Kanto Food – HinoMaple: Dru's Misadventures

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Sawanoi Sakagura (Sake Brewery)

September 22, 2014, 8:01 am

Sawanoi is a small brewery located in the west of Tokyo. It isn’t in central Tokyo but about 1.5 hours west of central Tokyo. To get there, you take the Chuo Line to Tachikawa and switch to the Ome...

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Hitachino Nest Brewery Tour

October 13, 2014, 8:01 am

When I was at Kiuchi Brewery brewing beer, I had finished at a bad time. We finished brewing our beer just before 3pm, so we had a lot of time. Our host, Haruna, was really nice and offered to take...

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True Brew (Mito)

October 16, 2014, 8:01 am

When I was up in Mito, I spent the entire day doing a Hitachino Nest day. Starting off with the brewery, I brewed my own beer. This was followed by a stay at the bar where I had a few glasses of...

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Kiuchi Brewery Tour

October 20, 2014, 8:01 am

While I was up at Kiuchi Brewery, aka Hitachino Nest beer, I had a lot of time on my hands. I had no plans for the day and was planning to enjoy a lot of time at the bar at the brewery enjoying their...

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Kiuchi Brewery – Direct Sales Store

October 27, 2014, 8:01 am

When I went to Kiuchi Brewery to make my Hitachino Nest special ale, I had a lot of free time. I was able to hang out at the brewery shop and do nothing but drink beer. After brewing for a few hours,...

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Sawanoi Sakagura Tour

December 18, 2014, 7:01 am

Sawanoi Sakagura has a short 45 minute brewery tour that takes you around their small facility. It is a nice tour but if you don’t speak any Japanese, it isn’t worth the time. A lot of information...

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2015 Japan Brewers Cup

February 2, 2015, 7:01 am

Last year I went to my first Japan Brewers Cup. This year was the 3rd edition of the Brewers Cup and I was excited to go. It seems that this event is only going to get bigger and bigger as this year...

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Hitachino Nest, Brew On Premises (Take II)

March 9, 2015, 8:01 am

Last year in June, I visited Hitachino Nest’s brewery for the first time. I went with my friend E and we made a couple of beers all by ourselves. It was a weekday so we had a lot of time. It was one...

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Antenna America (Kannai, Yokohama)

April 2, 2015, 8:01 am

Antenna America is a very famous shop in the Kanto area, especially in Yokohama. I had been curious to visit Antenna America but always thought it was pretty far away. It turned out that I was wrong...

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Baird Bashamichi Taproom (Yokohama)

April 9, 2015, 8:01 am

On the last Saturday of January, I headed to Yokohama to celebrate the wedding of a friend of mine. He got married, ceremony only, in Yokosuka and had an after party for friends in Yokohama. I was...

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Babel Bayside Kitchen (Yokohama)

February 11, 2016, 7:01 am

In Golden Week, I spent a day in Yokohama checking out the craft beer shops and seeing some old friends. I made a point to visit a restaurant called Babel as a friend recommended it to me and they...

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Hikawa no Mori (Hikawa Brewery – Omiya)

March 30, 2016, 8:01 am

Hikawa no Mori is a small brewery and pub located in Omiya. It takes its name from Hikawa Jinja which is just a stone’s throw away. I came upon this brewery after watching an Omiya Ardija football...

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