Kona Hanalei Island IPA Bottle Beer: A Taste of USA in Japan
The Fourth of July cookout is entering its best hour. The brisket has rested, the cooler still holds ice, and someone brings out a bottle…
The Fourth of July cookout is entering its best hour. The brisket has rested, the cooler still holds ice, and someone brings out a bottle…
On a hill outside Freising, about 40 kilometres north of Munich, a remarkable brewing tradition began nearly a thousand years ago. Weihenstephan has been brewing…
The name La Guillotine certainly makes an impression. Named after the instrument associated with the French Revolution, this Belgian beer carries a bold identity. Brouwerij…
Friday night in Tadcaster often means a familiar pub, a dark pint, and conversation among old friends. For British residents in Tokyo or Yokohama, that…
Somewhere around your second winter in Japan, the pale lager you started with no longer feels like your only choice. The evenings grow shorter, and…
There is a particular chill in Colombo’s evenings after the rain. Sometimes, you want a beer with more weight than a light lager. That is…
The pint sits on the bar, opaque black, waiting for someone to take the first sip. This is not a beer you drink absent-mindedly while…
Some bottles do more than hold beer. They help define an occasion. The Chimay Blue Magnum Grande Réserve is one of them. At 1,500 ml,…
Affligem Abbey dates back to 1074 in what is now Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Its long history connects the abbey with the region’s religious and brewing…
Shibusawa Eiichi’s working life was built on substance rather than appearance. He founded Japan’s first national bank and helped establish the country’s first insurance company.…