JAPAN
Kiuchi Shuzou Ltd. was established in 1823 in the tiny hamlet of
Kounosu (= "Nest") as producer of Japanese Sake. In 1996 the company
started brewing beer with a capacity of 1,500 barrels per year.
We carry these from Hitachino Hitachino Nest XH (matured in Shochu Casks) Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale Hitachino Nest Ginger Brew Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout Hitachino Nest Weizen Hitachino Nest White Ale Red More. Cool Links | The Kiuchi Brewery was established in 1823 by Kiuchi Gihei, the headman
of Kounosu village. His family was collecting rice from farmers as land
taxes for the Mito Tokugawa family. He began his brewery with the idea
of using the remaining rice stocks in the warehouse. At this time in
Japan a new political movement began to reform the Tokugawa regime.
Fujita Toko, one of the movement's activists, advocated an ideology to
build a new organizational government with a reverence of the emperor,
and his thought led to the Meiji Restoration. Mikio Kiuchi inherited the brewery legacy in 1950. It was the time when the sake industry flourished as the rapid growth of Japan's economy after the World War II. Although many sake breweries started mass producing low quality sake due to increased demand, Kiuchi Brewery maintained their policy of pursuing the best quality of sake with the optimum ingredients and craftsman-ship.
In autumn 1996, Kiuchi started beer brewing business, named the brand "HITACHINO NEST BEER" with unique owl character logo. Over the years, Kiuchi Brewery has gained Japan and worldwide attention by winning awards at numerous world beer competitions. In 2000, Brew on Premises facilities has opened to introduce the Lager is the main stream in the beer industries in Japan. Shochu Kiuchi  Kiuchi built a Distillation facility in March, 2003. to aid with recycling and reduction of waste, beginning with the production of "Shochu Kiuchi" Distilled liquor made from Sakekasu (Sake lees) which is the by-product of Sake Brewing. |
