Ise Kadoya Beer also has another base called the Shimono Brewery. It’s in Shimono-cho, Ise City, and it’s the core factory supporting ISEKADO’s brewing.
Mugi
So there are two sites, the Kamiyu Brewery and the Shimono Brewery. What’s the difference?
Hop Bro
This is the Shimono Brewery listed on the official site, and it’s the production base that supports the volume ISEKADO ships around the world. It’s the place where the recipes Suzuki envisioned and proved at international competitions are realized at a mass-production level.
Mugi
I see, so this is the main hub as a brewery. Anything interesting happening lately?
Hop Bro
This is the big one: they announced a review of how they operate the Pale Ale recipe. Until now, the canned version and the bottle/keg version actually used different recipes, but they’re unifying them to the can recipe.
Mugi
Wait, the same Pale Ale had different recipes?! I had no idea...
Hop Bro
And the old bottle/keg recipe will become a separate product called "Classic Pale Ale." Being able to compare different recipes from the same brewery is pretty rare, I think.
Mugi
That’s interesting! And I’m also curious about the name "Golden Dragon"...
Hop Bro
It’s a keg-only beer, so it isn’t available in cans or bottles. You can only drink it on tap at beer bars. It’s a pour that leans on the freshness only draft can deliver. If you find it, you’re lucky.
Mugi
Hearing it’s limited makes me want to drink it even more! They also offer tasting sets with labels you can’t buy on their own, right?
Hop Bro
They include rare limited-quantity labels, so yes. The Shimono Brewery isn’t very visible from the outside, but it’s where ISEKADO turns its challenges into the beers people drink every day.
Signature beers:Pale AleClassic Pale AleGolden Dragon