What do you know about Japanese craft beer? Did you know there are 400 craft breweries operating in Japan, and that this all began as recently as the early 1990s? You might not know that just as Japanese whisky is inspired by Scotch, Japanese craft beer is closely linked …
San Francisco-based Holy Craft Brewery announced the opening of its first taproom, in the former home of Sip Bar & Lounge, located at the intersection of North Beach and Chinatown neighborhoods at 787 Broadway (at Powell St.). Since 2014, Holy Craft Brewery has been serving up homegrown brews with recipes …
From Rolling Thunder Barrel Works, Rogue’s Newport-based cooperage (barrel-making facility), comes the return of Rolling Thunder Imperial Stout and the new Rolling Thunder Stouted Whiskey. A first-of-its-kind stouted American Single Malt whiskey, Rolling Thunder Stouted Whiskey is the culmination of all things DIY from Rogue. Released each February, Rolling Thunder …
The IPA is the newest addition to Blue Point’s core portfolio and will be available year-round on the East Coast. The IPA features unique characteristics that draw inspiration from the popular New England IPA, but with a Blue Point twist. Using brewing techniques from New England-style IPAs, paired with our …
Founders Brewing Co. released the first of the 2019 Mothership Series. Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (12.8% ABV) is a complex bourbon barrel-aged stout featuring the warm and roasted characteristics of a thick stout, with the added richness of oak and vanilla notes from the barrel-aging. This beautiful beast of a beer …
Introduced in a local test batch in late 2018, Harpoon Brewery’s new Rec. League is now available nationally. A hoppy, hazy pale ale that’s thirst-quenching and refreshing, Rec. League is low-calorie and packed with buckwheat kasha, ground chia seeds and Mediterranean sea salt, for a powerful source of electrolytes. It’s …
When you think of beer, chances are that the word ‘romantic’ doesn’t come to mind. That all changes with Portland-based Cascade Brewery’s Rose City Sour, named for Portland’s reputation for being the City of Roses. A blend of wheat and blond ales, aged in oak wine barrels for up …
Together with Japanese Craft Brewers, Drink Me is tasking its readers with a crash course in Japanese craft beers. Why? Because these, mainly, malty masterpieces have been developed in alignment with the American palate. Let’s break down that proposition. German-style beers, IPAs, brown ales and lagers made under whetted Japanese …
At Drink Me we always like to unearth the upside of things. Case in point: this past summer in Japan (2018) was unbearably hot, but there was a valuable upside to that sweltering fact. In a mission to stay cool, we were even more motivated to try out the country’s …
Skip the “I’m-too-stuffed” feeling this year by pairing your turkey and mashed potatoes with lighter, crisper and more aromatic craft beer from Japan. This year, Japanese Craft Beer invites you to pair your favorite carb-heavy holiday dishes with a lighter, craftier and more balanced type of beer that won’t …
Get your bottle openers out for a sensory trip to the Land of the Rising Sun this fall as Japanese Craft Beer launches its first marketing and visibility campaign in the US. With “Drink in a New Language,” the industry association of 23 craft beer producers invites Americans to discover …
To gain more visibility and influence, 23 Japanese craft breweries have banded together to form “Japanese Craft Beer,” an industry association devoted to increasing awareness and promotion of Japanese craft beer in the U.S. Japanese craft beer does not fit a single archetype, which is part of what makes the …