ACBE 2023

The American Craft Beer Experience (ACBE) festival, which showcases some of the best of American craft beer, takes place this year from November 10th through the 12th at Waters Takeshiba in Tokyo. Launched in 2015, it offers the public a chance to try a tantalizing range of brands brought to Japan by its major importers.…

European Beer Star 2023

Attention brewers! One of the world’s largest and most respected beer competitions, the European Beer Star (EBS), is just around the corner. Of note, this year the competition celebrates 20 years of recognizing the world’s finest European-style beers. Brewers have until July 12th to register. Medals of gold, silver, and bronze are awarded to worthy…

Become a Beer Sommelier

We predominantly associate the word sommelier with wine, but there are beer sommeliers out there too. Though a brewer could painstakingly craft a beautiful brew, it could reach the consumer in less than ideal conditions due to mishandling after leaving the brewery. Certified Diplom Beer Sommeliers act as a bridge between brewer and consumer. This…

Brewhouse for sale

RIO BREWING & CO.http://www.riobrewing.jp/ Operated by EVER BREW, Inc. (http://www.everbrew.co.jp/) We at Rio Brewing have been using a Canadian HDP brewhouse at our Kashiwa, Chiba location since 2020; prior to that another brewing company had used it for about fifteen years. At the end of July, we plan on switching it out for a larger system…