Craft Beer

Cuisine has its seasons and so do beverages. As winter sets in, beer drinkers tend to move toward stronger brews. Rich malts ...

This one was a squeaker. We have been waiting for years for the new Devil Craft Brewing to come on line, and after a few sputteri...

Kiuchi Shuzo, an Ibaraki sake brewer with nearly 200 years of history, has become well known as one of Japan’s better microbrewer...

Whether it’s James Brown’s drummer making you jump out of your seat and dance or that bag of stinky gym clothes bringing a tear t...

Nestled at the northern edge of Miyazaki Prefecture’s coastline, Nobeoka City is one of the most beautiful places in Japan, w...

Baeren Beer Morioka, Iwate Baeren stands apart from the typical Japanese microbrewery by focusing on German styles of beer. Foun...

Founded in 1998, Oni Densetsu is operated by a company that makes all manner of confectionery treats purchased by tourists vi...

Yokohama Beer is one of Japan’s first craft breweries, opening in June 1995. During their first 10 years, they went through many ...

Located in the northern end of Tochigi Prefecture, Nasu Kogen Beer has always been one of the more classy and elegant craft b...

Yoho Brewing is one of the few Japanese craft breweries without a brewpub or restaurant. Yet the well-known Yona Yona Ale the...

Yatsugatake Beer and their brewpub, named simply “ROCK,” are nestled near the foot of the mountain area known as Yatsugatake, in ...

Daisen G-Beer may be one of the most remote breweries in Japan, but there is nothing remote about the familiar flavors of the...