date:Sep 24, 2012
t brewers are importing their distinctive beers and have helped nurtured excitement for all craft beer. You can walk into an upscale western style shopping mall in Rappongi, Tokyo and walk into a coffee shop order a well made espresso and gaze incredulously at a display of American craft beers, complete with elaborate brand and style descriptions on display.
I recently spent 10 days in Japan, judging the Japan Craft Beer Associations International Beer Competition, attending and presenting at t