Asahi beer Hakata (with kids)

I visited the Asahi Beer Hakata Factory with high expectations of touring the factory and drinking the draft beer produced there. But when I got there the restaurant building was closed, and the staff told me that the factory tour and restaurant permanently closed in July 2022. 😭 I was so despondent. Dear Asahi Beer Factory owner, Please reopen the restaurant and factory tour again as soon as po...

Do you like beer? There is a free brewery tour here. You will see the beer making process and you will find that people eat more beer than you think. Finally, there is a place where you can drink beer for free. You can enjoy basic Asahi beer, black beer and premium beer which only sells in Japan. The time given to you will be 20 minutes and they will give you some snack. There is a tour in differe...

We were lucky that there was an English tour since there were plenty of foreigners who booked a tour, normally its only in japanese and they just provide English audio guides for foreigners. After the tour you can sample up to 3 times any of their offerings from beer, non alcoholic beer and other beverages that asahi produces. (cold and hot drinks). Also the tour is free, you just need to book in ...

For English guided tour, you need to book beforehand. We had trouble booking via their dial-in number. So we asked our hotel reception to make reservation for us the day before. Recommend to go during the weekdays if you want to see the manufacturing line in operation. The introductory tour is free and even give tourists three glasses of beer to try, namely Asahi Super Dry, Asahi Premium and Asahi...

You have to book in advance and you maybe able to get an English guide. There was none available for my booking, but they offer an audio device with English which was fine. Overall the tour was good and learnt some cool things. Best part is the 3 free beers at the end!!!