Beers of Japan!

And not the boring watery beers from the big players (Kirin, Sapporo, Yebisu, etc) but real Jibiru, from small scale and local boutique breweries. This photo is from the restuarant in a brewery in the Hide region I visited earlier this year. Taken with my keitai, so not so great on quality unfortunately. I have tried maybe a dozen or so Jibiru from various parts of Japan, and the real star is the beer from the the Takayama Brewery, its the 16th bottle from the right, with a red graphic on a black label. Their special high strength special brew is possibly the best beer I have ever tasted, it puts most Belgian beers to shame.