Beer House Ken celebrates 25 years of operation on March 25th with a collaboration beer brewed by Baird Beer. Outside the western Tokyo suburbs where this small bottle shop is located, few people besides beer geeks probably know about the establishment. It has played an understated role in the appreciation of imported premium beer and…
Sankt Gallen Releases Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Chocolate Stout “Nine Lives” Sankt Gallen has produced what is claimed to be the first rum barrel-aged beer in Japan. A year ago, they filled a barrel with their Valentine seasonal-release Imperial Chocolate Stout (8.5% abv) and are now preparing the aged version of it for keg-only release at…
In a creative collaboration, Ishigakijima Brewery has created a new type of beverage by blending their Marine Beer, an export-style lager, with the Shirayuri (White Lily) Awamori from Ikehara Distillery, which is also located on Ishigaki. The result is “High Beer,” aiming for a new twist on the high ball. After a year of marketing…
For the second collaboration craft beer in its winter series (available in January), 82 ALE HOUSE joined forces with Hansharo Beer. In 2014 the full-time employees of HUB (82’s parent company) took a company outing to the Hansharo brewery in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka, and it was decided to put their beer on tap in 2015.…
From Sendai in the east to Kobe in the west, HUB Co., Ltd., which runs the chain pubs HUB and 82 ALE HOUSE (hereafter referred to as “82”), has expanded its operations to 103 total bars (as of November 2017). On December 4th the company’s stock was promoted from the second tier (for mid-sized companies)…
