After extensive searching on the internet I finally found a source of American micro-brewed beers in Japan. A small shop in Yokohama that specializes in Belgian beers also has a pretty good selection of American ones. I paid big money, but I was able to get some bottles of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and this year’s seasonal Summer beer, some Rogue Porter, some ales from San Diego’s Green Flash brewery, a couple of bottles of Dogfish Head IPA, and even some Bear Republic beers, which is the closest thing to a hometown brewery that I’ve got.
I was very happy to find them – this weekend and next week I’ll do my research and start preparing my next order. Beer is one of the things I don’t mind paying a lot of money for. There are a lot of fake beers in Japan for people that want to save a little yen, but drinking a beer on a hot summer day is like a reward – why reward yourself with some weird fake beer?
Anyway, the research project begins tonight – should be fun to check them out.
