# Kyoto Beer Lab — Kyoto

> Kyoto Beer Lab in Kyoto, Japan scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #64 in Japan. 349 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kyoto Beer Lab is a brewery in Kyoto, Japan. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #64 in Japan. Of the 349 beers we track, 32% are IPA and 20% Stout / Porter.

## 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: #64 in Japan · #5,042 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 349

## About

Kyoto Beer Lab produce's good quality beer and is ranked #14 in Japan. They are most well known for "Hojicha Stout (ほうじ茶スタウト)", which is an Other Stout and "Wasabi Gose (ワサビ塩ゴーゼ)", which is a Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 32% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 201-3, Kyoto, Japan
- Coordinates: 34.9906633, 135.7656908
- Website: https://kyotobeerlab.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shalara Craft Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/shalara-craft-beer-35171.md) — 3.55, Poor — Kyoto — 0.7 mi away
- [Kyoto Arashiyama Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/kyoto-arashiyama-brewery-29995.md) — 3.70, Fine — Kyoto — 1.3 mi away
- [Nishijin Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/nishijin-beer-18428.md) — 3.40, Poor — Kyoto — 1.5 mi away
- [Kinshi Masamune](https://finding.beer/brewery/kinshi-masamune-31457.md) — 2.80, Limited — Kyoto — 1.6 mi away
- [Kyoto Brewing Company (京都醸造)](https://finding.beer/brewery/kyoto-brewing-company-7910.md) — 3.83, Fine — Kyoto — 1.7 mi away
- [52's Brewing Exploration](https://finding.beer/brewery/52s-brewing-exploration-32328.md) — 3.58, Poor — Kyoto — 2.4 mi away
- [Bighand Bros. Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bighand-bros-brewery-29896.md) — 3.86, Fine — Kyoto — 2.8 mi away
- [Woodmill Brewery Kyoto](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodmill-brewery-kyoto-18298.md) — 3.47, Poor — Kyoto — 3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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