoon Brewery
- Ushitora
- Kobushi Hana Beer
- Kujukuri Ocean Beer
- Donryu Dream Beer
- Coedo
- Sankt Gallen
- Chateau Kamiya (Ushiku Brewery)
- 10ants Brewing
- Devilcraft Brewing Company
- Tokorozawa Craft Beer
- Tochigi Micro Brewery
- Nasu Kougen Beer
- Nippon Beer Company
- Hikawa Brewery
- Hitachino Nest Beer
- Far Yeast Brewing Company
- Brimmer Brewing
- Blue Magic
- Miyata Brewery
- Zakkobu Micro Brewery
- Yokohama Bay Brewing Company
- Locobeer
- Romantic Village Beer
- Virgo Beer
Hokuriku / Koshinetsu:
- Echigo Beer
- Oh! La! Ho Beer
- Kisoji Beer
- Shiga Kogen Beer
- Johana Beer
- Swan Lake Beer
- Tainai Kogen Beer
- Fujizakura Heights Beer
Tokai:
- Ise Kadoya
- Kinshachi Beer
- Gotemba Kogen Beer
- DHC Beer
- Hyappa Brews
- Y.Market Brewing
Kinki:
- Kyoto Brewing
- Kuninocho Beer
- Minoh Beer
- Rokko Beer
Chugoku / Shikoku:
- Kure Beer
- Doppo Beer
- Daizen G Beer
- Matsue Beer
- Yamaguchi Ji-Beer
Kyushu / Okinawa:
- Kirishima Beer
- Shiroyama Brewery
- Brewmaster
- Helios Brewery
- Miyazaki Hideji Beer Company
