I’d heard a few things about Rikri which made me keen to pay them a visit. Also, when checking their Instagram there seemed to be plenty on there to make me feel quite optimistic about what I’d find when I did visit. Given that there were some holidays coming up which basically massively extended the…
Month: September 2026
After School Brewery
After School has been intriguing me for a while. The concept, a brewery in a former school building, is a unique one as far as I know. But I guess there is some history in Japan for former schools being adapted for different kinds of uses. Along with the brewery in the school building there…
Grains & Grapes Ushiku Brewing
A quick post today on somewhere than I have had on my list of places to go to, but I probably realistically didn’t imagine I’d get to this soon. Ushiku Brewing’s taproom Grains and Grapes is about ten minutes walk from Ushiku station in the other direction from where Chateau Kamiya used to be. (Well…
Tower Records Beer
There’s probably not a great deal to write about this place, but I’ll do my best. And I have to say I did enjoy drinking here more than I’d expect. Be careful though if you like music. I’d already browsed the records and I decided I couldn’t justify buying the couple of things I wanted…




