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Japanese craft beers: Swan Lake, Aqula and Outsider

Swan Lake, based in Niigata has a range of genuinely good beers, which have won awards. The brewery is well worth a visit and there is a bar called Bar Pub Edo, the Yaesu side of Tokyo station devoted to Swan Lake.

Aqula from Akita; I have never had a bad beer from there.

A particular favourite of mine is Outsider, from Yamanashi, again never a bad beer and for me, well-crafted.

Aqula and Outsider are not so common in bars, so it is advisable to check craft beer bars homepages for which beers they have on their menu.

Steve

United Kingdom

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