NAMACHA'n Brewing

Let me tell you about NAMACHA'n Brewing's third brewery, the Kitaikebukuro location. It's in a residential neighborhood about a 3-minute walk from Kitaikebukuro Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, and its theme is "authentic."

NAMACHA'n Brewing has three breweries, and each has a different concept. The Otsuka location is the main shop and the base for smoked beer, the Shiinamachi location is "cute" and focuses on fruit-based beers, and Kitaikebukuro takes a more grown-up approach. They make beers aged in whiskey barrels.

The president, Kenta Yamazaki, originally ran a bar serving whiskey and cocktails. Drawn to the depth of smoked food and beer, he opened the first shop in 2015, and from there he became deeply immersed in brewing.

Exactly. And the group's flagship beer, "Namachan's Rauchbier," is a rauchbier made with malt smoked in-house, and it won gold at the International Beer Cup 2020. You can also drink the group's own brewed beers at Kitaikebukuro.

It's a standing bar, they serve smoked dishes, and they stock more than 100 domestic and imported bottled beers. The feel of being tucked away in a residential neighborhood gives it that hidden-gem atmosphere.