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Craft Beer
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Japan has a long history of brewing world-class sake and shochu and craft beer has come on to the scene in Japan in a big way. Local craft beer breweries are popping up in rural areas where access to clean water and fresh ingredients create fertile grounds for making some great beer. American brewers and Japanese brewers have collaborated on some interesting brews and the influences are seen in both places as Japanese beers are now at many of the major international beer festivals and American craft brewers living in Japan and visiting have had a significant influence on the craft beer scene in Japan.
Craft Beer
Craft Beer in Japan: TDM 1874
TDM 1874's British Head Brewer George Juniper started his craft beer brewing journey at Dark Star Brewing in England before comin...
Japan in Cider
Japan in Cider: Cider in a Click
While I am a proud perennial cider drinker, I will concede that autumn is certainly the season when cider’s magic is best experie...
Craft Beer
Craft Beer in Japan: Shiokaze BrewLab
Chris Poel is the former lead brewer at Baird Brewing. He recently branched out on his own to open Shiokaze BrewLab and the S...
Craft Beer
Keep Aridagawa Weird
It’s lunchtime at the red-roofed Tadano nursery school tucked away in Aridagawa, Wakayama—but you won’t find kids running to ...
Craft Beer
Hazy Sundays at Revo Brewing
If it weren’t for the Japanese staff bustling around the brewery and restaurant, you’d swear you were in a Pacific Northwest ...
Beer Buzz
Making Cidre from Japanese Apples
Nearly four years ago, I wrote about how craft cider (called シードル from the French cidre) was relatively hard to find in Japan, an...
Events
What’s Happening in October
Setouchi Triennale 2019Held once every three years, this world-famous contemporary art festival held on the Seto Inlands was laun...
Craft Beer
Kampai! in Kansai
Kansai has been long known for its excellent cuisine, from Kyoto’s refined kyō-ryori dishes to the famous wagyū beef of Kobe, Shi...