The word "Brasserie" may conjure up images of a restaurant, but it was originally used to describe a brewery, a restaurant attached to a brewery, or a beer hall. We decided to call ourselves a "Brasserie" as opposed to a brewery because we wanted to be more than just a place that makes beer, and instead be a place that people can visit. The word "Knot" symbolizes connecting things by tying them together. Craft beer has the ability to be such a "knot" that ties together various cultures – communities, nature, and other people. Brasserie Knot hopes to be a place that people from all walks of life can visit and create new connections.

Moriyamaen is an apple orchard with a history of more than 100 years located in the Akita Prefecture city of Hirosaki, the birthplace of apple production in Japan. We are kind of a geeky bunch that really gets into our research. About 90 percent of the fruit on our trees is hand-picked and discarded. Moriyamaen has developed its own ICT technology to keep detailed records of work processes. We have developed cultivation management methods that make it possible for us to use harvested apples in our brewing. Our beer boasts rich head, a pleasing apple aroma, and a sharp astringency and acidity that make it a satisfying and refreshing drink!

There is a land, surrounded by mountains on all sides, that is blanketed with heavy snowfall in the winter.
It is in this land that the forbidden fruit comes to life.
The fruit has a sweet, fresh, and fragrant taste that attracts countless people.
These people, with a little bit of help from nature, created from this fruit a drink they call "cider".
The people drank, sang, danced, and bonded with each other.
Before we knew it, others started coming from far away, crossing mountains and borders, to share in this drink with us.
This is Yokote.
It is the heart of a new culture, one born from the free-flowing ideas of unique people.
Yokote Eden.

Ushitora, a beer bar in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa district, established a craft beer brewery in Shimono City, Tochigi Prefecture in 2014. Driven by the principles of freedom and the pursuit of pleasure, we're a brewery that puts our all into having a good time while we brew our beer! While we focus mainly on hop-heavy American-style brews, we let our free thinking guide us to trying our hand at a wide variety of other styles as well. We don't have a regular selection of beers, instead brewing new beers with new recipes each time. Please come and enjoy our once-in-a-lifetime beers.

"Love for Tokyo and respect for tradition." Our Tokyo-made beers use only natural ingredients and are crafted by brewers in limited amounts using traditional methods. We also fully utilize the blessings of fermentation by keeping all of our beers unfiltered. In order to maintain the quality of our beer, it is kegged fresh from the brewing tanks, then only the necessary amounts are delivered to our own shops, where the brewers themselves will perform quality checks, making our beer the epitome of "Made in Tokyo" craft beer.

Boozehounds make Japan a better place.
Kumazawa Brewing Company, which brews Shonan Beer, is a long-established sake brewery founded in Chigasaki in 1872 by Hyoe Kumazawa.
The story of how Shonan Beer came to be goes back to 1992, when Mokichi Kumazawa, the sixth generation head of the Kumazawa Brewery, took a trip to the United States.
In those days, Kumazawa Brewery was in a very perilous situation.
If we had continued to make sake the old-fashioned way, we would have inevitably have succumbed to the risk of going out of business.
It was then that Mokichi took over as the sixth head of Kumazawa Brewing Company and changed its direction while adhering to the long-held company motto, "Boozehounds make Japan a better place."
Then in 1996, Shonan Beer was born.

We are committed to the tradition and the innovation of brewing, as well as the regional characteristics of Izu-Nirayama. If we serve good beer, it will make for an even more enjoyable time for those who visit Hansharo in Nirayama. It's with this in mind that we founded Hansharo Beer. The name "Hansharo Beer" is an expression of our respect for Tarozaemon Egawa, Edo-period governor of Nirayama, and his keen insight in adopting new things with an eye to the future, as well as our desire to continue brewing beer in a way that balances tradition and innovation.

"Local beer brew with water from the melted snow of the central Japan Alps." Our ale-style beers are brewed in the great outdoors, surrounded by clear skies and Karamatsu pine forests, 800 meters above sea level on Mt. Komagatake in the central Japan Alps. The high-quality groundwater we use, pumped from 120 meters underground and also containing melted snow from the central Japan Alps, is rich with the blessings of the southern Shinshu region from which we take our name, boasting a softness that makes it ideal for filtration and has been used in sake brewing since the days old.

"Flavorful beers for a joyful life!" This is our mission as we brew craft beer with the goal of providing Japanese beer culture with variety and giving its customers a bit of happiness. Yona Yona Ale, one of our brews that has existed since the dawn of microbreweries in Japan, is named for the spirit of its creation, in hopes that would be an ale people can enjoy "night after night", a phrase expressed in Japanese as "Yona Yona". We also have plans to open the Osaka Brewery (tentative name), an experiential brewing facility, here in Osaka in 2025.

In January of 2014, we opened Nagoya's only craft beer brewery in Meieki, the area of the city known as the "gateway" to Nagoya. We want people to experience the surprise and excitement of tasting craft beer for the first time, as well as the depth of the flavor that you discover the more you drink it, while also casually enjoying the beer.

Isekado Brewery brews beer with a commitment to authenticity and an inquisitive spirit that never stops pursuing quality. The types of hops we use, the yeasts we combine them with. And then, the way we make it. Since we use natural ingredients when brewing our beers, we can't always make the same product, even under the same conditions. To that end, Isekado is an R&D-oriented brewery that not only relies on the intuition and experience of our brewers, but also gathers and analyzes data on a daily basis in order to continually improve the quality of our beers.

Our beer combines the brewing traditions of Europe with the pioneering spirit of New World brewers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
We believe in the idea that "Variety is the spice of life!" And in keeping with that adage, we strive to create a lineup of brews that not only provides interesting challenges for our brewing team, but also allows us to offer our customers beer that comes in a wide range of styles and flavors.
We want to expand our fan base even further by spreading the good word about the taste and fun of craft beer, and hope that everyone can find a style of beer that they like best.
This is the idea behind our company motto: "Beer for everyone!"

