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Kyoto Beer Lab

Kyoto, Japan

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Kyoto Beer Lab

Craft brewery and taproom beside a canal in Kyoto, serving its own beers on tap and in cans. Specialities include the tea-infused beers, such as the Green Tea IPA and Kabusecha White Ale, alongside fried chicken and smoked duck.

Highlights

  • Green Tea IPA
  • Kabusecha White Ale
  • Fried chicken karaage

Good to know

  • Order and pay at the counter
  • Small space, few seats, often standing
  • Half pints around 800 yen, pints 1200 yen

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