INGRY MONGRY

INGRY MONGRY, Ingrimongry. It’s a brewery in Higashiosaka, and its concept is anime and manga.

The whole worldview is about expressing the excitement of waiting for the next installment of a favorite manga or anime through beer. They roll out their labels like a serialized story, with series like superhero teams and sweets series. All the bottle labels are handmade, and each one has its own unique story.

The parent company is Nishichu Sangyo, a real estate firm, and they opened it in 2024 as a new business. They have a small beer factory in Naka-Shinkai, Higashiosaka. And the lineup is distinctive too. There’s a strong ale called "The Brewer Who Lived for 100 Days," with an ABV of 7.5%.

It’s a beer made to commemorate a brewer who was given a terminal cancer diagnosis, but still obtained a brewing license and lived through 100 days. It’s a strong ale made with salted cherry blossoms and crocodile meat. What an intense story, right?

They also have a standard golden ale, a red made with beets, a coffee stout that puts real emphasis on coffee beans, and a sweets beer called "Strawberry Parfait" made with strawberries and vanilla. They’re all 5% ABV and easy to drink. They even boast that "anything except oily, chocolate-like things can be made into beer."

Higashiosaka is a city of small factories, and they also take part in the open-factory event "Let's Go to the Factory!" Their beer factory blends right in as one of the local "factories," which is great. They also sell directly from the brewery, and it’s a 6-minute walk from Yoshida Station on the Kintetsu Keihanna Line.