Posts Tagged Beer

Looks like Autumns arrived in Japan.
How do I know? Well it’s not the sharp change in weather (it’s less humid but still in the high 20s), or the change in leaves (that hasn’t started yet), no, I know it’s Autumn because the Autumn Beers have gone on sale!

Osaka Beer Festival 2009

Finally getting round to writing about the Great Japan Beer Festival 2009 at Osaka Kyocera Dome (usually home to the Orix Buffaloes baseball team, but that day was home to a lot of drunken Japanese and a surprising percentage of gaijin – nothing… Continue reading

Japan has three main kinds of beers:

• Normal lagers (Kirin, Asahi, etc)
• Happoshu (Low Malt beers – less than 67% malt and cheaper than normal lager as tax is lower)
• Third Category Beer (These are “Beerlike” drinks as they are called and the ingredients are soybeans, corn and peas as opposed to malt).

The Third Category Beers are the cheapest of the lot, and as… Continue reading

Last weekend in Tokyo was one of the Great Japan Beer Festival where you can sample more than 120 micro brewed beers.  Unfortunately Tokyo is a bit of a trek from Kansai where I live, but fortunately, the Festival is also coming to Osaka next month (18th-20th July)!

They have a great system in restaurants and some bars in Japan called “nomihodai” which basically means “All you can… Continue reading

A couple of new “beers” (actually Happoshu, beer-like drinks) from Asahi and Kirin. The Kirin is one of their 0% alcohol range. Continue reading