News Reports

Shiga Kogen Beer Giveaway

Eigo Sato, owner of Shiga Kogen Beer in Nagano, has an amazing and heartfelt offer to those affected by the Coronavirus. He has decided to offer 10,000 bottles of the company’s popular IPA for free! The aim is to provide support to those hit the hardest in this crisis, such as restaurant staff, those in…

All Together Now, Japan

Many retailers are getting hit especially hard right now because of lockdown orders or at least the reduced numbers of consumers going out. Restaurants rely on diners, and many breweries rely on draft sales in their taprooms. In short, hospitality staff (including servers, bartenders, and dishwashers) are taking the brunt of the economic damage. Many…

Craftrock Video Program

Of the many things being cancelled during this pandemic, live music gatherings are among the most heartbreaking. Music is one of the few things that can transcend borders and language, and unite all of humanity. And those that create it are artists, the vast majority of whom make very little money doing so in the…

World Beer Sanitizer

(text by Ry Beville, photo care of the Brewers Association) The World Beer Cup is the world’s largest and one of its most prestigious beer competitions. I’ve been a WBC judge since 2012 and was looking forward to this year’s competition in April when it was, as expected, cancelled due to the Coronavirus. What did…