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Hakodate Kolsch is a 5% kölsch style beer from Hakodate Beer, based in Hakodate, Hokkaido. It’s based on a traditional receipe from Cologne, Germany and it is part of their …

Smoke Cafe The Bottom Line While Smoke Cafe does offer some very nice food, the range of domestic craft beers and the prices pale in comparison to Craft Beer Kan, so …

Gunma Tsumabru IPA is a 6% American IPA from Tsumagoi Kogen Brewery, based in Gunma. It’s one of the few bottled beers they make and sell outside of the brewery, with …

Brimmer Pale Ale is a 5.5% American pale ale from Brimmer Brewing, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. It’s part of their all-year range of beers and can be found in both …

Harvestmoon Pilsner is a 5.5% Czech style pilsner from Harvestmoon Brewery based in Chiba, though it is brewed using German hops, so a hybrid between the two styles of pilsners. …

Nasu Kogen Stout is a 6% stout from Nasu Kohgen Beer that is part of their “The Craft Beer’s Secrets” range of beers, which also happens to be their regular …

Ginban Kurobe Kyokoku Beer is a 5% pale lager from Ginban Shuzo based in Toyama. It’s a 100% Japanese beer with it being brewed from domestic malt and domestic hops …

Ikarashitei Yui Swan Lake Pub Edo Niigata The Bottom Line I have mixed feelings about Ikarashitei Yui Swan Lake Pub Edo Niigata – great views across the Japan Sea and a cheap …

Aomori Yama Budo Beer is a 5% fruit beer from Aomori Ji-beer, and brewed in Takashi Isaotera in Okudo. The beer uses locally sourced grapes that are harvested, crushed, and then …