Museum of Yebisu Beer, Tokyo

The name of this Tokyo district comes from the German-style beer that is made there. A museum and tasting room honor the first Yebisu brewery today. Old brewing equipment, historical beer advertisements, and screens playing vintage beer commercials are all included in the exhibits. For the most thorough and enjoyable investigation of malts, the tasting room offers flights.

The original Yebisu Brewery, founded in 1887, is where the Yebisu Beer Museum is located. Since Yebisu is among the oldest beers in Japan, the museum has a large collection of artifacts from the ancient brewing process as well as some really amazing historical posters and adverts from various eras, which illustrate how Japanese fashion has evolved through time and become more contemporary. For a price, tour guides are available to lead you on a 40-minute stroll through the exhibits while outlining the company's history and the brewing process. Get the guide if you're interested in learning more because most of the displays don't have English translations.

After entering the museum, you arrive at the tasting room, where you pay 400 for tokens that you may exchange for a tray of four glasses of various Yebisu flavors at the bar. Because Yebisu is produced entirely of malt, it is regarded as a "premium" or "luxury" beer in Japan, where people love to drink and especially adore beer. Yebisu can cost nearly twice as much as your typical inexpensive beer in a convenience store. So the Tasting Salon is a perfect place to try all the flavors of Yebisu.

Website: www.sapporobeer.jp

Location: Tokyo, Japan