# ZAO Brewery (蔵王ブルワリー) — Yamagata

> ZAO Brewery (蔵王ブルワリー) in Yamagata, Japan scores 2.84 out of 5 — Limited, #529 in Japan. 16 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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ZAO Brewery (蔵王ブルワリー) is a brewery in Yamagata, Japan. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #529 in Japan. Of the 16 beers we track, 35% are Pale Ale and 32% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 2.84 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #529 in Japan · #23,985 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 16

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 35% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 32% of the beers we track
- IPA — 16% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Yamagata, Japan
- Coordinates: 38.1807526, 140.3195192
- Website: https://www.zao-brewery.jp/

## Breweries nearby

- [Yonezawa Jack's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/yonezawa-jacks-brewery-16737.md) — 3.42, Poor — Yonezawa, Yamagata — 25 mi away
- [Handa Ginzan Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/handa-ginzan-brewery-24897.md) — 3.52, Poor — Koori, Fukushima — 25 mi away
- [Yellow Beer Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/yellow-beer-works-25198.md) — 3.87, Fine — Fukushima — 27 mi away
- [Sennan Schinken Factory](https://finding.beer/brewery/sennan-schinken-factory-18270.md) — 3.51, Poor — 角田市, 宮城県 — 29 mi away
- [Batsuji Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/batsuji-brewing-24900.md) — 3.49, Poor — Sendai, Miyagi — 30 mi away
- [Great Dane Brewing Sendai](https://finding.beer/brewery/great-dane-brewing-sendai-30815.md) — 3.73, Fine — Sendai, Miyagi — 30 mi away
- [Miyagi Yuriage Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/miyagi-yuriage-beer-31094.md) — 3.47, Poor — Natori, Miyagi — 34 mi away
- [Nanakusa Nano Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nanakusa-nano-brewery-18472.md) — 3.00, Poor — Nihommatsu, Fukushima — 42 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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