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Japanese brewer creates wobbly glass to encourage drinking water with beer
Yoho Brewing, a craft beer producer in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, has put a new beer glass on sale.
The U-shaped glass has two sections for beer and water, and it tilts if their balance shifts.
The company hopes this will remind people to drink water while drinking beer and help prevent excessive alcohol use and dehydration.
Japan’s 2024 health guidelines encourage people to alternate between alcohol and water to slow intoxication.
Developer Kyoko Kitano came up with the idea after discussing how easy it is to forget water when drinking with friends.
The company made seven prototypes over about eight months to find a design that would not spill.
Yoho Brewing, a craft beer producer based in Nagano Prefecture, has developed a U-shaped beer glass designed to encourage people to drink water alongside beer.
The glass has two sections and tilts if the balance between beer and water is not maintained.
The product, called the Wobbly Beer Glass by Yona Yona Ale, has been on sale since August.
Japan’s health ministry issued guidelines in 2024 encouraging people to alternate alcoholic drinks with water to slow intoxication.
Developer Kyoko Kitano said the idea came from conversations about forgetting to drink water while having beer with friends.
- Who
- Yoho Brewing and developer Kyoko Kitano
- What
- A two-section, U-shaped beer glass designed to encourage drinking water alongside beer
- When
- On sale since August; the articles were published on October 9 and 10, 2026
- Where
- Nagano Prefecture, central Japan
- Why
- To encourage responsible drinking and help prevent excessive alcohol consumption and dehydration
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I will be happy if the glass we developed helps spread healthier drinking habits,
As a beer producer, we believe it is important to continue thinking about responsible drinking,
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- Producer
- Yoho Brewing Co., based in Nagano Prefecture
- Product
- Wobbly Beer Glass by Yona Yona Ale
- Design
- A U-shaped glass divided into two sections that tilts if the beer-and-water balance is not maintained
- Guidelines
- Japan’s health ministry released guidance in 2024 encouraging people to alternate alcoholic drinks with water
- Development
- The company made seven prototypes over about eight months
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