Libushi - Nagano

A cosy little tap room with a good selection of craft beer and friendly staff... although we got the impression that the staff weren't as familiar with different styles of beer as someone working in this industry should probably be. I say that because they had the kegs for their NEIPA and English Bitter the wrong way around. After ordering the English Bitter I could tell just by looking that I'd instead got what looked like tropical juice (classic NEIPA). And was a little disappointed as the two styles really couldn't be more different, and I'm really not a fan of NEIPAs. When I asked to try a sample of the NEIPA what I got was the distinct delicious flavour of an English Bitter. So the staff either don't know enough about beer to know that an English Bitter neither looks nor tastes like tropical juice, or didn't care and didn't think anyone else would know enough about beer to notice. Either way, they lost a star from me. But aside from that little hiccup I really enjoyed it here.

This little brewery was just okay. Maybe the hype of having a brewery on a ski hill has its ratings so high but I found most of the beer to be disappointing. The Nozawa Onsen White beer is one of the best locally, others on the list could be improved. Really liked the decor. Standing room only.

One of the most catting edge brewery in Japanese craft beer industry. They brew great ipas,stouts,sours and burrel aged beers. Their stout won the best burrel aged beer in japan 2019. Brewmaster Tom is really nice guy. Not many food menu. Simply the best place for beer(ski,and onsen)lovers!

Amazing micro brewery and standing bar in the middle of the village. Great vibes and interior. A selection of dozen or so craft beer brewed on site. Libushi is an award winning brewery. A must go in Nozawa.

Probably the coolest bar in town, without being too cool. For sure not such an American tourist magnet as the many sports bars in the area, so it's more quiet and cosier here. They offer 10 local beers from tab and you can order fitting snacks while standing at the counter.