Woodmill Yawaragi IPA is a 5% English IPA from Woodmill Brewery, based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their regular lineup and can be found both in bottles and on tap and the name translates into “peace”, so a beer to calm everyone down. Woodmill Yawaragi IPA Aroma and Taste DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SCREEN! Woodmill Yawaragi IPA poured out …
Woodmill Golden Ale by Woodmill Brewery Kyoto
Woodmill Golden Ale is a 5% golden ale from Woodmill Brewery Kyoto, based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their regular lineup and can be found in both bottles and on tap, though the latter is hard to come by. And that’s all we could find out about it. Woodmill Golden Ale Aroma and Taste Woodmill Golden Ale poured out …
Woodmill Hassaku White by Woodmill Brewery
Woodmill Hassaku White is a 5% witbier from Woodmill Brewery, based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their regular lineup and can be found in bottles and on tap. Woodmill Hassaku White is brewed using locally grown hassaku, which is similar to an orange in color but the size of a grapefruit. Woodmill Hassaku White Aroma and Taste Woodmill Hassaku White poured out …
Off the Beaten Track #4
Looking for places to drink in Kyoto should be easy, right? We have our Kyoto Drinking Guide to help find some places for you – except not all of them are open from lunch or early afternoon. I was on a work trip – aka a school trip – for a few days, and I had one day spare to …
Kyoto Brewing Minori by Kyoto Brewing Company
Kyoto Brewing Minori is a 6.5% American IPA from Kyoto Brewing Company, based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition series and can be found on tap only. For bittering, it uses Merkur hops, while for flavour and aroma, Kyoto Brewing Company used Citra and Mosaic. From Kyoto Brewing Company “Minori as an idea was born on our travels to …
Kyoto Brewing / Swan Lake Kokucho by Kyoto Brewing Company
Kyoto Brewing / Swan Lake Kokucho is a 7% baltic porter that is a collaborative effort between Kyoto Brewing Company, based in Kyoto, and Swan Lake Beer, based in Niigata. The name “kokucho” means black swan in English and came about from the two breweries sharing a booth at craft beer events. What came about was a beer that hadn’t …
Kyoto Brewing Summer Splash by Kyoto Brewing Company
Kyoto Brewing Summer Splash, also known as Kyoto Brewing Natsu Shibuki, is a 5% American Wheat Ale from Kyoto Brewing Company. It’s part of their limited draft series and is brewed with a grain bill that contains 33% wheat malt. It uses Merkur hops for, and Motueka hops from New Zealand with Summer hops from Australia being used for the flavour …
Nishijin Ale Yuzu Muge by Nishijin Ale Project
Nishijin Ale Yuzu Muge is a 6% fruit beer from Nishijin Ale Project based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their all year round lineup and can be found in both bottles and on tap. It’s brewed using an English IPA base and then has yuzu added to it during the secondary fermentation stages. Nishijin Ale Yuzu Muge Aroma and Taste …
Kyoto Brewing Ichii Senshin by Kyoto Brewing Company
Kyoto Brewing Ichii Senshin is a 6.5% Belgian IPA from Kyoto Brewing Company, based in Kyoto, Japan. It’s part of their all-year round series and can be found in both bottles and on tap. It’s brewed using Pilsner Malt, Maris Otter, Malted Wheat and uses Warrior, Chinook, Styrian Goldings, Willamette, and Centennial hops with Belgian Ardennes yeast. Kyoto Brewing Ichii Senshin Aroma …
Kyoto Bakushu Tanba no Kuromame by Kizakura Shuzo
Well, here we are. My one hundredth article on the site, finally. I vow to never talk about Rob’s copious work output in my reviews after this: Robert William Bright talks to me about the site on our team working app from 6:30am to 11pm, Monday to Sunday. If I’ve ever had any writer’s block, it’s because I’m constantly reminded …