Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · Est. 1876
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Japan Pass 1. Continuity as recorded: GOVERNMENT ORIGIN; LATER PRIVATIZED INTO SAPPORO LINEAGE. Entity type: GOVERNMENT_BREWERY. Founder: Hokkaido Development Commission; Seibei Nakagawa was the trained brewer. Owner/parent as recorded: HISTORICAL / NONE. Completed in September 1876; cold-brewed Sapporo Beer went on sale in 1877. Do not describe the current Sapporo museum or Eniwa brewery as this original production site.
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Beers
Cold-brewed Sapporo Beer (1877)
HISTORICAL ORIGINALGerman-style cold-fermented lager
Japan Pass 1. Released 1877. Went on sale in Tokyo in September 1877.
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Sources
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Brewery record compiled in Tally's Japan master, Pass 01 — national and historical anchors (research workbook), which cited https://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/company/history/roots.html for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Japan master, Pass 01 — national and historical anchors (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery
- Is Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery still open?
- No. Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery has closed. Japan Pass 1. Continuity as recorded: GOVERNMENT ORIGIN; LATER PRIVATIZED INTO SAPPORO LINEAGE. Entity type: GOVERNMENT_BREWERY. Founder: Hokkaido Development Commission; Seibei Nakagawa was the trained brewer. Owner/parent as recorded: HISTORICAL / NONE. Completed in September 1876; cold-brewed Sapporo Beer went on sale in 1877. Do not describe the current Sapporo museum or Eniwa brewery as this original production site.
- When was Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery founded?
- Hokkaido Kaitakushi Beer Brewery was founded in 1876 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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