Nagano Beer

Two special beers in less than a week from Tamamura Honten; first with the Shiga Kogen Fake Weizen and now this Shiga Kogen BLOND. It’s a blond / golden ale …

Shiga Kogen Fake Weizen is a blink-and-miss-it limited edition release from Tamamura Honten. Why is it called a “fake weizen”? Well, the beer uses saison yeast rather than regular wheat …

After our first experience with the Minamishinshu range being so positive, we knew that we wanted to try some more. Then Minamishinshu Amber Ale suddenly popped up out of nowhere. …

Tamamura Honten The Far East Barrel Aged House Imperial IPA, and now breather, is a 13% American strong ale that has been stored in whiskey casks provided by Ichiro’s Malt …

Apples and alcohol go so well together that Minamishinsu Apple Hop exists is no surprise to us. Brewed in Nagano, it contains local sourced apples from Nagano and ends up …

Minamishinshu Dunkel Weizen was a present from a friend of ours to celebrate six months of BeerTengoku and has been eagerly awaited since it was given to us. Minamishinshu Dunkel Weizen, …

I have a strange relationship with Konomi Nante Kiitenaize SORRY Kurogo Imperial Porter. The first time I tried it I thought it was off. Straight up, bad can. I just couldn’t …

Oh! La! Ho Kolsch. Celebration time again. Jump and shout and make some noise for the craft beer from Tomi, Nagano. Oh! La! Ho Kolsch is a kölsch style beer by …

Raiden. The god of lightning. Hours spent playing Mortal Kombat with his funky hat flying off. Raiden. The side scrolling shooter from the 1990’s.Oh! La! Ho Biere de Raiden Aki …

Tokyo Station 100 Year Golden Ale is another beer to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo station, along with the lager (reviewed here). Tokyo Station 100 Year Golden Ale is brewed …