i swear I've seen something somewhere about a beer tasting, maybe even at the beer factory. I know y'all are probably sick of my questions, but I know it will be useful to someone! Lol

Kirin Beer Village - Yokohama

Brewery tours(1 hour) are free of charge and are conducted every half hour between 10:00 and 16:30, except on Mondays.

Explanations and displays regarding the history of beer and Kirin are provided in Japanese, and there are English pamphlets available that allow foreign visitors without Japanese language knowledge to somewhat follow along. The last twenty minutes of the tour consist of a free tasting, where visitors are given a couple of beers and some snacks.

The Kirin Beer Village is located a ten minute walk south of Namamugi Station on the Keikyu Main Line (20 minutes, 270 yen from Shinagawa or 13 minutes, 150 yen from Yokohama). Alternatively, it can be reached in a 15 minute walk from JR Shin-Koyasu Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (20 minutes, 280 yen from Shinagawa or 6 minutes, 150 yen from Yokohama

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Here's a local review for it:
http://japantourist.jp/view/yokoham...sting-tour

Google gave me these:

Suntory Ltd.
1. Musashino Brewery: 3-1, Yazaki-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo
Kyoto Brewery: 3-1-1, Choshi, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto
2. Musashino Brewery: 5 min. by shuttle bus from Bubaigawara Sta. on JR Nambu Line or Keio Line.
Katsura Brewery: 5-10 min. by shuttle bus or taxi from JR Nagaokakyo Sta. or Hankyu Nagaoka-Tenjin Sta.
3. Musashino Brewery: Tours start every 30 min. 10:00-16:00. (Closed on New Year's holiday.)
Kyoto Brewery: Tours start every 60 min. 10:00-15:00 (Jan.-Mar & Dec.). Tours start every 60 min. on weekdays 10:00-15:00. Tours start every 30 min. on weekends and national holidays 10:00-15:30 (Apr.-Nov.). Closed on New Year's holiday.
4. Apply by phone several days in advance.
5. Musashino Brewery: PR Dept., Suntory Musashino Brewery; Tel. (042)360-9591
Kyoto Brewery: PR Dept., Suntory Katsura Brewery;
Tel. (075)952-2020
6. Musashino 1 hr., Katsura 1 hr.
7. English-speaking guides available at both Musashino and Kyoto Brewery.
8. Foods, drinks and Smoking is prohibited. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.



Beer Museum Yebisu
1. 4-20-1, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
2. 8-min. walk from Ebisu Sta. on JR Line and subway Hibiya Line.
3. 11:00-19:00 (enter by 18:00), closed on Mon. (open when Mon. falls on a national holiday and closed the following day.) & New Year's holiday.
4. Advance booking is not necessary.
5. Tel. (03)5423-7255
6. 15 min.
7. No English-speaking guide is available. (English pamphlets are available.)
8. Taking photographs are prohibited.Tasting beer is charged.

There are 4 major beer companies in  Japan - Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory. ybigale listed 3 beer tasting facilities. Yebisu is a brand of Sapporo, so 3 out of 4 are covered.

The rest one is Asahi:

[Asahi Beer Kanagawa Factory]

http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/factory/.../midokoro/

Daily. 9:30am - 3:00pm (except some Wednesdays)
90 minutes factory tour and beer tasting.
Free. (including beer tasting - max limit 3 glasses. They will not provide beer if they judged you are a driver of the day.)

Factory address:
 1223 Nuda
 Minami Ashigara, Kanagawa 250-0106

Reservation required by phone 0465-72-6270 (9:00am - 5:00pm) or Fax 0465-72-6271
You need to note that you need language assistance (English) on reservation.

THANKS! what great choices yall gave!

Be sure to try the Bashamichi Taproom in Yokohama, they a ton of microbrews on tap + great BBQ.