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Keeping my beers cold and craft for as long as I can remember.

  • Beer Review

    Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale by Kiuchi Brewery

    by Rob September 19, 2014
    by Rob September 19, 2014

    Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale, also known as Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale, is an 8% Belgian Strong Ale that incorporates a very complex brewing method. Along with five different …

  • Shops

    Closed: Le Collier in Tokyo Station

    by Rob September 19, 2014
    by Rob September 19, 2014

    Editor Note: Le Collier has closed down. This review has been kept for posterity’s sake A bricks and mortar store at last! Le Collier! Whilst we like having our beers …

  • Events

    BeerFes Yokohama 2014 in Kannai

    by Rob September 19, 2014
    by Rob September 19, 2014

    There seems to be a beer festival of some kind happening every weekend in Japan, be it an Oktoberfest, a Belgian beer festival or a temple tasting fair. BeerFes Yokohama …

  • Draft Review

    Coedo Imperial IPA by Coedo

    by Rob September 17, 2014
    by Rob September 17, 2014

    So Coedo Imperial IPA. BeerTengoku finally managed to track this beer down one lonely Friday night and we were aghast that it existed. We’ve always heard rumours about Coedo producing …

  • Beer Review

    Suwa Roman Rindou Alt by Reijin Shuzo

    by Rob September 13, 2014
    by Rob September 13, 2014

    Suwa Roman Rindou Alt is a 4% altbier produced in the Nagano region of Japan. I have to admit never having heard of this beer before someone gave it to me as …

  • Beer Review

    Baird Shuzenji Heritage Helles

    by Rob September 7, 2014
    by Rob September 7, 2014

    Baird Shuzenji Heritage Helles is a 5% helles lager based on the traditional Bavarian style of helles lager, also known as a pale lager in English. Helles lager, meaning bright, …

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    Mitsuboshi Pale Ale by Morita Kinshachi Brewery

    by Rob September 5, 2014
    by Rob September 5, 2014

    Mitsuboshi Pale Ale is an English style pale ale brewed by Morita Kinshachi Brewery out of Nagoya. Mitsuboshi Pale Ale is based on a 19th century recipe for a style of …

  • Japanese Craft Beer Bar ReviewsKanto Bar

    Closed: Craftheads Craftbeer in Shibuya, Tokyo

    by Rob September 3, 2014
    by Rob September 3, 2014

    Closed: Craftheads Craftbeer closed. This review has been kept up for posterity’s sake. Craftheads has been open since September 2009, sprung up from Bar Sal in Kawasaki, and is located …

  • Beer Review

    Hitachino Nest XH by Kiuchi Brewery

    by Rob September 1, 2014
    by Rob September 1, 2014

    Hitachino XH, which stands for eXtra High, is a premium strength Belgian style beer that is further matured in shochu barrels, that will assault you, pin you down, and punish you …

  • Beer Review

    Sankt Gallen Sweet Vanilla Stout by Sankt Gallen

    by Rob August 29, 2014
    by Rob August 29, 2014

    Japanese breweries tend to produce sweeter beers around Valentine’s Day in the hope of enticing new customers to share the love; this Sweet Vanilla Stout by Sankt Gallen, while brewed …

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