Raap Brewery

RRAAP Brewery is in Shonandai, and it’s Fujisawa City’s first craft beer brewery. What’s more, it’s a place where a brewery and a cheese workshop are integrated into one.

Exactly. Their specialty is 'fresh mozzarella cheese' finished within 24 hours of milking, so you can enjoy freshly made cheese together with their own brewed beer. And the owner, Yasu, even won the 2024 Pickles Grand Prix.

He’s apparently called a 'powerful man.' They also make things like miso-pickled mozzarella and nam pla-pickled mozzarella, so he really knows fermented foods inside and out.

Their signature trio is 'Shonandai Lager,' 'Shonandai IPA,' and 'Shonandai Stout.' They all carry the 'Shonandai' name, which really feels like they’re representing the town. The IPA is said to be aromatic and never boring, the lager is crisp, and the stout is rich but finishes clean.

And another thing: they recycle the spent malt from brewing as fertilizer for their own farm. They make beer, use the byproducts to grow vegetables, and then use those vegetables in their food. It’s a full cycle.

The interior is glass-walled, so you can see the brewing equipment and watch the beer-making process while you drink. They opened in October 2023, so it’s still new, but you can really feel Yasu’s determination to energize Shonandai.