Songbird Le Petit Bonheur is an 8% Belgian brown ale from Brewery Songbird, based in Kisarazu, in Chiba, Japan. It’s part of their winter seasonal range and can be found in bottles only. Like Songbird La Joya, Songbird Le Petit Bonheur is fermented using wild yeast by being stored outside in coolships. At the time of writing, it’s unknown if Songbird …
Derailleur Haginochaya Outrage by Derailleur Brew Works
Derailleur Haginochaya Outrage is a 7% bier de garde from Derailleur Brew Works, based in Osaka, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition lineup and can be found in both bottles and on tap. Derailleur Haginochaya Outrage is brewed using mikans, aka Japanese oranges, sourced from Ehime, during secondary fermentation. At the time of writing, it’s unknown whether Derailleur Haginochaya Outrage is a …
Ise Kadoya Supernova IPA by Ise Kadoya
Ise Kadoya Supernova IPA is a 6% American IPA from Ise Kadoya, based in Mie, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition range, and can be found in bottles and on tap. According to Ise Kadoya, it is an improved version of their Ise Kadoya Stay Gold IPA and is brewed with Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe, Citra, and Mosaic hops. At the time of …
Distant Shores From Tokyo With Love by Distant Shores Brewing
Distant ShoresFrom Tokyo With Love, also known as Distant Shores Red Rye IPA, is a 7% rye IPA from Distant Shores Brewing, based in Higashiyama, in Tokyo, Japan. It’s part of their collaborative range, and can be found on tap at selected bars across Kanto and Japan. At the time of writing, it’s unknown whether Distant Shores From Tokyo With Love …
Ise Kadoya Pirate King IPA by Ise Kadoya
Ise Kadoya Pirate King IPA is a 6.5% American IPA from Ise Kadoya, based in Mie, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition and can be found in bottle and on taps across Japan. Ise Kadoya Pirate King IPA is brewed using Crystal and Munich malts along with Cluster, Simoce, Motueka, Equanot, Mosaic, and Citra hops. At the time of writing, …
Songbird Bonne Chance by Brewery Songbird
Songbird Bonne Chance is a 9% Belgian saison from Brewery Songbird, based in Kizarazu, in Chiba, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition range and was first released in 2019, despite the bottle stating 2016. Songbird Bonne Chance is part of Brewery Songbird’s cool ship efforts, which saw them using wide, open containers with the aim of obtaining some locally occurring yeast …
AJB Saison De La Maison by Anglo Japanese Brewing Company
AJB Saison De La Maison is a 5.5% saison from Anglo Japanese Brewing Company, based in Nozawa Onsen, in Nagano, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition line up and can be found in both bottles and on tap across Japan. AJB Saison De La Maison is also a collaborative beer, this time made with BET, a Japanese company that specializes in …
Oh! La! Ho Biere De Rydeen Plan 9 From Method 7 from Oh! La! Ho Beer
Oh! La! Ho Biere De Rydeen Plan 9 From Method 7 (and breathe) is a 5% American IPA from Oh! La! Ho Beer, based in Tomi city, in Nagano, Japan. It’s part of their Biere De Rydeen range, so a limited edition or seasonal beer, but who seems to know with Oh! La! Ho Beer. The name comes from their idea …
Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter Coko Rwanda by Tamamura Honten
Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter Coko Rwanda is an 8% imperial porter from Tamamura Honten, based in Yamanouchi, in Nagano, Japan. It’s part of their collaborative range with Trunk Coffee, a coffee roasted based in Nagoya. Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter Coko Rwanda uses a porter base that has been ramped up, and has coffee beans sourced from Coko Farm, based …
Sankt Gallen Fruit Tart Ale by Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen Fruit Tart Ale is a 5% spice beer from Sankt Gallen, based in Atsugi, in Kanagawa, Japan. It’s part of their limited edition range and can be found in both bottles and on tap. Sankt Gallen Fruit Tart Ale is brewed using apples, cinnamon, ginger, and ichijuku, or Japanese figs. Why the last one is Japanese and not …