Beer & Pizza

I've always wanted to visit the Orion Beer Factory here in Okinawa.  When Jen mentioned that she and Perry were going to head there this weekend, we jumped at the chance to join them.  

We missed the initial turn to get there and ended up driving around a little, but finally made it and were obviously excited to be there.

Since Jen is pregnant she was the obvious designated driver.  Whoever is the DD in the group gets to advertise it with this tag and receives a complimentary juice card.  As you can see, Jen is thrilled.

The rest of us got complimentary beer cards.  I don't know what it says, but I do know that we not only get a pilsner glass full of Orion, but free refills too!

The tour was self-guided and we had some laminated cards in English that described the beer-making process.  Here are the ginormous mash pans used early in the process that filter out the "amber, clear liquid" which eventually becomes the Orion that we know and love.

Here's a view of the bottling floor.  It wasn't in operation since it was Sunday.  This reminded me of the beer factory in my hometown.

This is the original Orion label from 1957 when Orion Beer was first created.

Here we are enjoying our complimentary drinks.

After we toured the Orion facility we stopped at the Pineapple Park to pick up some tasty treats, but I was too focused on pineapple wine cake to take any pictures.  Whoops!

After that, we drove around trying to find Pizza in the Sky.  Although we've been there before, it's always a little tricky to remember which roads lead there.  Anyone who has eaten there knows that it's way off the beaten path.  Eventually we found it and enjoyed salad and pizza during sunset on the longest day of the year.  We seized the opportunity to snap a few pics before the sun went down.

Jen & Perry: the parents-to-be!

Team Juloa

Me and Jen relaxing after a busy day up north.