Daisen Brewery

Let me tell you about Daisen G Beer. If you're talking about craft beer in Tottori, this is absolutely essential.

Exactly. The brewery is at the foot of Mount Daisen, a national park, at an elevation of 300 meters. They brew with Daisen's subterranean water pumped up from 150 meters underground. The official name is Kumezakura Daisen Brewery.

And the head brewer, Hideki Iwata, is the real deal. He studied yeast at Shimane University and was originally supposed to join a sake brewery, but he switched course because he liked beer more, and he's been brewing since the company was founded in 1996, for nearly 30 years now.

And their record is incredible. In 2011, their Weizen was named the world's best at the World Beer Awards, and in 2025 they also took world number one in Weizenbock and Barley Wine. The Barley Wine is the champion in the dark beer category.

There's a seasonal beer called Daisen Gold, and it uses Daisen Gold, a two-row barley unique to Daisen that was developed by Tottori Prefecture. It's the ultimate local beer, with both the water and the barley coming from Daisen.

They brew about 30 varieties a year, with a daring lineup that includes Yago, made with sake rice, and Weizen Hop, made with hops grown locally without pesticides. You can drink it fresh at the attached restaurant, Bierhof Gambarius.