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 24th January from 16:00 to 22:00, Saturday 25th from 11:00 to 21:00, and the final day Sunday 26th 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 2020
Domestic Breweries
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Aqula [Akita]
- Anglo-Japanese Brewing Company [Nagano]
- Ise Kadoya [Mie]
- Iwate Kura Beer [Iwate]
- Ushiku Brewing [Ibaraki]
- Okunoto Beer Nihonkai-Club [Ishikawa]
- Oh! La! Ho Beer [Nagano]
- Kamakura Beer [Kanagawa]
- Kyoto Brewing Company [Kyoto]
- Craft Beer Base Brewing Lab [Osaka]
- Shonan Beer [Kanagawa]
- Swan Lake Beer [Niigata]
- DHC Beer [Shizuoka]
- TDM 1874 Brewery [Kanagawa]
- T.Y Harbor Brewery [Tokyo]
- Devilcraft Brewery [Tokyo]
- Tochigi Micro Brewery [Tochigi]
- Nagahama Roman Beer [Shiga]
- Nasu Kogen Beer [Tochigi]
- Nara Brewing Company [Nara]
- 254 BeeR [Kanagawa]
- Numazu Craft [Shizuoka]
- Hakone Beer [Kanagawa]
- Hamamatsu Akuto Beer [Shizuoka]
- Far Yeast Brewing [Yamanashi]
- Fujizakura Kogen Beer [Yamanashi]
- Minami Yokohama Beer Lab [Kanagawa]
- Myoko Kogen Beer [Niigata]
- Yo-Ho Brewing [Nagano]
- Yokosuka Beer [Kanagawa]
- Yokohama Beer [Kanagawa]
- Yokohama Bay Brewing [Kanagawa]
- Rise & Win Brewing [Takamatsu]
- Repubrew [Shizuoka]
- Locobia [Chiba]
- Y. Market Brewing [Aichi]
Overseas Breweries & Importers
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AQ Bevolution [USA]
- Evergreen Imports [USA]
- Nagano Trading [USA]
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Kobatsu Trading [Germany]
- Taihu Brewing [Taiwan]
- Brussels [Belgium]
Japan Brewers Cup 2020 Details
Homepage (in Japanese): http://japanbrewerscup.jp/
Social Media: Facebook
How to Get To Japan Brewers Cup 2020
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.
