Dekoboko Brewery Works

What kind of brewery is Dekoboko Brewery Works?

hop normalHop Bro

Have you heard of Dekoboko Brewery Works in Aichi? It's a pretty new, freshly opened brewery.

mugi surprisedMugi

Dekoboko? That's a pretty unusual name!

hop movedHop Bro

The representative, Hiromichi Toyoshima, is a 49-year-old who really loves beer. What makes this brewery special is that they make beer together with users of a Type B continuous employment support facility, people with disabilities.

mugi surprisedMugi

Wait, they make beer together with people with disabilities? That's such a meaningful effort.

hop movedHop Bro

In Toyoshima's own words, he wants it to be a place where the people with disabilities who brew there can shine. The Chunichi Shimbun headline was, "Dreaming of Toasting with My Son over Beer."

mugi movedMugi

"Toasting with my son over beer"... that alone makes me want to support them.

hop thinkingHop Bro

What's interesting about the location too is that it's in a corner of a textile wholesaler district called Ichinomiya Sennin Danchi. It's like breathing new life into a commercial complex that once prospered through the textile industry, using beer brewing.

mugi happyMugi

Beer brewing in a textile town! The history of the town and the new challenge are overlapping.

hop excitedHop Bro

What's more, on May 22 they'll also hold an event called "Craft Beer & Rakugo Night" at Community Cafe Kagayohi in Iwakura. It's a plan to enjoy beer and rakugo in the same place. They also hold tap takeovers at Sanya in Ichinomiya, so they're well connected with local restaurants.

mugi excitedMugi

Beer and rakugo!? That combination sounds absolutely fun! I want to go!

hop proudHop Bro

What ties welfare, beer, and the local community together is exactly what the name Dekoboko means - the idea that different personalities fit together and become one beer.

mugi movedMugi

So that's the meaning behind the name Dekoboko... Just buying their beer means you can support someone else's place to shine. What a wonderful brewery.