Jon Kelbie

田舎の風景で、建設作業員の方々が醸造所の基礎工事を施工しております。

提案されている醸造所の輪郭に紐が張られた田園風景と、起工式が行われた赤と白のテントが写っています。

田舎の風景で、醸造所の基礎となるコンクリート基礎が最初に設置され、壁を表す鉄棒がいくつか見られます。

田舎の風景で、コンクリート基礎の第二段階を打設するため、コンクリート型枠が設置されています。

ついに醸造所の基礎工事がスタートしました。

基礎工事は目には見えなくなる部分なので、ついつい写真をたくさん撮ってしまいます！

この建物を支え、将来の安全を守る「土台」となる非常に重要なプロセスですね。無事に終わりますように。

この基礎工事が完了次第、次は上棟へと進みます。

また、今週は醸造設備の注文も完了したところ。これから設備の詳細設計書や配送スケジュールの話し合いも始まります。

クラファン終了まであと17日💪🔥
引き続き、ご支援よろしくお願いいたします。

camp-fire.jp/projects/886...

We've had a (very) little amount of local press coverage recently now that the brewery build has started and I guess that has rubbed someone up the wrong way..

.. came home this afternoon after a park trip with the family to find a dead black bass fish places on our doorstep..

私が醸造士になりたい理由 - これまでの道のり｜BRAVE & BRAW IT業界で働くまで 1980年のクリスマスイブに、母と祖母と社交クラブで飲み会 幼い頃、父は地元のパブでアルバイトをしていました。成長するにつれ、私たちはよくパブやバー付きの地域コミュニティ施設、スポーツクラブなどで、イベントや結婚式、スポーツ観戦などに参加するようになりました。このパブ文化は私に大きな影響を与え、当然のように18歳（スコットランドでパブ勤務が合法となる年齢）になるとすぐに働き始...

【新しいブログ記事①】

初めての定期的なブログ投稿となることを願って、記事を掲載しました。

この最初の記事では、私が醸造家になりたいと思った理由について説明しています。

ご興味をお持ちでしたら、ぜひお読みいただければ幸いです。
日本語: note.com/braveandbraw...
English: braveandbraw.com/en/%e7%a7%81...

クラファン終了まであと22日💪🔥
引き続き、ご支援よろしくお願いいたします。
camp-fire.jp/projects/886...

高知県日高村：ビールで人と人のつながりを促進し、地域を活性化したい！ 人口減少に歯止めがかからない、高知県。今年4月には人口が65万人を下回り、統計史上最少となりました。そんな逆境でも、高知で暮らしていきたい人はたくさんいます。スコットランドから移住してきた私たちもそう。私たちは、日高村初の醸造所で生まれるビールで高知にもっと「つながり」を生み、地域に貢献します。

海外の友人の方々からのご支援に関しまして、少し問題が発生いたしました。しかしながら、それ以外の点では、クラウドファンディングは驚くほど順調に進んでおります。残り40日を残しながら、すでに83％の達成率に達しております。

We had a few issues with regards to support from overseas friends. However, our crowdfunder is doing remarkably well. Already at 83% with 40 days to go.

camp-fire.jp/projects/886...

We now have an account for our brewery on Bluesky.

I will do my best to be more active there than I have been here!

Crowdfunding campaign - BRAVE & BRAW - Modern Scottish Craft Beer Hidaka Village, Kochi Prefecture: We want to foster connections between people through beer and revitalise our community! Kōchi Prefecture's population decline shows no sign of abating. This April, it...

English translation of the crowdfunding page too.

braveandbraw.com/en/crowdfund...

高知県日高村：ビールで人と人のつながりを促進し、地域を活性化したい！ 人口減少に歯止めがかからない、高知県。今年4月には人口が65万人を下回り、統計史上最少となりました。そんな逆境でも、高知で暮らしていきたい人はたくさんいます。スコットランドから移住してきた私たちもそう。私たちは、日高村初の醸造所で生まれるビールで高知にもっと「つながり」を生み、地域に貢献します。

The campfire link for anyone interested in learning more about us. (日本語)

camp-fire.jp/projects/886...

