Archive record · Brewery
Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery
Tokyo (Mita / present-day Ebisu area), Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1887
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-ZWBQ1T95
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Recorded in the source workbook as "Nippon Beer Jozo and Yebisu Brewery lineage". Continuity as recorded: Merged into dainippon beer IN 1906. Historical corporate and production brewery. Founder: UNKNOWN. Owner/parent as recorded: Historical / none. Company was founded two years before the Yebisu brewery was built in 1889; Yebisu Beer went on sale in 1890. The historical brewery is retained separately from the current Yebisu brand and Yebisu brewery tokyo experience.
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The Beer Library
Beers
Yebisu Beer (1890 original)
HISTORICAL ORIGINALGerman-style lager
Released 1890. Original Yebisu beer went on sale in February 1890.
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Awards
- 1904
Grand prize — Beer
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
- 1900
Gold prize — Beer
Paris Exposition
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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/1890.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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery
- Is Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery still open?
- No. Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Recorded in the source workbook as "Nippon Beer Jozo and Yebisu Brewery lineage". Continuity as recorded: Merged into dainippon beer IN 1906. Historical corporate and production brewery. Founder: UNKNOWN. Owner/parent as recorded: Historical / none. Company was founded two years before the Yebisu brewery was built in 1889; Yebisu Beer went on sale in 1890. The historical brewery is retained separately from the current Yebisu brand and Yebisu brewery tokyo experience.
- When was Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery founded?
- Nippon Beer Jozo / Yebisu Brewery was founded in 1887 in Tokyo (Mita / present-day Ebisu area), Tokyo, Japan.
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