Metro area
Within 16 miles of Nagano we track 7 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Tamamura Honten Co. in Yamanochi leads the list at 3.90 (Fine).
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.
Yamanochi, Nagano, Japan
Tamamura Honten Co. produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #31 in Japan. They are most well known for "Shiga Kogen IPA", which is an American IPA and "Shiga Kogen Sono 10 (其の十) / No. 10 - Anniversary IPA -", which is an Imperial IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Saisons.
Myoko, Niigata, Japan
Alpen Blick Tatra produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Myoko Kogen Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner and "Myoko Kogen Weizen", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.
Suzaka, Nagano, Japan
Shinshu Suzaka Fruits Ale produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Apple", which is a Fruit Beer and "Dry Apple", which is a Fruit Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Pale Ales.
