# Ushitora Brewery — Shimotsuke, Tochigi

> Ushitora Brewery in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan scores 3.77 out of 5 — Fine, #103 in Japan. 104 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Ushitora Brewery is a brewery in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.77 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #103 in Japan. Of the 104 beers we track, 69% are IPA and 13% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.77 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #103 in Japan · #7,289 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 104

## About

Ushitora Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #49 in Japan. They are most well known for "#144 West Green IPA", which is an American IPA and "#069 Hatopoppo Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 69% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 3% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 142-3, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
- Coordinates: 36.4022455, 139.854346
- Website: http://ushitora.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Abuden Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/abuden-brewery-35537.md) — 3.20, Poor — Tochigi — 6.8 mi away
- [Yuki Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/yuki-brewery-25203.md) — 2.71, Limited — Yuki, Ibaraki — 7.7 mi away
- [808 Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/808-brewery-24904.md) — 3.62, Poor — Oyama, Tochigi — 10 mi away
- [Blue Magic Utsunomiya Brewery Ltd.](https://finding.beer/brewery/blue-magic-utsunomiya-brewery-ltd-18247.md) — 3.48, Poor — Utsunomiya, Tochigi — 11 mi away
- [Tochigi Microbrewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/tochigi-microbrewery-18259.md) — 2.91, Limited — Utsunomiya, Tochigi — 11 mi away
- [Romantic Village Craft Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/romantic-village-craft-brewery-18229.md) — 3.02, Limited — Utsunomiya, Tochigi — 16 mi away
- [Nikko Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/nikko-brewing-34722.md) — 3.70, Fine — Nikko, Tochigi — 21 mi away
- [Sakai Kashi Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sakai-kashi-brewery-19249.md) — 2.92, Limited — Sakai, Ibaraki — 21 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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