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craft beer
Craft Beer Base Leaf - Beer bar: Osaka UmedaLeaf is a bottle shop, taproom and restaurant run by the Craft Beer Base group to showcase their beers. Ten of their fifteen taps are devoted to CBB's innovative series of Osaka-brewed beers, with the five guest taps set aside for domestic and...
craft beer
Pubgab - Beer bar: Kobe ShinkochoThis Rokko beer stand takes center stage inside the "Tooth Tooth Mart Food Hall & Night Fes," the fancy food court underneath Kobe Port Museum. They serve eight beers from Rokko Brewery on tap, along with other alcoholic and non-alcoholic...
restaurant
Craft Burger Co. - Burgers: Osaka UmedaThe excellent gourmet burgers here are made with domestic Japanese beef and premium topping ingredients, and come in three sizes - mini (shown in the photo), regular and double. They pour well-selected craft beers and cider from five taps, and...
restaurant
Open Air Kobe Motomachi - Beer bar: Kobe MotomachiRun by Kobe craft brewery Open Air, this central-Motomachi taproom serves a dozen of their beers on tap plus a lineup of canned beers. They're open all day, and the spacious upstairs dining room serves a simple food menu with dishes like grilled pork, herb chicken, and gyoza....
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WCB Umeda 1 - Beer bar: Osaka UmedaThis outlet of Shizuoka's highly regarded West Coast Brewery is equipped with six taps dispensing their beers, plus a couple of fridges filled with canned and bottled product. The brewery is known for their innovative, high-quality seasonal beers, so there's plenty to explore....
restaurant
Craft Beer Base Branch - Beer bar: Osaka UmedaLocated in the lively basement bar zone of Hanshin department store, this compact outlet of importer-turned-brewer Craft Beer Base is equipped with ten taps, seven of which are devoted to their own brews. The food menu is limited to bar fare but is ambitious in scope....
Events
Nagoya
April 24 (Thu) - May 6 (Tue)
Belgian Beer Weekend 2025 Nagoya
Over fifty Belgian breweries take part in this event each year, and 12 tons of Belgian fries are consumed at this very festive multi-city event. A grand total of 119 different Belgian beers were sold during the Nagoya leg of the tour last year.
Hisaya Odori Park, Hisaya Plaza - Angel Plaza
Price: Y3,990 - Purchases are through a ticket starter set, which includes thirteen beer/food tokens and a souvenir glass. Beers are generally 3-5 tickets each.
Osaka
May 21-25 (Wed-Sun)
Belgian Beer Weekend 2024 Osaka
Dozens of Belgian breweries take part each year at this very festive multi-city event, and 75 different beers were poured last year. There's also food, music and other live entertainment.
Osaka Nakanoshima Park (in front of Osaka City Central Public Hall)
Price: Y3,990 - Purchases are through a ticket starter set, which includes thirteen beer/food tokens and a souvenir glass. Beers are generally 3-5 tickets each.
Osaka
May 24-25 (Sat noon-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm)
Craft Beer Live 2025
With 66 breweries serving around 300 beers, this is one of Osaka's major beer events, focusing on Kansai breweries large and small. Local bars and restaurants will be running food booths and there will be live music and performances onstage.
Osaka Nanko Area ATC Piloti Square (2-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka)
Admission is free, but advance ticket buyers will gain entrance to the venue one hour early. Check the website for details.
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