COEDO Brewery

Address
Saitama, 1352 Oya, Higashimatsuyama
Area
Saitama Higashimatsuyama

What kind of brewery is COEDO Brewery?

hop proudHop Bro

COEDO Brewery is a must when talking about Saitama's craft beer scene. Its start was completely different from a typical local beer maker.

mugi thinkingMugi

I see COEDO everywhere, but what's different about it?

hop normalHop Bro

The parent company, Kyodo Shoji, has been into organic farming since the 1970s. There was a tradition in Kawagoe where farmers planted barley as a secondary crop to keep the soil healthy, and that's where the idea for brewing beer came from. Then, in 1996, they obtained a brewing license and made a "sweet potato lager" using sweet potatoes from Kawagoe. That's the origin. It became today's Beniaka.

mugi surprisedMugi

Wait, beer made with sweet potatoes!? That's not normal, right?

hop excitedHop Bro

It wasn't normal. What's more, in 1997 they brought in Christian Mitterbauer from Germany, a brewmaster who was the fourth generation in his family business, and had him drill them thoroughly in authentic techniques for five years. I think that five years is what made the quality what it is today.

mugi surprisedMugi

Five years with a fourth-generation German master! That's seriously committed...

hop proudHop Bro

The results showed up in international competitions. Beniaka won a silver medal at the World Beer Cup 2010, and at the European Beer Star it won medals for four consecutive years from 2009 through 2012. They were among the pioneers in getting Japanese craft beer recognized worldwide.

mugi excitedMugi

Four straight years with medals! So what are the regular lineup beers like?

hop excitedHop Bro

Ruri is a clear pilsner, Kyara is in the amber lager family, Shiro is a wheat weizen, Shikkoku is a black lager, and Marihana is a session IPA that also uses HKTS02 hops from Hokuto, Yamanashi. Including the sweet potato-based Beniaka, there are six standard beers. It's nice that you can choose by color.

mugi happyMugi

All the names are like beautiful Japanese colors! Shikkoku and Ruri especially make me excited before I even drink them.

hop excitedHop Bro

On top of that, they're working with Bio'c, a koji mold starter manufacturer, on a beer development project that uses koji-based saccharification technology. Because it can saccharify even unmalted grains, it will make it possible to use more locally grown ingredients in beer.

mugi surprisedMugi

What!? Brewing beer with koji!? That's like a sake-inspired idea. They also moved in 2016 to a sustainable brewery renovated from a training facility from the 1980s, so they're always taking on new challenges. I'm also curious about the Myonichikan event in Ikebukuro!

Signature beers: RuriKyaraBeniakaShikkokuShiroMarihana
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COEDO Brewery to Hold “An Evening Enjoying the Fireplace 2026” at Meijikan on February 20

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COEDO Brewery Launches Standalone Sales of 'Hazy Gate' Following Positive Response to Lucky Bag
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COEDO Brewery to Hold a Five-Senses Beer Workshop on the Urawa Isetan Rooftop on December 13
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FARM&CIDERY KANESHIGE's RICKEY tapped at The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant
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