Chigasaki BEER & Villa

There’s a brewery called "Chigasaki BEER & Villa" right in front of Southern Beach in Chigasaki, and you can see the ocean all the way from the restaurant on the third floor.

It opened along Route 134 in April 2023, and the overall producer is Nozomi Iwase, a woman who’s working with the concept of energizing the city by circulating the local economy and resources through beer.

For example, they give the spent grain from brewing to local farmers as fertilizer, and then use the vegetables those farmers grow back in the restaurant. Their Weizen made with komatsuna from Ohtake Farm is a perfect symbol of that cycle, linking beer and agriculture.

"LION YUZU Hazy IPA" is a Hazy IPA made with Ohtake Farm’s shishi yuzu, a type of giant yuzu. Their regular lineup includes Chigasaki Lager, Chigasaki IPA, and Chigasaki Midnight, which is a stout. The lager has a gentle bitterness, so people who don’t usually like beer find it easy to drink.

On the third floor, the restaurant "Surfrider-go" lets you pair the beer with dishes made from local ingredients, like hamburg steak made with Chigasaki beef and sausages from Jukusei Nikukobo Jiro. The bright white interior makes the Southern Beach visible from the counter.

Yes, they even have breakfast menu items. They installed brewing equipment from a manufacturer known for world-class quality on the first and second floors, so they haven’t cut corners on production either. They also hold tasting events at Michi-no-Eki Shonan Chigasaki, so it’s a brewery that’s deeply rooted in the local area.