Epcot Center - Around the World (in Beer): Japan/Morocco
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 by Allen
Note: This is part 7 in a series documenting the countries of Epcot Center and the beers they serve.
After a quick break in America to rest up, we journeyed over the pacific into feudal Japan. This Japan was kind of like you stepped into an old forest village, complete with man-made coy ponds, temples, and traditional houses that look like you are playing Ninja Gaiden on Xbox. We went into the shop there and alongside the Mickey and Minnie dolls dressed in kimonos and other random Japanese trinkets and delicate stationery, there was a live oyster pond where one could find their own pearls. This was pretty cool but I wish they were serving the raw oysters for consumption instead. Finished browsing, we went and caught the Taiko drummers perform. They had a monster drum and it was well done, rhythmic AND melodic.
As far as beer goes, I passed on the beer in Japan since I've had most of the brews that they were serving (Asahi and Kirin). Both decent beers but I wanted to keep things moving so I could try some stuff I never had (and preserve some sense of sobriety - for the kids).
We moved on to Morocco.