Tochigi Craft Beer Festa 栃木クラフトビアフェスタ
本格的な夏を迎えた日本では、毎週末どこかでビールフェスティバルが開かれている。複数の街が同じ日にイベントを開催することは、もはや珍しくもなんともない。多くのブルワーがそうであるように、あなたもどのフェスティバルに参加するべきか迷うことがあるかもしれない。中でも、栃木クラフトビアフ...
As we posted on this site on March 16, new tax laws in Japan now allow brewers to add various spices, fruits, and herbs to their beverages and have them recognized as “beer,” rather than labeling them “happoshu.” The laws do not allow them to brew anything that could not be brewed before, mind you—they…
(photo care of Sankt Gallen) Japanese craft breweries like Sankt Gallen have been making fruit beers for years. They’re about to get competition from the country’s industrial breweries. On April 1st the tax laws relating to beer in Japan will change, and several additives which were previously prohibited in “beer” will become acceptable. Until now,…