Aqula Namahage Bock, better known as Aqula Q Bock. is a dunkler bock style beer from Akita, Japan. At the point of bottling, it is supposedly 7% though if left …
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Baird Suruga Bay Imperial IPA is an imperial or double IPA from Baird Beer and weighs in at 8.5% ABV. Pretty strong stuff but in the Baird Taprooms it is …
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It’s not often that a small store manages to become notice nationwide, but Yamaoka Saketen deserves its reputation. Ever since I found out I was going to Kyoto on a business …
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During a recent visit to Mokichi in Fujisawa with the family, I noticed there were some “new” bottles in the takeaway fridge, that is this Shonan Beer Belgian Stout I …
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Editor Note: Gold’n Bub has moved to Chigasaki. This review has been kept for posterity’s sake The sleepy town of Tsujido has seen a lot of change in recent years. …
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Osaka Kuni no Cho Kura Amber is a 5% amber ale that is brewed using three kinds of malt: pale malt, ale malt, and caramel malt which are imported from …
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Niigata Sparkling Mango seemed like a good idea at the time. Let’s introduce a fruit adjunct into our beer. If the Belgians can use cherries, oranges, apples, or coriander, then …
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Sankt Gallen Sakura is the spring addition to the sweet fruits range from Sankt Gallen and uses sakura, better known as cherry blossom, synonymous with Japanese springtime. It’s a 5% …
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Niigata Le Lectier follows up the fruit range of beers produced by Niigata Beer, along with their Ale de Blue Berry and also their mango beer, neither of which really convinced …
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Snow Monkey Beer Live is an annual event held at Shiga Kogen ski resort in Nagano, Japan and is usually the starter for the beer festivals throughout the year. The …