About halfway through interviewing Tom Ainsworth, co-owner of Kyoto Beer Lab, an unpretentious craft beer pub that looks out over the Takase River canal, one of its regulars dropped by.
In fact she forced herself in ¡ª the bar was still closed. Ainsworth, 32, didn¡¯t mind in the least: He just scooped her up and tickled the soft part under her ears. Fuji-chan ¡ª devoted canine regular ¡ª loved every moment of it, almost as much as the pieces of fried bacon from Hiro, a renowned victualers and yakiniku meat restaurant. (It is, without doubt, some of the best bacon you¡¯ll get in Kyoto.)
It¡¯s a pity Fuji-chan can¡¯t drink, because Ainsworth and the team at Kyoto Beer Lab have been brewing up a great range of beers since 2018.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.