Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we crushed a can of Jungle Boogie - a blood orange sour by Funk Estate from New Zealand. We haven't been able to have enough New Zealand beer in our fridges, so when this one popped up on an importers list we jumped at the chance. We also dug in a little to the interesting story behind the brewery and found that Funk Estate were actually liquidated in March this year and their IP picked up by an alcohol distribution company called Brand House. 

Talking about the tough environment that a lot of breweries have been facing over the last 18 months also led us to a discussion of Shiokaze BrewLab, a brewery and taproom run by our good friend Chris Poel. Despite the fact that the State of Emergency has been extended to Chiba recently, Shiokaze have taken the decision not to close and to continue to serve alcohol to customers (while following all possible safety precautions). What's more, they've decided to stay open very publicly and written a letter to both the Mayor of Soga and the Governor or Chiba. You can see the letter in both Japanese and English on their Facebook page here. 

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