Gentlemen Prefer Belgians

Posted on December 10, 2014 by travelingrant

Last weeks release of Getsumengaho got me thinking about Belgian Beer. Yo-Ho classified their beer as a Belgian Pale Ale, but what does that mean? The term Pale Ale came about in the early 1700s to denote beer made with malt that had been dried in a coke fired oven rather than over a wood […]

Irish Saints and Elephant Poo Coffee: Sankt Gallen Brewing

Posted on July 16, 2014 by travelingrant

Drinking craft beer in Japan is little bit like an Easter egg hunt. Craft beer can be hard to find, but making the extra effort can be very rewarding. The other day I managed to find a cache of Sankt Gallen beer in the basement food hall of a local department store. Sankt Gallen’s founder […]