Japan

Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) “NaRa Pitchoune Une” White Peach Saison

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Name: Nara Pitchoune Une Brewer:  Zakkokou Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Specialty Fruit Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2022 Presenting the third addition to Zakkokou Koubou’s NaRa series, Nara Pitchoune Une. Hailing from Saitama, Japan, this exquisite “farmhouse ale” has been meticulously crafted and conditioned on whole white Akatsuki peaches from Fukushima Prefecture. Backlog review …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “MUTANT 2” DDH Mega Oat Cream Double IPA

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Name: MUTANT 2 Brewers: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 8.5% Review Year: 2023 MUTANT 2 is a “Double Dry-Hopped Mega Oat Cream Double IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing in Japan. This beer was brewed with Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Eclipse hops together with oats, and some lactose, among others. MUTANT 2 also features Mutant Ape …

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Far Yeast x Uchu “Off Trail Event Horizon” Dry Hopped Barrel Aged Saison and Sour Blonde Ale with Koshu Grapes

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Name: Off Trail Event Horizon Brewers: Far Yeast Brewing Company, Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2022 Far Yeast Brewing Company and Uchu Brewing teamed up for Off Trail Event Horizon, a combination of two unique beers: a Japanese grape Saison from 2019 aged in whisky barrels for …

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Kyoto Brewing x Upright “Farmer’s Table – Barrel Aged (一汁多彩 特別木樽熟成) (2019)” Oak-Aged Table Beer

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Name: Farmer’s Table – Barrel Aged (一汁多彩 特別木樽熟成) (2019) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan), Upright Brewing (United States) Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 3.5% Review Year: 2022 This is the barrel-aged version of Farmer’s Table, a collaboration Table-strength Saison brewed by Kyoto Brewing Company and Upright Brewing (Oregon, U.S.) fermented with Brettanomyces …

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Uchu Brewing (うちゅうブルーイング ) “Cracks (#471)” DDH IPA

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Name: Cracks (#471) Brewers: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Hazy IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2022 Cracks (batch 471) by Uchu Brewing is a Double Dry-Hopped (DDH) IPA that was brewed with massive amounts of Simcoe, Citra, and Centennial hops. This beer also features a base composed of oats, wheat malt, and rye malt. STYLE GUIDELINES This …

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Tamamura Honten “Shiga Kogen (志賀高原) E2SB 1” Extra Special Bitter

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Name: Shiga Kogen (志賀高原) E2SB 1 Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. /Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Strong Bitter ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 Shiga Kogen (志賀高原) E2SB 1 is the take of Tamamura Honten (Japan) on the classic British beer style, the Strong Bitter. Aside from English hops, Fuggle and East Kent Goldings, this beer features the relatively new …

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Kyoto Brewing “New Frontier (新天地)” Italian-Style Pilsner

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Name: New Frontier (新天地) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: German Pils + Dry Hopping) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 New Frontier (新天地) encapsulates the never-ending thirst for exploration of lager beers by Kyoto Brewing Company in Japan. This release is their representation of the “Italian-style Pilsner” popularized by Birrifico Italiano with Tipopils. …

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Kyoto Brewing “Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く)” Belgian Stout

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Name: Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Foreign Extra Stout + Belgian Yeast) ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 Kuroshio No Gotoku (黒潮の如く) is an interpretation of a “Belgian Stout” by Kyoto Brewing Co. in Japan. Named after Kuroshio Current, the strongest in the world, this beer was fermented using …

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Into the Uchu-Verse

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Venturing into the Uchu-Verse to explore the exciting frontier of Uchu Brewing’s Triple IPAs taught us that limitless possibilities exist in this universe of highly potent IPAs. Uchu Brewing: A Crossing of Two Paths Uchu Brewing is a space-themed craft brewery from Hokuto City established by two Japanese beer visionaries Masahiro Kusunose and Rumiko Suzuki …

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Kyoto Brewing “Tomo (とも)” Belgian Smoked Amber

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Name: Tomo (とも) Brewer: Kyoto Brewing Company (Japan) Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer (Base Style: Belgian Pale Ale) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 Tomo (とも) is a “Belgian Smoke Amber” ale made by Kyoto Brewing Company from Japan. This beer was inspired by tare, a sauce synonymous with BBQ in Japan. Tomo features a malt bill …

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