Beer Inn Mugishutei — Restaurant in Sapporo

As a beer lover, everyone will tell you to go here and they are right. The atmosphere and style is unmissable, and I spent an evening watching the 1995 VH1 honours concert - so earnest and so pointless. The staff are friendly and service is efficient. The food is at the level of Northern European bars, which is not great in Japan, but does the job. We came for beer, so what did we get? Six foreign taps, which did not excite me, and several fridges, which did initially. Wide selection, from across the world, but mostly brands that were good 10 years ago. The prices are reasonable (apart from Japanese beers that are half the price in the centre), but then I wonder if they have been transported “cold”. No, they have not, the hops are dead, so IPAs are not as intended…go for the other options. Also, not impressed by the explanation that there is a new “tax” so credit card payments cost more…just say there is a surcharge or make it cash only if you are playing these games.

An experience, but go for that and look for great beer elsewhere...

Amazing place that specializes in beer with over 250 types to choose from! You can either order from their menu, or have fun selecting them from their big fridge and get a mug for each of them. Seeing all types and assortments its really an endless night of "which one next"!

And there's the vibe. 90s music playing, all the good vibes songs from that era mix in with the beer and you have a perfect night.

Finally there is the food. Special mention to their pizza and wedges/nuggets platter. Mindblowing and goes so well with all the drinks as well, kanpeiki...

If you are in Sapporo, do not miss this little gem of a place!! We would not have guessed what was in the basement going for the dingy sign on the street. We were soooo glad we made the choice to pop down for a drink.

If we are in Sapporo again, I will hit this place one more time as I was driving the next day so could only get one beer this time.

The best part was being able to go to the fridges and choose the one I wanted on my own. No idea why I picked the Rainbow Pegasus beer, but it was really good. There are so many more to choose...