# Kumazawa Brewing Co. | Shonan Beer (湘南ビール)

> Kumazawa Brewing Co. | Shonan Beer (湘南ビール) in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan scores 3.50 out of 5 — Poor, #245 in Japan. 259 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kumazawa Brewing Co. | Shonan Beer (湘南ビール) is a brewery in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.50 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #245 in Japan. Of the 259 beers we track, 42% are IPA and 25% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.50 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #245 in Japan · #11,464 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 259

## About

Kumazawa Brewing Co. produce's good quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Shonan IPA", which is an American IPA and "Shonan Schwarz", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 42% of the beers we track
- Other — 25% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 794, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Coordinates: 35.348057, 139.397025
- Website: http://www.kumazawa.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Passific Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/passific-brewing-24882.md) — 4.13, Great — Chigasaki, Kanagawa — 1.3 mi away
- [Barbaric Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/barbaric-works-18249.md) — 3.74, Fine — Chigasaki, Kanagawa — 1.4 mi away
- [MacKenDy Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mackendy-brewery-25225.md) — 3.89, Fine — Chigasaki, Kanagawa — 2.6 mi away
- [Yggdrasil Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/yggdrasil-brewing-18453.md) — 3.85, Fine — Hiratsuka, Kanagawa — 2.7 mi away
- [Sankt Gallen Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sankt-gallen-brewery-6608.md) — 2.97, Limited — Atsugi, Kanagawa — 6.8 mi away
- [Atsugi Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/atsugi-beer-co-18262.md) — 3.52, Poor — Atsugi, Kanagawa — 7.4 mi away
- [Ebina Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/ebina-beer-18332.md) — 3.60, Poor — Ebina, Kanagawa — 7.5 mi away
- [Kamakura Beer Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kamakura-beer-brew-co-18288.md) — 2.83, Limited — Kamakura, Kanagawa — 8.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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