# Kakitagawa Brewing — Shimizu, Shizuoka

> Kakitagawa Brewing in Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan scores 3.78 out of 5 — Fine, #97 in Japan. 156 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kakitagawa Brewing operates 2 locations; this is the one in Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #97 in Japan. Of the 156 beers we track, 26% are IPA and 15% Pale Lager. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 3.78 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #97 in Japan · #6,864 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 156

## About

Kakitagawa Brewing produce's good quality beer and is ranked #47 in Japan. They are most well known for "Numazu Craft Mersey Side ESB", which is an Extra Special / Strong Bitter and "Numazu Craft Baikamo IPA", which is an English IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 26% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Coordinates: 35.10289102110352, 138.9018675021724
- Website: http://numazucraft.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [Shimizu](https://finding.beer/brewery/kakitagawa-brewing-16108.md) — Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Breweries nearby

- [Kakitagawa Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/kakitagawa-brewing-16108.md) — 3.78, Fine — Shimizu, Shizuoka — 0 mi away
- [TIELS BREWING](https://finding.beer/brewery/tiels-brewing-29892.md) — 3.83, Fine — Mishima, Shizuoka — 1.3 mi away
- [fête 三島醸造所](https://finding.beer/brewery/fete-34704.md) — 3.53, Poor — Mishima, Shizuoka — 1.7 mi away
- [Repubrew](https://finding.beer/brewery/repubrew-25389.md) — 3.86, Fine — Numazu, Shizuoka — 2.3 mi away
- [Masters Brewing 沼津駅前醸造所](https://finding.beer/brewery/masters-brewing-30401.md) — 3.34, Poor — Numazu, Shizuoka — 2.4 mi away
- [Nippon Beer Jozo](https://finding.beer/brewery/nippon-beer-jozo-7186.md) — 2.77, Limited — Numazu, Shizuoka — 2.4 mi away
- [One Drop Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/one-drop-brewery-29324.md) — 3.40, Poor — Numazu, Shizuoka — 2.5 mi away
- [Tokominum](https://finding.beer/brewery/tokominum-18474.md) — 1.78, Limited — Kannami, Shizuoka — 5 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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