South Horizon Brewing to Have a Booth at Kyoto After-Bath Craft Beer Festival 2026
South Horizon Brewing, based in Kochi City, will have a booth at the Kyoto After-Bath Craft Beer Festival 2026 (ABC Festival), to be held in Kyoto on May 2 and 3, 2026. The venue will be the special event site at Fushimi Chikara no Yu Futsal Court, and a simultaneous tapping of limited DEEP beers will also take place from 5:00 p.m.
Hop BroKochi City's South Horizon Brewing will be setting up at Kyoto's Kyoto After-Bath Craft Beer Festival 2026 (ABC Festival) on May 2 and 3, 2026. That's the kind of event that makes you want to go.
MugiWait, beer in Kyoto after a soak!? Just hearing the name Fushimi Chikara no Yu already makes it sound amazing!
Hop BroThe venue is a special futsal court event site, and it's free to enter from 11:00 to 20:00, with food and drinks ticketed. It's about a 5-minute walk from Takeda Station on the subway and Kintetsu lines, so it's very easy to get to.
MugiFree admission is great! But if food and drinks are ticketed, that means they're serious about drinking from the start!
Hop BroAnd SHB is bringing a well-balanced beer that makes you want one more. Since it's a brewery that makes six core beers plus seasonal brews, they know how to build flavor.
MugiA well-balanced beer, so what does that even mean!? One of those you never get tired of drinking? Or something that goes down dangerously smoothly?
Hop BroRight, it means the bitterness and aroma are just right, designed to be neither too heavy nor too light. And from 5:00 p.m. there will be a simultaneous tapping of limited DEEP beers, so the atmosphere is likely to shift all at once.
MugiThe phrase simultaneous tapping makes the event feel instantly bigger! It sounds like a 5 p.m. ritual and I'm excited!
Hop BroBecause breweries from all over Japan are gathering, one of the attractions is that you can go on a tasting trip without leaving Kyoto. It should make for a very interesting contrast seeing how a Kochi brewery comes across in Kyoto.
MugiAlright, this is settled! It's only a 5-minute walk from Takeda Station, and now I'm imagining not just one drink after the bath but even a second one!
Hop BroAt the end of the day, it's a toast in Kyoto. Let's go enjoy the after-bath atmosphere itself, with SHB's beer in hand.
South Horizon Brewing is a craft beer brand based in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture. Centered on six regular beers, it also brews seasonal offerings, and its official website introduces taprooms that include a beer restaurant, bottle shop, and in-house coffee roastery.
In its recent Instagram post, the brewery announced that it will be opening a booth at the Kyoto After-Bath Craft Beer Festival 2026 (ABC Festival) in Kyoto. The event brings together breweries from all over Japan, making it a place to sample and compare a wide range of beers. In the post, SHB says it will bring "a well-balanced beer that makes you want just one more."
Event Details
- Dates: Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, 2026
- Time: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (last order 7:30 p.m.)
- Reception and bath opening: from 10:00 a.m.
- Venue: Special event site at Fushimi Chikara no Yu Futsal Court
- Access: About a 5-minute walk from Takeda Station on the subway and Kintetsu lines
- Admission: Free (food and drinks require tickets)
- Advance tickets: On sale at Lawson Ticket
The post also says that limited DEEP beers will be tapped simultaneously at all breweries from 5:00 p.m., which looks set to be another highlight. With a Kochi-based brewery joining a large-scale Kyoto event, it should be a chance to enjoy the distinct character of craft beers from different regions while comparing them side by side.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroKochi City's South Horizon Brewing will be setting up at Kyoto's Kyoto After-Bath Craft Beer Festival 2026 (ABC Festival) on May 2 and 3, 2026. That's the kind of event that makes you want to go.
MugiWait, beer in Kyoto after a soak!? Just hearing the name Fushimi Chikara no Yu already makes it sound amazing!
Hop BroThe venue is a special futsal court event site, and it's free to enter from 11:00 to 20:00, with food and drinks ticketed. It's about a 5-minute walk from Takeda Station on the subway and Kintetsu lines, so it's very easy to get to.
MugiFree admission is great! But if food and drinks are ticketed, that means they're serious about drinking from the start!
Hop BroAnd SHB is bringing a well-balanced beer that makes you want one more. Since it's a brewery that makes six core beers plus seasonal brews, they know how to build flavor.
MugiA well-balanced beer, so what does that even mean!? One of those you never get tired of drinking? Or something that goes down dangerously smoothly?
Hop BroRight, it means the bitterness and aroma are just right, designed to be neither too heavy nor too light. And from 5:00 p.m. there will be a simultaneous tapping of limited DEEP beers, so the atmosphere is likely to shift all at once.
MugiThe phrase simultaneous tapping makes the event feel instantly bigger! It sounds like a 5 p.m. ritual and I'm excited!
Hop BroBecause breweries from all over Japan are gathering, one of the attractions is that you can go on a tasting trip without leaving Kyoto. It should make for a very interesting contrast seeing how a Kochi brewery comes across in Kyoto.
MugiAlright, this is settled! It's only a 5-minute walk from Takeda Station, and now I'm imagining not just one drink after the bath but even a second one!
Hop BroAt the end of the day, it's a toast in Kyoto. Let's go enjoy the after-bath atmosphere itself, with SHB's beer in hand.
