Japanese Craft Beers
Here are our selections of Japan's best beer brands. You can download the beer labels as pdf files.
Lucky Chicken Red Ale
Lucky Chicken Red Ale
Hops: Nugget, Mosaic
ABV: 5.5%
Brewery Location: Kyoto Prefecture
Style: Red Ale IPA
Nose: A harmonious blend of tropical fruit aromas from mosaic hops and sweet malt aromas from caramel hops.
Flavor: A reddish-copper brew that has the bitterness of an IPA and malty flavor of a red ale. The addition of sake rice lends the beer a soft texture and refreshing character.
Food Pairings: The fruity aroma and bitterness goes well with chicken karaaage, yakitori with sauce, chicken nanban and other thick and heavy dishes.
Size: 330ml, 350ml
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.
Spec Sheet 330ml Bottle Image 330ml Shelf Talker
Spec Sheet 350ml Bottle Image 350ml
