Green Beach Brewery Posts "100% HANDMADE IN CHIGASAKI" on Instagram
Green Beach Brewery published an Instagram post titled "100% HANDMADE IN CHIGASAKI." In the caption, it mentioned Shonan Festival starting the next day and called on people to raise a glass with craft beer rooted in Chigasaki and Shonan.
Hop BroGreen Beach Brewery posted "100% HANDMADE IN CHIGASAKI" on Instagram. The message is fired up, calling on everyone to celebrate Shonan Festival with a Chigasaki-born beer.
MugiWait, a beer "born in Chigasaki"? That sounds so loaded with local pride that I want to support it before even seeing the label!
Hop BroExactly. It's a brewery in Chigasaki City, and it only started in-house brewing in March 2025. That small beer bar with a brewery attached vibe is really nice too.
MugiIn-house brewing, so you mean they make it themselves in the shop? That sounds like a secret base for artisans, which is kind of exciting!
Hop BroThat's right. And their standard Namabora Lager uses pine needles and pine cones from Chigasaki. The idea is already very much "forest by the sea," so the amount of information is kind of a lot.
MugiPine needles and pine cones!? That's basically a forest beer! But I feel like it'd end up surprisingly crisp.
Hop BroAnd their CHOP IPA uses hops grown in the garden of representative Teruhito Kitazawa's home in Chigasaki. Hops are the key to aroma and bitterness, so the landscape of a local garden becomes part of the flavor.
MugiAn IPA made with hops from a garden really feels like it contains the whole character of the region. It's less like a brewery and more like drinking Chigasaki's photo album!
Hop BroThis Instagram post is also a call for people to toast with friends ahead of Shonan Festival. Instead of mass production, the appeal of Green Beach Brewery is that it feels close to both the land and the people.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! I want to lift my spirits before the festival with a glass of Shonan, and I want to toast Chigasaki too!
About the Post
Green Beach Brewery published an Instagram post carrying the message "100% HANDMADE IN CHIGASAKI." In the caption, it introduced the upcoming "Shonan Festival" starting tomorrow and called on people in Chigasaki, nearby residents, and visitors from farther away to enjoy a toast with fellow friends over craft beer born and raised in Shonan.
Craft Beer Growing in Chigasaki
Green Beach Brewery is a brewery based in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is said to have started in-house brewing in March 2025, and in Shonan it has been introduced as a beer bar with a small brewery attached. Its community-rooted stance is reflected directly in the title of this post as well.
The brewery's beer-making is notable for its use of local ingredients. Its regular offering, "Namabora Lager," is known as a beer made with pine needles and pine cones from Chigasaki, while "CHOP IPA" uses Chigasaki-grown hops harvested from the garden of company representative Teruhito Kitazawa's home. Not only in its handmade process, but also in the way it chooses its ingredients, the brewery expresses what makes it feel "like Chigasaki," and that has become one of its defining traits.
A Toast for Shonan Festival
This post is at once a guide timed to a local event and a concise expression of the brewery's approach to making beer. How do you enjoy craft beer that is not mass-produced, but instead reveals the distance between land and people? This message, sent ahead of the Shonan Festival, once again conveys the connection between the streets of Chigasaki and its beer.
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Hop BroGreen Beach Brewery posted "100% HANDMADE IN CHIGASAKI" on Instagram. The message is fired up, calling on everyone to celebrate Shonan Festival with a Chigasaki-born beer.
MugiWait, a beer "born in Chigasaki"? That sounds so loaded with local pride that I want to support it before even seeing the label!
Hop BroExactly. It's a brewery in Chigasaki City, and it only started in-house brewing in March 2025. That small beer bar with a brewery attached vibe is really nice too.
MugiIn-house brewing, so you mean they make it themselves in the shop? That sounds like a secret base for artisans, which is kind of exciting!
Hop BroThat's right. And their standard Namabora Lager uses pine needles and pine cones from Chigasaki. The idea is already very much "forest by the sea," so the amount of information is kind of a lot.
MugiPine needles and pine cones!? That's basically a forest beer! But I feel like it'd end up surprisingly crisp.
Hop BroAnd their CHOP IPA uses hops grown in the garden of representative Teruhito Kitazawa's home in Chigasaki. Hops are the key to aroma and bitterness, so the landscape of a local garden becomes part of the flavor.
MugiAn IPA made with hops from a garden really feels like it contains the whole character of the region. It's less like a brewery and more like drinking Chigasaki's photo album!
Hop BroThis Instagram post is also a call for people to toast with friends ahead of Shonan Festival. Instead of mass production, the appeal of Green Beach Brewery is that it feels close to both the land and the people.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! I want to lift my spirits before the festival with a glass of Shonan, and I want to toast Chigasaki too!
