Grande Biere 2012

Following on from the Nippon Craft Beer Festival earlier in the month, Grande Biere 2012 lures hopheads to Tokyo Midtown for three days of 'aromatic beer', with 80 varieties from 30 different Japanese and international breweries. It's strictly suds-only during the 'Midtown Night' warm-up session on Friday evening, though there'll be a range of food on offer courtesy of Dean & Deluca on the following two days. And regardless of when you go, the basic rules remain the same: you're free to sample as many beers as you like using the 50ml glass included in the ticket price. Which is nice.