Brew Pubs in Japan | OSAKA: a visit to Minoh Beer Warehouse

Today we're headed for one of the best brewpub/taprooms in Japan: the Minoh Beer Warehouse. It's located just north of Osaka in the city of Minoh, a peaceful green oasis known for its waterfall, temple, aggressive monkeys, and....fantastic beer. Also, since we'll have some time on the train ride from Mie prefecture, I'll give a little historical background on the Japanese craft beer scene, as well as the story of how this highly-respected, family-fun brewery became what it is today.
Once at the taproom, I'll be sampling a few of their award-winning beers, having a bite to eat, and pondering the nature of existence. Spoiler alert: Monkeys don't actually steal my beer in this video. Although I suppose you could say that, "Monkey Beers Stole my Sobriety".
Video Contents:
0:22 our journey starts in Mie Prefecture, central Japan
0:42 history of craft beer in Japan and the Minoh Beer backstory
2:36 enjoying the rest of the train ride from Mie to Osaka
3:53 Osaka station
4:52 train tide from Osaka to Minoh
5:25 Welcome to Mino, enjoy the scenery but watch out for the monkeys
6:00 arrival at Minoh beer Warehouse
6:43 W-IPA
7:29 lunch set
9:43 beer philosophy (how to order the final beer of the day)
10:58 Minoh Stout
12:20 Wrapping Up
The Minoh Beer Warehouse Taproom is located here:
3 Chome-14-18 Makiochi, Minoo, Osaka 562-0004
Minoh brew pubs in Osaka City:
Beer Belly Tenma www.beerbelly.j...
Beer Belly Tosabori (Umeda area) www.beerbelly.j...
As for the music used in this video, it's (as usual) a mix of tracks from the RUclips Creators' Library and original music from the Mysterious Doctor Ebot. (Three of each I think. I'm happy to provide details about specific tracks if you ask!)
Kampai!