Buso Brewery is a fairly recently opened brewpub situated right next to the Odakyu line station in Machida. The brewery also seems to go under the name of Kawasemi Brew. Perhaps Kawasemi will be opening other brew pubs in the future. Further muddying the water is the fact that in their Instagram bio it says…
On a recent trip to Hachioji I realised that I was quite close to somewhere that has been on my ‘to go to’ list for a long time. I was always curious about the name of this place and recently when I heard some good things about it, I decided that I should finally give…
Post by Mothy I was happy to discover a new beer bar in Kawagoe that opened in August. I’ve been working in the city for about 10 years now, and the pickings have been slim in terms of getting a craft beer, so as soon as I heard about the place I rushed over after…
Finally I’ve made it to Our Days. I feel a bit bad as I am kind of close to it every week when I go to Gremlin, but until now have never made it here. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the experience so it definitely won’t be the last time I visit. It’s located…
Horyuzan Bakushu began operations in April 2023. The biggest feature of the brewpub is that it isrun by a temple, Saiko-ji, located in the same area. In general Buddhism it is forbidden to drinkalcohol, but not in Japan. To be precise, it seems that different sects have different disciplines.Anyway, I’m not sure if it’s OK…
Today a quick post about what I was surprised to find out seems to be a new iteration of a well known and possibly not particularly loved old chain. Sake-ya Kitami is a really swish looking place under the Odakyu line tracks near Kitami station. Here’s the big reveal – it’s a branch of the…
When I was searching for places to drink Japanese craft beer in Hamura, this was one of only two places I could find. The other was Wildz, but the only similarity between the two is probably that they’re near the same station. Little Crop is a little further from Ozaku station, but still not more…
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 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…
Today, part three of the great Chuo line catch-up-with-places-I-haven’t-visited-that-have-been-open-for-ages pub crawl. I don’t know why, but this place has always kind of intrigued me. I think it might have something to do with the pun in the name, which accurately portrays the fact that the place is both in Kunitachi and in the basement. In…