The Japan Brewers Cup Festival is an annual event held at Ōsanbashi pier in Kannai, Yokohama. If that place sounds familiar, yes, Japan Brewers Cup Festival is held at the same place as the BeerFes Yokohama event. It is a three-day event; however, unlike the BeerFes Yokohama event, the Japan Brewers Cup Festival is a pay-as-you-go rather than a tasting session event.
Japan Brewers Cup Festival is organised by Shinya Suzuki, the man behind Bay Brewing Yokohama and is a dual event – an official beer competition in the morning, and then the drinking commences. Anyone can watch the beer judges on the Saturday and Sunday mornings; however, there is no judging on the Friday.
The event is open on Friday 26th January from 16:00 to 22:00, Saturday 27th from 11:00 to 21:00, and the final day Sunday 28th January from 11:00 to 19:00. Entry to Japan Brewers Cup Festival costs ¥500 for the whole event, while beers are dependent on the breweries themselves. At last year’s event, drinks ranged from ¥300 to ¥700.
Breweries Attending Japan Brewers Cup 2018
- August Beer
- Outsider Brewing
- Aqula Beer
- Ise Kadoya Brewery
- Iwate Kura Beer
- Nihonkai Beer Club
- Oh! La! Ho Beer
- Kure Beer
- Kyoto Brewing Company
- Ushiku Brewery
- Shonan Beer
- Swan Lake Beer
- TY Harbor Brewery
- Devil Craft Brewery
- Tochigi Micro Brewery
- Nasu Kogen Beer
- Hakone Beer
- Far Yeast Brewing Company
- Brimmer Brewing
- Morita Kinshachi Beer
- Yokohama Beer
- Yokohama Bay Brewing
- Locobeer
- Rokko Beer
- Y.Market Brewing
- Yatsugatake Touchdown Beer
- Ebina Beer
- Oirase Beer
- Spring Valley Brewery
- Harvestmoon
- Myoko Kogen Beer
- Repubrew
How to Get To Japan Brewers Cup 2018
The closest station is Nihonodori on the Minatomirai line, about 7 minutes from Yokohama station. If you are coming on JR, then Kannai station is the closest on the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
Japan Brewers Cup 2018 Details
Homepage (in Japanese): http://japanbrewerscup.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapanBrewersCup/
