Friday, November 20, 2009

Where Craft Beer in Japan First Began

No Arthur it didn’t start in your shed….

The new brewpub for Echigo Beer was quite a sight when it opened in December of 1994. Echigo and Ohotsk Beer in Hokkaido were the first to receive brewing licenses in Japan in late ’94, but Echigo opened first.

Most striking were the high ceilings and the heavy European influence in the architecture, giving it a certain “church-like” ambience. At the time, most of the beers brewed were American versions of European traditional brews – pale ale, amber ale and stout, along with German-style Pilsener.

http://www.outdoorjapan.com/contents/current_issue/1246369918/1251122480?language=english

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