Resurrecting Creativity - 2024 in Review
It was about this time last that co-founder Ben wrote an article reflecting on 2023. I, co-founder Paul, then followed up with an article to kic...
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仲間シリーズ
Brewing with Friends - Yamorido
As we had first mentioned here, we did a collab brew in Nov with Yamorido. This collab is part of our “OB-series”. The idea was to catch-up and bre...
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エシカルな取り組み
Men's Health - Movember 2024
Last month, throughout the entirety of November, every single person that could grow a moustache at KBC grew one. In Japan, growing out your facial...
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2025年新シリーズ - HOP IDOL
The introduction of a new series isn’t something that needs to align with a new year, but we have often tended to do so. A new year is a natural t...
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KBC2.0
Spotlight - Grape Republic
Connection We’ve been making a few beers in our KBC2.0 mini-series where the aim has been to get better acquainted with New Zealand hops. We...
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エシカルな取り組み
Noto: a Peninsula Still in Need of "Nozomi"
Last month, 7 months after our last visit to deliver our charity beer (Previous blog article), I went back up to Noto in Ishikawa again. The pu...
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KBC2.0
Catching up with friends - Crazy on Collabs
As you might have noticed of late, we've been on a tear with collaborations. As we move towards our 10th year anniversary, we want to share with yo...
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KBC2.0
Spotlight - Coyote
About COYOTE When James, KBC’s head brewer, wanted to do a Mexican-themed beer series, I (Paul) immediately thought of Coyote. I wanted to make sur...
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KBC2.0
Experiencing the American Craft Beer Scene Today - Part2
In a break from talking specifically about KBC, Ben kicked off an article talking about some of the breweries we had a chance to visit along our Ea...
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KBC2.0
Experiencing the American Craft Beer Scene Today - Part1
While America didn’t invent beer, they can be credited as the country from which the modern craft beer movement was born and, as a result, many of ...
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KBC2.0
Next Steps of KBC 2.0 Beers
We’ve talked a lot about “KBC 2.0” recently, and the limited releases that are separate from the series we have done so far. These posts have talke...
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KBC2.0
Change in Brew Philosophy - Part3 - Heading Eastbound
Off the back of our trip to New Zealand earlier this year to select NZ hops, we decided to head to the US with a few other breweries we consider cl...
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KBC2.0
Interview with James Fox, our new head brewer
We have shared in a number of posts about our new head brewer, James, who came over from the US earlier this year, having never even visited Japan ...
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