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The Local Brew
Okayama’s Doppo Beer
Okayama Prefecture lies in a sleepy location in Western Japan blessed by great weather. This is perhaps the biggest reason the ar...
Craft Beer
Antenna America Expands its Range
Yokohama Station, the central hub of Japan’s second largest city, isn’t the trendiest station. But this spring, Antenna America will help change that.
Craft Beer
Quality Brew from Shikoku
Umenishiki is an old-line sake brewery founded in the 5th year of the Meiji Period (1872). They received their license to brew be...
Beer Buzz
Don’t Be Bitter
The most exciting (and controversial) style this past year in the beer world has been the NE IPA. Standing for either the Northea...
Craft Beer
Be Easy in Tohoku
When Gareth Burns, a 32-year-old from Philadelphia, decided to start a brewery up in Tohoku, the most northern region of Honshu, ...
Craft Beer
The Sweeter Side
Sweetness is one of the primary tastes and, in moderation, most people enjoy a bit of sweetness now and again. We have evolved th...
Craft Beer
The Hakuba Taproom
Ian Miller came to Japan to snowboard when he was 19. “I was really into snowboarding and met so many Japanese people ba...
The Local Brew
Baird Beer
Soon after Baird Beer was founded, it rapidly established a reputation as one of the best microbreweries in Japan. Not only was t...