Sankt Gallen Mango IPA is a 6% fruit beer from Sankt Gallen, based in Kanagawa, Japan. It’s part of their draft only range and was first released in April 2018 for the opening of Bakery & Beer Butchers in Atsugi. It uses the Sankt Gallen Golden Ale as a base, with 1.3 times the amount of malt and 6.75 times the amount of …
Minami Yokohama Beer Labo Beer Review Roundup
Rather than writing our usual whole page review for a beer, we’ve come up with this mini review page for Minami Yokohama Beer Labo Beer. Minami Yokohama Beer Pale Ale Details ABV: 5.1% IBU: 20 Style: American Pale Ale Minami Yokohama Beer Pale Ale Mini Review Appearance: Slightly cloudy golden yellow colour with a light frothy white head on top. …
Yokosuka Beer Review Roundup
Rather than writing our usual whole page review for a beer, we’ve come up with this mini review page for Yokosuka Beer. Yokosuka Dobuita Happy Ale Details ABV: 5.4% IBU: 30 Style: American Pale Ale Yokosuka Dobuita Happy Ale Mini Review Appearance: Came up with a deep orange copper body and a large frothy head on top. Head quickly faded …
Hideji Konohanasakuya by Miyazaki Hideji Beer
Hideji Konohanasakuya is a 6% speciality grain beer from Miyazaki Hideji Beer, based in Miyazaki, Japan. It’s part of their seasonal line up. The name roughly translates to “this story” and Miyazaki Hideji Beer used sake rice and yeast used in sake brewing to make this beer. It’s also part of a collaborative effort with local sake breweries in the Miyazaki …
Yakurai Tohoku Damashi by Yakurai Beer
Yakurai Tohoku Damashi is a 5.5% American IPA from Yakurai Beer, based in Miyagi, Japan. It’s part of an 8 brewery event where breweries in the Tohoku area all brewed beers to remember the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that affected so many. At the time of writing Yakurai Tohoku Damashi can be found on tap only with no plans for it be …
Outsider Mahana Coffee Stout by Outsider Brewing
Outsider Mahana Coffee Stout is a 6% stout from Outsider Brewing, based in Yamanashi, Japan. It was first released in January 2018 and is made using a variety of different coffees blended together and hopped using Sorachi Ace. Outsider Mahana Coffee Stout Aroma and Taste Outsider Mahana Coffee Stout came up with a pitch black body and a slightly tan …
Ise Kadoya Struggle IPA by Ise Kadoya
Ise Kadoya Struggle IPA is a 7% American IPA from Ise Kadoya, based in Mie, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition range and unknown whether this is a one-off or not. Ise Kadoya Struggle IPA is brewed with 10 (yes ten!) different hops, which are Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Citra, Cluster, Mistral, Mosaic, Simcoe, and Zeus. Perhap that was the struggle? …
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Noboribetsu Oni no Hanaiki W-IPA by Onidensetsu Beer
Noboribetsu Oni no Hanaiki W-IPA is a 7.5% double IPA from Onidensetsu Beer, based in Hokkaido, Japan. It’s part of their draft line up for setsubun with no plans for it to be bottled. It’s brewed using locally sourced Hokkaido wheat, with the “w” representing that as well as Joe’s favourite antagonistic point of meaning “double”. The name Noboribetsu Oni no Hanaiki roughly …
Noboribetsu Oni wa Soto IPA by Onidensetsu Beer
Noboribetsu Oni wa Soto IPA is an 8% double IPA from Onidensetsu Beer, based in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. It’s part of their annual release for setsubun and can be found on draft only. The name Noboribetsu Oni wa Soto IPA translates into “the monster is outside” though at 8%, you could argue its inside the beer. Noboribetsu Oni wa Soto IPA Aroma and Taste Noboribetsu …
Coedo Kosancha Saison by Coedo
Coedo Kosancha Saison is a 5% saison from Coedo, based in Saitama, Japan. It’s part of their draft only range and is brewed using locally sourced Sayama tea leaves. The name roughly translated into “little mountain tea” in English. Coedo Kosancha Saison was first released in October 2017. Coedo Kosancha Saison Aroma and Taste Coedo Kosancha Saison came out a reasonably …