Japanese Craft Beers
Here are our selections of Japan's best beer brands. You can download the beer labels as pdf files.
Kyoto Matcha IPA
Kyoto Matcha IPA
Hops: Cascade
ABV: 8.5%
Brewery Location: Kyoto Prefecture
Style: IPA
Nose: Mandarin Orange, Soft Malty Undertones, Maccha
Flavor: Round and soft, with a pleasant bitterness and a full body. Hiding beneath citrus notes, the refined flavor of matcha continues gently into the tail of this Japanese style IPA
Food Pairings: Greasy foods like Tonkotsu Ramen, Gyoza, Pizza, BBQ, Tenpura seasoned with maccha salt
Size: 330ml
Brewery: Kizakura Co. Ltd.
Founded: 1995 (Beer) 1925 (Kizakura Sake)
Profile: One of the first craft beer brewers in Japan is Kizakura Co, a Kyoto-based brewery that's one of Japan's top sake producers. Kizakura started making beer back in 1995, using the same clear, pure water they've been using to make their sake.
