# Strange Brewing & Lab — Minamiuonuma, Niigata

> Strange Brewing & Lab in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #294 in Japan. 146 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Strange Brewing & Lab is a brewery in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #294 in Japan. Of the 146 beers we track, 41% are IPA and 22% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #294 in Japan · #13,124 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 146

## About

Strange Brewing & Lab produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Pig Head IPA", which is an American IPA and "Golden Slumber", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 41% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 22% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 79-5, Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan
- Coordinates: 37.1510593, 138.9603933
- Website: http://strangebrewing.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hakkaisan Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hakkaisan-brewery-34723.md) — 2.86, Limited — Uonuma, Niigata — 5.4 mi away
- [Jokun Brewing Lab.](https://finding.beer/brewery/jokun-brewing-lab-25248.md) — 3.56, Poor — Tokamachi, Niigata — 11 mi away
- [Tsumari Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/tsumari-beer-25214.md) — 3.49, Poor — Tokamachi, Niigata — 19 mi away
- [Heisei Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/heisei-brewing-25252.md) — 3.58, Poor — Nagaoka, Niigata — 22 mi away
- [Nihonkai Yuhi Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nihonkai-yuhi-brewery-34717.md) — 3.07, Poor — Niigata — 25 mi away
- [Octone Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/octone-brewing-16136.md) — 3.60, Poor — Minakami, Gunma — 26 mi away
- [Katashina Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/katashina-brewing-29316.md) — 3.37, Poor — Katashina, Gunma — 27 mi away
- [AJB Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/ajb-co-9782.md) — 3.84, Fine — Nozawaonsen, Nagano — 32 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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