earle wrote:good stuff earle. i'm heading to japan later in the month [not up to Sapporo though ]. i can't wait to check out their beers and pubs. all you can drink and eat sounds very appealing.
Check out the websites of the major brewer like Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory before you go. Most if them have beer gardens (and maybe brewery/museum) in the major cities that may be worth checking out.
As Snowdog indicated microbrewing is alive and well in Japan and some searching on the web may reveal some details of locations.
We flew JAL and they had Yebisu and Sapporo classic on board so you can get a headstart on your cultural (beer) experience.
As a hobby/interest (whatever you want to call it) an appreciation (love of) beer combines fantastically with travel. We're thinking of skiing in NZ again down the track and I'm looking forward to getting back there and sampling more of the local beers nearly as much as I'm looking forward to the travel and skiing. Its been about 4 years since we last visited and while I enjoyed beer I was not into it nearly as much as I am now. Fortunately I didn't miss out completely last time, managing to sample a variety of Speights including Old Dark and Distinction Ale (does the gold medal ale taste that you can get here in OZ taste grassy to anyone else?), the styles available from the Wanaka brewery, and a couple of brews from the West Coast sold under the brandname Good Bastard. Then there's the food when you travel. I've just realised I live in a cultural, beer and culinary desert. Thank God for home brew.
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