# AJB Co. — Nozawaonsen, Nagano

> AJB Co. in Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #67 in Japan. 394 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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AJB Co. is a brewery in Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #67 in Japan. Of the 394 beers we track, 37% are IPA and 17% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.84 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #67 in Japan · #5,113 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 394

## About

AJB Co. produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #41 in Japan. They are most well known for "Joy Juice Ver.2", which is a New England IPA and "King Kong Knee Drop", which is an Imperial Stout. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 37% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 345-1, Nozawaonsen, Nagano, Japan
- Coordinates: 36.9492781, 138.4370787
- Website: http://anglojapanesebeer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Gangi Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/gangi-brewing-35398.md) — 3.63, Poor — Joetsu, Niigata — 14 mi away
- [Yudanaka Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/yudanaka-brewery-29986.md) — 3.60, Poor — Yamanochi, Nagano — 15 mi away
- [Tamamura Honten Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/tamamura-honten-co-6616.md) — 3.90, Fine — Yamanochi, Nagano — 15 mi away
- [Alpen Blick Tatra](https://finding.beer/brewery/alpen-blick-tatra-18365.md) — 2.98, Limited — Myoko, Niigata — 16 mi away
- [Tsumari Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/tsumari-beer-25214.md) — 3.49, Poor — Tokamachi, Niigata — 16 mi away
- [Jokun Brewing Lab.](https://finding.beer/brewery/jokun-brewing-lab-25248.md) — 3.56, Poor — Tokamachi, Niigata — 21 mi away
- [Shinshu Suzaka Fruits Ale](https://finding.beer/brewery/shinshu-suzaka-fruits-ale-18426.md) — 2.74, Limited — Suzaka, Nagano — 21 mi away
- [Mallika Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mallika-brewing-29328.md) — 3.53, Poor — Nagano — 24 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Japan](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan.md)

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