Scrawlings (The Mailbox)

Hey, Iā€™m hoping to work at a craft brewery somewhere in Japan. Can you guys give me an introduction? Weā€™d love to help you out, and also help any brewery looking for personnel, but canā€™t really assist you much. On our online forum there is a place for ā€œbeer-related jobs in Japanā€ (japanbeertimes.com/forum), but thatā€™s…

Scrawlings (The Mailbox)

Your covers are sexist. Weā€™ve heard similar complaints. Some people donā€™t seem to like that we usually feature women on the cover. The thing is, men like attractive women. Women like attractive women. OK, to be more serious, six of our seven covers have featured attractive women. Conversely, we could have featured old, fat, balding…

Scrawlings (The Mailbox)

It seems like every time I pick up a bottle of brew in Japan, itā€™s labeled as having won some kind of award. Itā€™s like all the beers have won awards! Iā€™m getting confused. Whatā€™s going on? A.K. in Osaka There are many beer festivals in Japan. Some, but not all of them, are run…

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ā€œI donā€™t understand why you have articles about overseas beers in a Japanese craft beer magazine.ā€ K.T. in Saitama You are hardly alone in your criticism, but we think our decision will make more sense over time. First, let me qualify that this is not a Japanese craft beer magazine so much as a craft…