Discover Kyufuku Brewing Honjima, a tiny island brewery in Kagawa’s Setouchi. Each numbered batch captures the season, ingredients and character of Honjima.

Rather than writing up individual reviews for these beers, we’ve come up with a page of beers for our recent trip to Yumegaoka Sunday Brewing located in Yumegaoka, Kanagawa.

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Fetish Club The New World is a 6% CBD IPA from Fetish Club Beer brewed with CBD oil and terpene.

The Bliss Brewery : The Bottom Line The Bliss Brewery has that exact some problem as other breweries that have sunk lots of money into the location and the building, but have forgotten about the actual thing they were built for - the beer. It's a shame because the location and building are both really good, but the beers, well, weren't worth the price of admission, though when you're main business is weddings, then all you need to do is get people drunk.

Northern Alps IPLager is a 5% India Pale Lager from Northern Alps Brewery. It's brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops.

Kida Liquor Store : Background Kida Liquor Store has a history dating back to around the early 18th century with the actual year being in 1702 (Genroku 15). This means the business has been in operation for over 300 years, maintaining a long tradition of selling sake, shochu, wine, and spirits to locals and visitors alike. That's a long time for a shop to be open and in all honesty, I was surprised I hadn't heard about this place until I had been to…

Baird Beer Harajuku, officially the Harajuku Taproom, opened in August 2009 and was Baird Brewing’s second Tokyo taproom, following the opening of Baird Beer Nakameguro the previous year.

Welcome to the 27th edition of “Source of Styles” where this month we’re looking at dunkel style beers.The word dunkel literally means “dark” in German, and this style has been brewed for centuries, long before pale lagers came to dominate the beer world. While Dunkel might seem overshadowed by its paler cousin, the Helles, or the more assertive Bock…

Nobody Brewing : At A Glance Opened : October 2025 Japanese Name : ノーバディー・ブルーイング Location : Tokigawa / Saitama First Beer : October 2025 Brewing Company : Teenage Brewing Website : Last Updated : September 2026 Nobody Brewing : Background Nobody Brewing is a second craft beer brand launched by Teenage Brewing in Tokigawa, Saitama, on 24 October 2025. While Teenage Brewing had established a reputation for highly creative beers influenced by music, art and contemporary culture, Nobody Brewing was created with a different purpose: to make craft beer more accessible and bring it into the everyday lives of a much wider audience.

Novus : The Bottom Line If you've read our Pintology Craft Beer & Whisky review, then combine it with Novus for two very cosy places where you are made to feel welcome, with some cold craft beer and delicious food. While the tap list at Novus might be out there for "non-craft beer" geeks, I was happy that it wasn't filled up with IPAs and the numerous variations offered now by most breweries.

Northern Alps IPA is a 6.5% American IPA brewed by Northern Alps Brewery and is brewed with Centennial, Chinook, Citra, and Galaxy hops.

Yona Yona Beer Works Shinjuku : The Bottom Line Yona Yona Beer Works Shinjuku doesn’t offer up anything different to the rest of the chain – and that’s a shame.…

Urashima Brewery : At A Glance Opened : November 2023 Japanese Name : 浦島ブルワリー Location : Yokohama / Kanagawa First Beer : August 2023 Head Brewer : Kobayashi-san Website : Last Updated : August 2026 Urashima Brewery : At A Glance Urashima Brewery : Background Urashima Brewery : Beer Reviews Urashima Brewery : Articles Urashima Brewery: Details Urashima Brewery : Location…

Abashiri Golden Ale is a 5% golden ale from Abashiri Beer. It's brewed with local wheat, that uses Citra and Simcoe hops.

Hakuraku Mokki : The Bottom Line I came to Hakuraku Mokki for the beer - yet I ended up enjoying the food so much more, and there's very few places that make me say that. There was a decent selection of beers on tap, with some kind of variety across the taps, so there is something for everything. But the biryani was to die for - the only downside to that was that the portion was small.

Nobody The Slowcore is a 3.5% session IPA from Nobody Brewing, the sister brewery to Teenage Brewing based in Saitama.

Yumegaoka Sunday Brewing : The Bottom Line Yumegaoka Sunday Brewing isn’t the most accessible place to get to, but it’s a decent little place to get to when you’re in…

Bay Brewing Freedom is a 5% West Coast Pilsner from Bay Brewing Yokohama. It's made with Citra, Loral, Mosaic, and Saphir hops.

