Metro area
Within 16 miles of Kobe we track 10 breweries. 1 rates Great. open air in Kobe leads the list at 4.15 (Great).
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.
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
2022年4月、神戸市兵庫区の小学校の給食室をリノベーションして誕生したopen air 湊山醸造所。 毎週新作をリリースし、年間を通して多彩なスタイルのクラフトビールを醸造しています。 Brewery:神戸市兵庫区雪御所町2-18-102 Taproom:open air 神戸元町店（神戸市中央区三宮町3-2-2）、open air ビアカウンター （兵庫区雪御所町2-24 NATURE STUDIO 2F）
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Nomodachi produce's high quality beer and is ranked #5 in Japan. They are most well known for "Horoyokai (ほろ妖怪)", which is a New Zealand IPA and "mist", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Starboard Brewing produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "IPA", which is an American IPA and "Panacea Session", which is a Session IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.
神戸市兵庫区, Hyogo, Japan
Kobe Minato Beer produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Golden Ale", which is a Golden Ale and "Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Wheat Beers.
Osaka, Japan
Nic Tanaka produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Miotsukushi Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner and "Miotsukushi Marzen", which is a Märzen. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Lagers.
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
In Tha Door Brewing produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Ninomiya Funk Ale (二宮ファンクエール)", which is an English Pale Ale and "Session IPA", which is a Session IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.
Itami, Hyogo, Japan
Konishi Brewing Company produce's characterless beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Snow Blanche", which is a Wheat Beer and "OSAKA Bay Blues", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Dark Beers.
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
IN International produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Rokko IPA", which is an English IPA and "Rokko Porter", which is an Other Porter. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.
Awaji, Hyogo, Japan
URA Awaji Beer produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner and "Alt", which is an Altbier. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Wheat Beers.
