# Hikone Brewing — Hikone, Shiga

> Hikone Brewing in Hikone, Shiga, Japan scores 3.52 out of 5 — Poor, #231 in Japan. 28 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Hikone Brewing is a brewery in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.52 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #231 in Japan. Of the 28 beers we track, 44% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.52 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #231 in Japan · #11,010 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 28

## What they brew

- IPA — 44% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1, Hikone, Shiga, Japan
- Coordinates: 35.276452, 136.251846
- Website: https://hikonebrewing.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Nagahama Roman Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/nagahama-roman-beer-6557.md) — 2.93, Limited — Nagahama, Shiga — 7 mi away
- [Flora Fermentation](https://finding.beer/brewery/flora-fermentation-30410.md) — 3.77, Fine — Higashiomi, Shiga — 12 mi away
- [Shiga Syuzo](https://finding.beer/brewery/shiga-syuzo-18373.md) — 2.81, Poor — Shiga — 12 mi away
- [Two Rabbits Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/two-rabbits-brewing-company-18253.md) — 3.78, Fine — Omihachiman, Shiga — 13 mi away
- [Diamond Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/diamond-brewery-25340.md) — 3.34, Poor — Omihachiman, Shiga — 15 mi away
- [Biwako Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/biwako-brewery-25339.md) — 2.99, Poor — Takashima, Shiga — 15 mi away
- [Hino Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hino-brewing-co-17045.md) — 3.81, Fine — Hino, Shiga — 18 mi away
- [Omi Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/omi-beer-18400.md) — 3.49, Poor — Otsu, Shiga — 22 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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