YouTube video by BRAVE & BRAW BRAVE＆BRAW Brand Story | With a Scottish beer in hand, waiting for you in Hidaka Village.

27 minutes left until our brewery crowdfunding efforts launch! 😬

youtu.be/QE-lyBMqmDo

Same logo as before but with white background and more padding

Perhaps a logo with a white background works better here.

I need to find time to survey tools for posting across multiple social media sites then we should probably create a brewery account here too.. so much to do!

A circular, navy blue logo with a celtic knot (trinity knot specifically) design in the centre. The text around the circle says "Brave & Braw, est. 2026, Hidaka Vil. Craft Beer

We are (hopefully) just one day out from launching our very first crowdfunding project and I am starting to miss sleep 😴

Hopefully these efforts will help spread the word and connect us to more people.

It would be great if we could hit our financial goal as well of course!

This is our new logo

Working on a crowdfunding page is far more stressful than anticipated! We should hopefully be able to submit for approval soon though.

Brewery construction is due to start in November.. fun times lie ahead!

Honestly, not having access to your beers is one of the only downsides of living in Japan!

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Bamboo 4 (Kannai / Yokohama) Bamboo 4 : The Bottom Line Bamboo 4 is a nice little addition to the area and I will be going for sure - when they are serving some meat tacos and not some tuna tacos. There was a decent selection of beers on tap, with prices being quite reasonable too. Besides that small point, it's a nice little space in what was…

What was once Sakura Taps is now Bamboo 4 - with craft beer and some Mexican food on the menu instead! Count us in! Just make sure it's not tuna though next time, and there will be a next time.

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Our application for the national grant subsidy for the brewery has been submitted! Should find out by the end of June if we can start building or if we go back to the drawing board rr: funding.

Now we are working on the daunting task of applying for our brewing licence!

Attending my daughter's 4+ hour long graduation ceremony from nursery school today..

.. I don't even remember us having a graduation ceremony at high school..

A monitor on a train platform with a route map and various signage making clear that this train is not going to Tokyo

Off to Yokohama, for a day of bar-hopping! All for business, of course!

Irn Bru is Scotland's second national drink, a soda which outsells Coca Cola domestically (or did at some point).

Maybe this is a research project for the next time I am back in Scotland.

Two of my favourite breweries back in Scotland are making Irn Bru inspired beverages.. and it's got me wondering if such a unique beer would go down well in Japan.

After all we are going to be a Scottish beer brand over here. I even started searching for Iron Brew recipes online to no avail.

Busy few months lined up with 5 business trips (all hastily planned over the last few days).

We don't have our brewery yet, though progress is being made with that. Despite this we are off to talk to craft beer bars, shops, Scottish pubs in Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Okayama. Fun times!

Were any girders used in the brew?

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are we talking US pint sizes or UK? pretty steep either way but would feel very slightly little less so with the extra ~100ml.

Ouch! 2000 yen a pint?

Could really do with a beer but don't want a 40 minute round trip after getting the kids to bed just to have craft.. living rurally has its challenges!

Blue background with a skewed saltire (Scotland flag) on its side with the text "Welcome to BRAVE & BRAW, A Modern Scottish Brewery"

White background with blue text, in large characters is "BRAVE" and the definition reads "(of a person) willing to do things that are difficult, risky, dangerous or painful; bold and unafraid."

A blue background with white text, in large characters is "BRAW" alongside a definition that reads "The word 'braw' comes from the Scots language is commonly used to mean handsome, great or delicious."

We shared our beer brand on instagram the other day.

Still a long way to go and working with very talented, creative folks with regards to logo and label design etc.

You can follow progress on IG if interested. May also create an account here but not there yet!

www.instagram.com/braveandbraw

Much appreciated, thank you!

Blueskyは最近、日本でも人気が出てきているようですね。おすすめのクラフトビールブルワリー、ライター、愛好家はいますか？

Bluesky seems to be picking up more and more in Japan. Are there any Japanese craft beer breweries, writers, or enthusiasts that you'd recommend for us to follow?