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Shonan Beer

Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
1996
Archive ID
TB-K2EJVNDD
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#Kanagawa#Independent

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From the record

Summary

Backed by a historic sake brewery dating to 1872, integrating sake-brewing precision into classic German and American styles.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

Backed by a historic 1872 sake brewery. They brilliantly apply sake-brewing precision to classic German and American styles.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 1872
    Milestone

    Backed by a historic sake brewery dating to 1872, integrating sake-brewing precision into classic German and American styles.

  2. 1996
    Founded

    Shonan Beer begins brewing in Chigasaki, Kanagawa.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Shonan Gold

Year-Round

Fruit Beer

ABV5.0%
IBU15

Shonan Gold is a citrus variety bred in Kanagawa in the 1980s and grown almost nowhere else. The brewery sits behind a sake house founded in 1872.

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