Caghiya Taproom : The Bottom Line I've been to a few places from Caghiya now, and none of them come as any surprise anymore - one of the cheapest nomihodais (all-you-can-drink plans) for beers that are ok, but not mind-blowing, with some decent food available for a reasonable price. Pay for two hours, and you'll end up a very squiffy person.

Karuizawa Herbal Golden Ale is a 5% spice / golden ale from Yo-Ho Brewing Company based in Saku, Nagano.

Shinshu Osake Mura is a craft beer bar and sake store based in Shimbashi, Tokyo. It specialises in sake and craft beer from Nagano, or Shinshu.

Shiga Kogen Takassy : Background Shiga Kogen Takassy is a 12.5% barrel aged imperial stout from Tamamura Honten based in Yamanouchi, Nagano. It's part of their limited lineup, so it may be sold out at the time of writing; however, you might be lucky. And I hope you are, but more about that later. The brewery took their standard Takashi Imperial Stout…

Progress opened in June 2023 in Kosugi-machi, and has ten taps of choice for you.

Nobody The Glitch : Background Nobody The Glitch is a 5% India Pale Lager from Nobody Brewing, the spin-off brewery from Teenage Brewing, based in Saitama. It's part of their regular lineup and can be found in both cans and on draught. However, like other beers from Nobody Brewing, the list of hops that went into the making of this beer is unknown at the time of writing as that information was not released.

Craft Beer Bar iBrew Shinbashi : The Bottom Line If you like cheap craft beer, and who doesn’t, then Craft Beer iBrew Shinbashi doesn’t stray from the successful formula that has…

Nobody The Triphop : Background Nobody The Triphop is a 5.5% hazy IPA from Nobody Brewing, the spin-off brewery from Teenage Brewing based in Saitama. It's part of their canned and draught lineup, though its availability is unknown at the time of writing. At the time of writing, it's unknown what hops went into the making of this beer, as for some reason, Teenage Brewing did not release that information.

&Siblings : The Bottom Line &Siblings is a funny little place - if I lived in the area, I would be here every day : it's quaint, convenient, got a decent selection of beers on tap, as well as to takeaway, and finally, an at-home atmosphere. I felt welcome, I felt relaxed, and I felt like I could easily while away a good couple of hours here without a care in the world.

Welcome to the sixth in this series of hashigozakes in Japan with Chigasaki our focus for this one. What’s a “hashigozake”? Well it roughly translates to bar-hopping, or a bar crawl. This isn’t going to replace our Patreon : Drinking Guide to Cities in Japan – but more it will extend it to cover areas that don’t quite have enough places to warrant a full on guide.

Rather than writing up individual reviews for these beers, we’ve come up with a page of beers for our recent trip to Urashima Brewery – which is a brewpub located in Yokohama . As these are draught beers, there is no guarantee that they will be on tap if and when you go there. Urashima Kumo : Details Alcohol :

Kyoto Brewing Hop Idol Motueka : Background Kyoto Brewing Hop Idol Motueka is a 6.5% sour IPA from Kyoto Brewing Company based in Kyoto. It's part of their canned and draught lineup, with its availability being rather sporadic thoughout the year though it is part of their Hop Idol series of beers, so it could actually be a one off. As the name suggests, it's brewed using solely Motueka hops, with Motueka (which I am guessing is the leaf type), Motueka T-45 (which I am guessing is the pellet type), Motueka Hop Kief (which I am guessing is the liquid type).

Urashima Brewery : The Bottom Line I loved being proved wrong and with Urashima Brewery, I was proven well and truly wrong. I was expecting some iffy, backwater beers from so two-bit brewery that has tacked onto the craft beer scene, passing off poorly made beers to locals who don't know better. What I got though were some extremely well made beers, from people who care about what they are making, and also drinking, in a place that deserves to be visited.

Urashima Aka : Background Urashima Aka is a 6% Irish Red IPA From Urashima Brewery based in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It's part of their bottled and draught line-up, though its availability is unknown at the time of writing. I got this bottle on my visit to the brewpub in the middle of August; however, the beer wasn't on the bar menu at the time of my visit.

