Osaka Brewery
Suita, Osaka, Japan · Est. 1889
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Japan Pass 1. Recorded in the source workbook as "Osaka Brewery / Asahi Beer lineage". Continuity as recorded: MERGED INTO DAINIPPON BEER IN 1906. Entity type: HISTORICAL_CORPORATE_BREWERY. Founder: Komakichi Torii (first president). Owner/parent as recorded: HISTORICAL / NONE. Founded in 1889; Suita brewery completed in 1891; Asahi Beer launched in 1892. Historical Osaka Brewery is distinct from the current Asahi operating company.
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Beers
Asahi Beer (1892 original)
HISTORICAL ORIGINALLager
Japan Pass 1. Released 1892. Launched in May 1892 by Osaka Brewery.
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Awards
- 1900
Highest award — Beer / official company wording
Paris Exposition
- 1893
Highest award — Beer / official company wording
World's Columbian Exposition
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Japan master, Pass 01 — national and historical anchors (research workbook), which cited https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/en/company/history/ 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
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Straight answers
Common questions about Osaka Brewery
- Is Osaka Brewery still open?
- No. Osaka Brewery has closed. Japan Pass 1. Recorded in the source workbook as "Osaka Brewery / Asahi Beer lineage". Continuity as recorded: MERGED INTO DAINIPPON BEER IN 1906. Entity type: HISTORICAL_CORPORATE_BREWERY. Founder: Komakichi Torii (first president). Owner/parent as recorded: HISTORICAL / NONE. Founded in 1889; Suita brewery completed in 1891; Asahi Beer launched in 1892. Historical Osaka Brewery is distinct from the current Asahi operating company.
- When was Osaka Brewery founded?
- Osaka Brewery was founded in 1889 in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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