Black Thunder chocolate goes into every can, but does that mean this brew comes out tasty?
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Spanning from the north of the country to the south, these might be four of the best places in all of Japan to enjoy a cold one.
Multiple regional brewers and amazing taiyaki will keep you from getting too thirsty or hungry while you’re at Japan’s newest arcade.
A beer with two sides to its flavor for the anime archetype with two sides to her personality.
In the ocean, in a rice field, on a farm…these beer gardens take outdoor bars to a whole new level!
Pop into this Poplar store to buy convenience store snacks and quaff a craft beer in the same place!
The flowers won’t be opening from their buds for a few more weeks, but you can crack open a bottle of this special craft brew right now.
Sake is Japan’s most famous alcoholic beverage, although technically this Japanese word simply means ‘alcohol’ and is used to refer to all varieties of the liquid. Within Japan you’ll most commonly hear ‘nihonshu’ and ‘shochu’ used to describe the two main types of traditional alcohol. However, nowadays it’s actually beer that’s the go-to drink in Japan, and while the big corporations still account for most of it, locally-brewed craft beer has seen a surge in popularity in recent years. And it’s not just for hipsters anymore.
The rainy season has cometh! Spring was but a brief reprieve from the stinging cold of winter, and now Japan cowers beneath its umbrellas trying to escape the rain, knowing all too well that the humidity, however, cannot be escaped from.
It seems like the best way to chase away these rainy season blues is with a nice crisp beer, and RocketNews24 has a found a great place where you can do just that. It’s really close to our main offices in Tokyo, so sit back and plan your next happy hour, at Vector Beer!
















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