Kiuchi Brewery Inc. 木内酒造 | |
Industry: | Alcoholic beverage |
Foundation: | in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan |
Location City: | Naka, Ibaraki |
Products: | Beer, sake, shōchū |
Location Country: | Japan 36.4686°N 140.4681°W |
Kiuchi Brewery (木内酒造) is a brewery in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1823 by village headman Kiuchi Gihei as a sake and shochu producer.[1]
Craft beer production began in 1996 after a change in Japanese law governing micro brewing. A number of Kiuchi's products seek to combine European beer-making technology with traditional Japanese brewing techniques; for example, its XH Hitachino Nest Beer is matured in shochu casks.