Shonan Beer
Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan · Est. 1996
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Backed by a historic 1872 sake brewery. They brilliantly apply sake-brewing precision to classic German and American styles.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1872Milestone
Backed by a historic sake brewery dating to 1872, integrating sake-brewing precision into classic German and American styles.
- 1996Founded
Shonan Beer begins brewing in Chigasaki, Kanagawa.
The Beer Library
Beers
Shonan Gold
Year-RoundFruit Beer
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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