Nobody The Math Rock : Background Nobody The Math Rock is a 6% DDH West Coast IPA from Nobody Brewing, based in Tokigawa, in Saitama. It's part of their canned and draught lineup though its availability is unknown at the time of writing. The beer takes its name from the style of music Math rock, which is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures, counterpoint, odd time signatures, and extended chords.

Nobody The Leftfield : Background Nobody The Leftfield is a 6% DDH IPA from Nobody Brewing, the second brewery from Teenage Brewing, based in Tokigawa, Saitama. It's part of their canned and draught lineup, with this being brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Idaho 7 hops. At A Glance ABV : 6% Style : DDH IPA Hops : Citra, Mosaic, and Idaho 7…

Magic Hour Kyodo : The Bottom Line I'm really in two minds about Magic Hour Kyodo - I liked the atmosphere and vibe of this place; however, the prices left me feeling a bit underwhelmed by it all, so I'm unsure if I'd actually go back here, even if I am in the area. It's a shame really as the only other place in the area is…

Bay Brewing Steel Soul Fixie : Background Bay Brewing Steel Soul Fixie is a 6.5% West Coast IPA from Bay Brewing Yokohama, based in Totsuka, Kanagawa. It's part of their canned and draught lineup, alongside it being part of their Uncle Rinne lineup. Inspired by chromoly enthusiasts who embrace this philosophy, classic C-type hops are used for the bittering base: Cascade, Cashmere, Centennial, with Nectaron hops being used for flavouring, with the beer taking its name from the infamous fixed wheel bikes that are now strictly regulated in Japan.

Bay Brewing Sara : Background Bay Brewing Sara is a 6.5% DDH Hazy IPA from Bay Brewing Yokohama based in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It's part of their canned lineup, and is sometimes available on draught at their taprooms. This beer is also part of the Uncle Rinne series with her riding a fixie - a type of bike that is notorious in Japan and under strict regulations about how and where it can be used.

Bay Brewing Pedaling For IPA : Background Bay Brewing Pedaling For IPA is a 7% New Zealand IPA from Yokohama Bay Brewing, based in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It's part of their canned lineup, as well as being available on draught from time-to-time, and is also part of their Uncle Rinne series of beers. This beer is brewed using German Pilsner malt and uses hops in the form of El Dorado, Motueka, Nelson Sauvin, and Superdelic.

TDM 1874 Kannai : The Bottom Line I've never had a bad time, or beer, at any branches of TDM 1874 Brewery and with TDM 1874 Kannai, that trend continues. This place is perfect for a couple of beers either pre- or post--BayStarts games. While it's not the easiest place to find the first time you go here - believe me, I got lost in spite of all the maps - the second time is a lot easy.

Minamishinshu Cask IPA : Background Minamishinshu Cask IPA is a 9% barrel-aged IPA from Minamishinshu Beer Company, based in Nagano. It's part of their premium range of beers, which is just another way to say seasonal, with this beer being released randomly throughout the year. Each version is is fermented and aged in bourbon barrels previously used to mature whisky from Honbo Shuzo's Mars Shinshu Distillery.

Welcome to the 26th edition of “Source of Styles” - the Sweet Stout. Sweet stout is a style of stout beer distinguished by the addition of lactose (“milk sugar”) which is not fermentable by typical brewer’s yeast. Because the yeast cannot convert lactose to alcohol, it leaves residual sweetness, body, and a creamy mouthfeel in the finished beer. The style also goes by names like sweet stout or cream stout. 

A Craft Beer Map of Japan for you to search. Links to our reviews of bars, breweries, brewpubs, and shops.

Echigo Hazy IPA to Enrich Your Heart : Background Echigo Hazy IPA to Enrich Your Heart is a 6% hazy IPA from Echigo Beer, based in Yuzawa, Niigata. It's part of their canned lineup, and was first released on 17th April 2026. And that's all the information that I could find out about it as Echigo Beer haven't released any further information about it.

Pintology Craft Beer & Whisky : The Bottom Line I think it's safe to say that I've enjoyed my visits to Pintology so much so that whenever I'm in the area, I always pop in for a beer or two. Every time I've found something I want to drink on tap, and with a warm and friendly atmosphere, I feel welcome and relaxed.