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Best breweries in Kawagoe, Japan

Within 16 miles of Kawagoe we track 25 breweries. 2 rate Great. Teenage Brewing in Tokigawa leads the list at 4.17 (Great).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Teenage Brewing

    Tokigawa, Saitama, Japan

    Teenage Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #11 in Japan. They are most well known for "Avant-Dog", which is a Sour IPA and "Today", which is an Imperial New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

    Rating
    4.17Great
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  2. 2

    Sakamichi Brewing

    Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan

    Rating
    4.09Great
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 3

    Hazy Labo

    Sayama, Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.87Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    U.B.P BREWERY

    Saitama, Japan

    U.B.P BREWERY produce's fine quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Ura Kin-oni IPA (่ฃ้‡‘้ฌผIPA)", which is an American IPA and "Fantasista IPA", which is a Triple New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.84Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Kunitachi Brewery

    Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan

    Rating
    3.79Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 6

    Distant Shores Brewing Company

    Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan

    Distant Shores Brewing is a brewery based in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. We love craft beer and want to bring the best styles from around the world to be made right here on the edge of the world's busiest metropolis! Our name "Distant Shores" recalls the historic journey of beers from England and Europe to far away lands. Now, we aim to bring local, fresh craft beer right to your glass, but we still remember and imagine those distant lands as we take our first sip.

    Rating
    3.75Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 7

    Isana Brewing

    Akishima, Tokyo, Japan

    Isana Brewing produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Toriaezu Bitter (ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšใƒ“ใ‚ฟใƒผ)", which is an English Bitter and "Zebra Udon Dashi Ale #3 Type-S2", which is a Belgian Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.72Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 8

    Tachihi Brewery

    Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan

    Rating
    3.63Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    Shiki Beer

    Fujimi, Saitama, Japan

    Shiki Beer produce's unproven beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Saison", which is a Saison and "Marigold", which is a Saison. Their primary focus is brewing Saisons and Belgian Ales.

    Rating
    3.61Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  10. 10

    Fat Barley Brewing

    Fussa, Tokyo, Japan

    Fat Barley Brewing produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Muddy Hop Juice", which is a New England IPA and "Equator IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    3.59Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  11. 11

    Kazo Bakushu Co.

    Kazo, Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.56Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  12. 12

    Nutori Brewing

    Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.54Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  13. 13

    Grow Brew House

    Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.53Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  14. 14

    26K Brewery

    Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

    26K Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Hatsuhana L.P.A", which is an International Pale Ale and "Mr. Sakai", which is an International Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.46Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  15. 15

    Carvaan Brewery

    Hanno, Saitama, Japan

    Carvaan Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Arabian Lime Ale", which is a Golden Ale and "Spelt Weizen", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.44Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  16. 16

    OGA Brewing Company

    Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

    OGA Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Kichijyoji IPA (ๅ‰็ฅฅๅฏบIPA)", which is an American IPA and "Mitaka Pale Ale", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.40Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  17. 17

    OGA Brewing Company

    Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

    OGA Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Kichijyoji IPA (ๅ‰็ฅฅๅฏบIPA)", which is an American IPA and "Mitaka Pale Ale", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.40Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  18. 18

    Aquwa Brew Works

    Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.30Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  19. 19

    Kyodo Shoji Coedo Brewery

    Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

    Kyodo Shoji Coedo Brewery produce's good quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Kyara", which is an India Pale Lager and "Shiro", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Wheat Beers.

    Rating
    3.10Limited
    Popularity
    Well rated
  20. 20

    Williams Brewery

    Kuki, Saitama, Japan

    Rating
    3.05Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  21. 21

    Hikawa Brewery

    Saitama, Japan

    Hikawa Brewery produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Ren", which is an English Pale Ale and "Hana", which is a Golden Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.00Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  22. 22

    Tokorozawa Beer

    Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

    ๆ‰€ๆฒขใƒ“ใƒผใƒซๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใฏ 2012 ๅนดใ€ไปฃ่กจใงใ‚ใ‚‹็ท’ๆ–น่กใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅŸผ็މ็œŒๆ‰€ๆฒขๅธ‚ใงๅˆใฎใƒ“ใƒผใƒซ่ฃฝ้€ ไผš็คพใจใ—ใฆ่ช•็”Ÿใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ‰€ๆฒขใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใฎไปฃ่กจๅ–็ท ๅฝนๅ…ผใƒ˜ใƒƒใƒ‰ใƒ–ใƒซใƒฏใƒผใฎ็ท’ๆ–นใฏใ€ใ‚ซใƒŒใƒผ่ฃฝ้€ ใ€้‡‘ๅฑžๅŠ ๅทฅใ€่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠ้–‹็™บใจ่กŒใฃใŸๅ„ๅˆ†้‡Žใง ๆœ€้ซ˜ๅณฐใฎๆŠ€่ก“่€…ใจใ—ใฆๆดป่บใ—ใฆใใŸ่ทไบบใงใ™ใ€‚ 2013ๅนดๆ—ฅๆœฌๅˆใฎ่‡ช็คพ็‡ป่ฃฝใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ŒPharaoh๏ผˆใƒ•ใ‚กใƒฉใ‚ช๏ผ‰ใ€ใฎ้–‹็™บใซ็€ๆ‰‹ใ€‚2015 ๅนดใซใฏใƒ‡ใƒ“ใƒฅใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใงใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒŠใ‚ทใƒงใƒŠใƒซใƒปใƒ“ใ‚ขใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—2015 ใฎใ‚นใƒขใƒผใ‚ฏใƒ“ใƒผใƒซ้ƒจ้–€้Š€่ณžใ‚’็ฒๅพ—ใ€‚ใใฎๅพŒใ‚‚ๆฌกใ€…ใจๅ€‹ๆ€ง่ฑŠใ‹ใชใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใ‚’้–‹็™บใ€็พๅœจใ€ๆ‰€ๆฒขใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใฏใ‚นใƒขใƒผใ‚ฏใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใฎใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใƒŠใƒƒใƒ—ๆ•ฐใงไธ–็•Œไธ€ใ‚’่ช‡ใ‚‹ใพใงใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ‰€ๆฒขใƒ“ใƒผใƒซๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใฏใ€ไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚ใ•ใ‚‰ใชใ‚‹ๅคšๆง˜ๆ€งใฎ้–‹ๆ‹“ใซๆŒ‘ๆˆฆใ—็ถšใ‘ใ€ใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใซๆบใ‚ใ‚‹ๅคšใใฎไบบใŒ้ฉšใใ‚ˆใ†ใช่ฃฝๅ“ใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

    Rating
    3.00Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  23. 23

    beerStyle21 Inc.

    Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

    beerStyle21 Inc. produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Gargery Estella", which is an English Pale Ale and "Gargery Stout", which is a Russian Imperial Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    2.87Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  24. 24

    Kawaguchi Brewery

    Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

    Kawaguchi Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Arakawa Sunset IPA (่’ๅทใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆIPA)", which is an English IPA and "Kawaguchi Onarimichi Ale (ๅทๅฃๅพกๆˆ้“ใ‚จใƒผใƒซ)", which is a Mild - Light. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Brown Ales.

    Rating
    2.78Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  25. 25

    Asahara Shuzo

    Ogose, Saitama, Japan

    Asahara Shuzo produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Musashino", which is an Other Pilsner and "Musashino Premium", which is an International Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    2.68Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated