Japanese Craft Beers
Here are our selections of Japan's best beer brands. You can download the beer labels as pdf files.
Iwatekura Oyster Stout
Iwatekura Oyster Stout
Hops: Kent Goldings
ABV: 7.0%
Brewery Location: Iwate Prefecture
Style: Stout
Nose: Sea salt and chocolate
Flavor: Deep stout flavor with chocolate and coffee notes
Food Pairings: Lobster, Smoked Salmon, Raw Oysters and other Oyster Dishes
Tasting Notes: An Old English style with a Japanese twist - brewed with whole oysters from Sanriku Hirota bay in Iwate Prefecture!
Awards: 2006 Japan Beer Cup Gold Award
2008 World Beer Cup Silver Award
Size: 330ml
Brewery: Seki no Ichi Brewery
Founded: 1918
Profile: Seki no Ichi Brewery was a small sake brewery located in Southern Ichinose City, Iwate Prefecture. Now they have a restaurant, and in 1995 they renovated an old rice storage facility into the "Iwate Kura Beer" brewery. They make unique, undeniably Japanese beers.
