New Japan #1 at Last!

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Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 10:09 Thu 6/23/2016 Have to say, I quite like the brew lab. It’s open during the day and I like to pop in for one and sit next to the river.
Message KansaiBeerLvrs beers 8474 º places 567 º 11:18 Thu 6/23/2016 I like meat and the brew lab. I think it’s a cool place to chill out, hit Akiba in the afternoon then walk to Hitachino and on to Wiz. It’s a nice afternoon out.
Message KyotoLefty P beers 15089 º places 1059 º 23:57 Thu 6/23/2016 I think I have only once had the Espresso on tap, at a takeover event at Tadg’s. Maybe one other time. Saw it at Toronado in San Diego. They had Alpine for half the price so I stuck with that. But I do like it too. One of the top stouts in Japan, but def. not the best beer made here.

Message TimE P beers 8459 º places 409 º 06:17 Fri 6/24/2016 Originally posted by KyotoLefty I think I have only once had the Espresso on tap, at a takeover event at Tadg’s. Maybe one other time. Saw it at Toronado in San Diego. They had Alpine for half the price so I stuck with that. But I do like it too. One of the top stouts in Japan, but def. not the best beer made here. Spot on. Sadly the impression that people get is this is what people in Japan love. Just drinking this awesome beer all the time everywhere. It kinda reminds me of Fosters, in that no one in Oz drinks its. Though to be honest this wasn’t that uncommon 5-10 years ago in Europe, ie. Traquair , Nogne, no one drank in the local market. There will always be this situation until more good breweries export.
Message beercation beers 2 º places 4 º 08:37 Fri 6/24/2016 Originally posted by KyotoLefty I think I have only once had the Espresso on tap, at a takeover event at Tadg’s. Maybe one other time. Saw it at Toronado in San Diego. They had Alpine for half the price so I stuck with that. But I do like it too. One of the top stouts in Japan, but def. not the best beer made here. The only Craft Japanese I’ve seen on tap in California ever are Coedo Ruri and Hitachino White. They usually run from 6-7 USD per 500ml. not too bad.
Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 11:08 Fri 6/24/2016 Well, the second is fair enough, but why the first even makes it out of Saitama is a mystery to me. Guess the lure of Japan can paper over a lot of aroma/appearance/taste/palate/overall cracks
Message beercation beers 2 º places 4 º 17:41 Fri 6/24/2016 Originally posted by shoulderbroken Well, the second is fair enough, but why the first even makes it out of Saitama is a mystery to me. Guess the lure of Japan can paper over a lot of aroma/appearance/taste/palate/overall cracks They are distributed by Stone and the fancy tap handle. Damn, I just noticed the rate beer reviews for it. :/

Message KyotoLefty P beers 15089 º places 1059 º 20:01 Fri 6/24/2016 Had 500ml or Coedo Shiro on Thursday, ¥1200. Ouch. It is a darn good weizen, though. Much better than the pils.
Message yuichituba beers 1 º 01:45 Sat 6/25/2016 I may be the only one, but I’m actually surprised Hitachino’s Espresso Stout was #1 and still is #2. Last time I had that beer, it tasted like office coffee.
Message willisread beers 7331 º places 126 º 06:52 Sat 6/25/2016 I’m actually not a fan of the espresso stout either. I remember liking it quite a bit when I first came to Japan, but the bottle I had last time, just was really underwhelming and overly roasty and bitter.