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For beer, what about Hitachino Nest? They are generally very good, if not a great value here in the States.

• mikekchar 10y ago
  Yes. That's one of the ji-biiru brands. To be honest, I've never had it because I've never seen it in Shizuoka. I always find it funny that they sell outside of the country, but not everywhere in Japan. Because I like ale my go to small breweries are Yo-Ho in Nagano (truly awesome) and Coedo. In Shizuoka there is Baird Beer, which was started by an American -- their beers are too big for me, but they are nice. For German style beers, Gotemba Kogen Beer is very nice, though some of their better beers are seasonal and often not available. In Fujinomia there is a brewery set up by a German guy which is really, really good, but his beers are harder to get than hen's teeth. Unfortunately, living as I do in the countryside, ji-biiru is impossible to get on tap and I have to make do with whatever the super markets and convenience stores bring in.