Before this visit as part of my ongoing attempt to drink a Japanese craft beer in every part of Tokyo, I’d only ever had Fat Barley’s beers at the Machida version of the Oedo beer fest. I wasn’t quite sure about them at that time, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this…
Written by James THIS is a relatively new brewery and trendy bar very close to Yushima station and about ten minutes from Ueno. The layout of THIS is a bit unusual. There is a standing only counter on the first floor (see photo). The counter is very modern and the whole place is spotless. At…
Written by James Futako Brewery is a brewpub in Setagaya. I popped in for a burger lunch and of course, beer. There are two small counters, one facing the kitchen and beer tanks and the other facing a wall. In total, I think there were seven counter seats and table seating for at least 20…
Bathe Yotsume Brewery officially opened on December 16, 2023, and is operated by a sento(public bath) near Kinshicho. I first saw their bath (Kogane-yu) in a magazine article. Thecombination of sento and beer is not so new, and there’s Kamigata Beer in Osaka, whichrenovated a sento into a brewery. However, running a sento and a…
Canon Brewing is a relatively recently opened brewpub in between Shimokitazawa and Sangenjaya, quite close to Small World and Mangosteen. I’d considered visiting a few times before I made it there, and a couple of times it wasn’t open when I thought it would be, but I’m pretty sure that was my problem and not…
Kanpai has been open for quite a while now and is in a fairly easily accessible area, so the fact that I’ve only just managed to visit it probably demonstrates quite how little time I’ve been able to dedicate to this blog recently. It ain’t easy being a blogger in the craft beer arena. Too…
This was a really pleasant surprise. Because of a slightly ridiculous goal I’ve set myself in 2023, and the fact that I was kind of in the area, I made my way to Tama-shi and to Beer Bulk J. It’s not that far from the station, maybe about five minutes walk. I was aware that…
Stop number four on my Chuo line pub crawl and there was something of a feeling that I was building towards the highlight of the day. I’m pleased to say that Sakamichi didn’t let me down and was a really nice place to have some really nice beers. I’m getting old and I’m perpetually skint,…
My second stop along the Chuo line was Musashisakai station, to visit 26K Brewery. If I hadn’t been checking my map closely I might have missed it, as the taproom is inside a multipurpose space combined with a coffee roaster and cafe. I was a bit unsure, but when I peered through the door and…
With a Sunday afternoon in front of me with the only plan being going to a record shop in Koenji, I decided to finally tick off some Chuo line places that had been on my backlog list for a long time. Perhaps common sense would have dictated that I go to one station and tick…