Brewery visit: Dewazakura 14 November 2017 (Part 2)

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We negotiated the ramp again and came back through the first room and saw what we had woken up early to see – a small group of people was gathered near the huge kama...

Brewery visit: Dewazakura 14 November 2017

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] NOTE: As John Gauntner has pointed out (Sakagura tourism? Not so fast!) breweries are food producers observing stringent hygiene requirements. Don’t assume you can drop in...

Tasting: Nigori and chocolate

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] It all started out innocently enough. I was talking to someone about dark chocolate and they asked me what sake would go with it.  Maybe nigori, I thought? Although I’d...

Brewery visit: Gotō (Benten) 13 November 2017

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] NOTE: As John Gauntner has pointed out (Sakagura tourism? Not so fast!) breweries are food producers observing stringent hygiene requirements. Don’t assume you can drop in...