We want to create a future where people, who often spend time separated from one another in their daily lives, can share time and space together without those divisions. The Open Air brewery was born with the hope of making a reality the pleasant scenery that was created in Kobe when the social experiment was held, this time with beer as the catalyst. Through repeated collaborations with other breweries and different industries, we will bring forth from Kobe a culture of open innovation that leads to the creation of new styles of beer.

Izumisano Brewing is the brewery closest to Kansai Airport.

The beer we make at our brewery at the gateway to the world has been named "KIX BEER," a craft beer with the airport code, in the hope that it will spread around the world.

The beers produced by Tomohiro Shimura, who has been a brewer for over 20 years, have won numerous awards at international beer contests.

In December 2025, we will open a beer pub called "KIX BEER" in the international flight area of Kansai International Airport. This is Japan's first craft beer specialty store that is spreading its word to the world.

The concept is "beer that you can drink as many times as you like." We deliver gentle and delicate flavors made with Japanese sensibilities.

 

Craft Beer Base is a team that has formed with the common goal of "properly promoting beer". Our beers won a total of five medals, including a gold medal, at the 2021 Japan Great Beer Awards. At Craft Beer Base, one kind of beer we value the most is "back-to-basics beer". We feel that staying faithful to the basics of beer is a cornerstone of our business, as reflected by the "Base" in our name. Please come by and enjoy some must-see beers made for beer lovers.

Derailleur Brew Works likes to "think outside the box" when it comes to brewing, making beers heavily inspired by Osaka's Nishinari district, a part of town where there are drinks to be had literally any time of day. Each beer has its own background and ideas behind it, and we aim to convey these things not only through its taste, but also through the design of its label. Just as there are as many stories as there are lives being lived, surely there are as many stories as there are beers brewed. What we offer are beers with stories that are just as memorable as their flavors, best enjoyed shoulder to shoulder with your fellow tipsy drinkers, overflowing with feelings that cannot be fully conveyed.

Nara isn't as well known outside of the prefecture as its residents may think. That's why we went with the name "Nara Brewing Company". We thought it would make Nara natives happy seeing the name "Nara" in various places outside of the prefecture. On the other hand, putting the name of our home on what we make means we have a responsibility to be a worthy representative. Our name is also a strong declaration of our intention to stay rooted in Nara for the long run. We're also going to make the beer we want to make. But this is by no means saying that we're just going to do whatever we want. Our goal is to help people understand the vast world of this drink we call beer. And in the process, we're going to enjoy ourselves and offer as much fun to others as possible.

We started out as businessmen from a certain railway company group. We'd never once brewed beer before, but we were given the opportunity to embark on an unprecedented new venture. The days really flew by from then. After lots of time spent hopping to and from craft beer bars and eateries and getting trained in brewing, we built our brewery and restaurant from scratch. First and foremost, we aim for "drinkability". We spend countless hours brewing, striving to create beers that you can enjoy two or three glasses of and still want more. Our labels are also adorned with "Yamato Iro", traditional colors that embody the spirit of Nara.

We are a craft beer brewery that started in the town of Aridagawa in Wakayama Prefecture in 2019, the first year of the current Reiwa Era. We want to share the fun of "Nom" culture with the world! The name "Nomcraft" combines "Nom", from the Japanese word "nomu", which means "to drink", with "craft" a nod to our beer-brewing craftsmen. The beers we offer are based on our favorite American-style IPA and hoppy brews, and we make them by drawing on the experience we've gained in places like Portland, Chicago, and Australia. We also collaborate actively with local farmers and producers, as well as other brewers in Japan, the US, and throughout the world. We'll continue to take inspiration from various things and think flexibly to push ourselves to create more unique brews!

When the DD4D brand was first created in 1998, we were an apparel brand with just a single shop in Matsuyama City.
We continually changed our style to keep up with the trends of the times, and in May 2019, we opened up a brewery inside our clothing store.
That came about based on the idea of doing what we enjoy without being constrained by conventional wisdom.
We create new beers on a weekly basis, and over the past four years, we've produced more than 150 different high-quality and unique brews.
At the end of 2021, we completed a second round of construction and began producing canned beer.
By taking on “challenges" in a free and playful manner, we strive to create a brand that our customers can enjoy and identify with.

At Mojiko Brewery, we place great value on maintaining the original taste of the beer, so we do not use heat sterilization or filtration (removing beer yeast) processes.
We only produce beer in small batches of 700 liters at a time, so you can always enjoy fresh and flavorful beer.
The beers we make are the orthodox styles popular in tradition-rich European countries.
Each has its own distinct flavor but isn't overpowering, which allows them to go well with meals.
To make our beers, we use 13 types of malt from Munich, Germany-based specialty malt maker Weyermann, 4 varieties of German- and American-grown hops, and 3 types of beer yeast made here in Japan to ensure freshness.

Hideji Beer is a craft beer brewery that hails from Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Located in a beautiful natural environment at the foot of Mt. Mukabaki, a national part in northern Miyazaki, we use high-quality natural water and fresh home-cultivated yeast to brew our beers. In the beer world, a lot of consideration is given to the concept of "drinkability". That typically gets interpreted as "easy to drink", but the "craft beer drinkability" that we strive for can be explained this way: "Beer that your body instinctively craves! One with individuality and a delicious taste that you can enjoy glass after glass." Have one sip, and then another... Take in its naturally balanced taste and personality. To create beers like this, we are committed to brewing "clean-tasting" beers that are born from flexible thinking and a relentless pursuit of quality.