Sankt Gallen Brewery
Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan · Est. 1997
Tally's Take
Why this matters
A foundational pillar of Japanese craft beer. Their history is directly tied to the vital deregulation of the country's brewing laws.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1994Milestone
The founder's lobbying was a major catalyst for the 1994 deregulation of brewing laws.
- 1997Founded
Sankt Gallen Brewery begins brewing in Atsugi, Kanagawa.
The Beer Library
Beers
Sankt Gallen Amber Ale
Year-RoundAmber Ale
The founder's lobbying helped force the 1994 change in Japanese liquor law that cut the minimum production volume from two million litres to sixty thousand. Every Japanese craft brewery exists because of that one legal change.
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