Nagoya has certainly asserted itself onto the Japanese craft beer map this year, having hosted a successful craft beer festival in August while the number of establishments serving craft continues to grow: Craft Beer Keg, Okadaya, Chicken Boy, Moku Moku… A large partner to that growth, with several restaurants serving their beer, is local brewery…

The Good Beer, the Good Life by Ry Beville Gotemba Kogen Resort can make you feel as if you’ve gone down the proverbial rabbit hole, though this wonderland is a certifiably good one with something of interest for everyone, especially the craft beer lover. The sprawling campus is home to an array of lodging facilities,…

An Interview with Garrett Marerro, Maui Brewing Company By Eli Raffeld Garrett Marerro and Malanie Oxley founded Maui Brewing Company in 2005. It has quickly become Hawaii’s largest craft brewery and has won numerous awards including medals at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. With the addition of head-brewer Scott Freitas…

Shonan brings to mind surf culture. The beach area in Kanagawa has been a mecca for wave riders for decades now, though on most days, the sets coming in are as overcrowded with surfers as a Tokyo rush-hour train. Those times, you might as well sit on the beach with a brew. Or, even better,…

As we pull into the green enclave of Hida Takayama Brewery, we worry we aren’t in the right place. The narrow road leading up to the entrance is old and overgrown on both sides, as if forgotten. The winding route from out of the provincial town had taken us through terraced rice fields. And just…