Where Fukuoka drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Fukuoka worth taking a tram to.
Fukuoka Craft Brewing's taproom opened March 2024 in the Daitos Annex next to Hakata Station. Hakata Lager and a Session IPA from the Okagaki brewery.
Tip: Standing-bar format. Taps rotate weekly; pizza and snacks available.
Aozora Brewery's Hakata Tenyamachi outlet runs the brewery's comfort-food menu around its own beer programme: pale ales and amber lagers from Fukuoka.
Tip: Reservations preferred at peak. Open evenings.
The Hotel Okura Fukuoka runs an in-house craft brewery with a beer-garden brewpub format, pouring lagers and pale ales alongside a pizza-and-grill kitchen.
Tip: Reservations through OpenTable or the hotel. Garden seating in summer.
Kyushu Craft Beer Week pours 93 beers from 39 brewers across Kyushu and Yamaguchi at Tenjin Central Park, with food trucks and brewer talks alongside.
Tip: April 29 to May 5 in 2026. Free entry; tickets per pour Tap list rotates weekly.
Beers of Japan Festival at LaLaport Fukuoka's 1F Oval Park pours from Japanese craft breweries across a multi-day outdoor format, with food trucks and brewer.
Tip: Tickets sold per pour. LaLaport Fukuoka leg runs April 25 to May 6 in 2026.