Kinshachi IPA

After the Optimator and the animals, I met the lady and we made our way into downtown. It was time for a little Christmas Shopping, and by 'Christmas Shopping' I mean letting the girl shop while I get out the jibeer selection at a local store. (Yes, I am lucky that I have a girl that cool.)

I checked into Spirits and purchased another Imp. Chocolate Weizen and a Kinshachi IPA. I then headed to the secret gaijin beer drankin' park that only I and a few select others know of. Everyone else in Nagoya knows it as the little picnic table like thing near LOFT.




I also picked up a Cuban stogie and some Black and Milds. I saved the Cuban to bring back to KY, and I tried a B&M with the IPA. Just as I suspected, tasted like smoke. I don't know why I bought those cigars, must have thought I was back in KY. They did make for some nice pictures.


Kinshachi IPA is a good beer, but not the best IPA made in Japan. Kinshachi makes some good brews, but at at least 500 yen a bottle, they are overpriced and sometimes run-of-the-mill. However, as it is Nagoya's only craft brew, I have to drink it when I am there.

Winter Vacation is about in full swing, so get ready folks. It's time for ALTs to cut loose here in Japan by traveling and spending all of that hard earned cash. That is, unless they are headed back to KY, where things are cheap and life is grand!