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Best breweries in Kobe, Japan

Within 16 miles of Kobe we track 10 breweries. 1 rates Great. Open Air in Kobe leads the list at 4.15 (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

    Open Air

    Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

    Open Air produce's high quality beer and is ranked #19 in Japan. They are most well known for "Open Air IPA", which is an American IPA and "New Tune", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    4.15Great
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  2. 2

    Nomodachi

    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.

    Rating
    3.86Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 3

    Heal Soul Brewery

    Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

    Rating
    3.64Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    Starboard Brewing

    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.

    Rating
    3.43Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Kobe Minato Beer

    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.

    Rating
    3.27Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  6. 6

    Nic Tanaka

    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.

    Rating
    2.83Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  7. 7

    In Tha Door Brewing

    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.

    Rating
    3.05Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 8

    Konishi Brewing Company

    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.

    Rating
    3.03Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    IN International

    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.

    Rating
    2.96Limited
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  10. 10

    URA Awaji Beer

    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.

    Rating
    2.86Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated