Sankaku Beer Works

Sankaku Beer Works is in Kawabe, Kagoshima. The brewery is inside a facility called TANOKAMI STATION, which was renovated from a closed junior high school.

And the brewing water is from Shimizu spring, selected as one of the Ministry of the Environment's 100 Famous Waters. It rises from a shale stratum, and it's a luxurious water that's mellow yet crisp.

What's more, the head brewer, Shohei Nagakawa, is amazing too. He trained at EX NOVO BREWING and Unicorn Brewing in Portland, Oregon, USA. He's someone who honed his skills in the mecca of craft beer.

And he's a proven talent, winning bronze in the Russian Imperial Stout category at the JAPAN GREAT BEER AWARDS 2019. Kenta Hayashi, who oversees the beer business, spent 16 years in the food and beverage industry in the Kanto region as a chef, and he's a pro at menu development and opening new stores.

Exactly—that's the concept. Jadd-IPA is a balanced beer with hop bitterness and malt aroma, Yadd-Golden ALE has a spicy, floral aroma, Tiida-Hazy is a juicy hefeweizen with banana notes up front, and Moze-Sour is a sour with grapefruit-like acidity.

There's also a beer made with 'Ta no Kami' rice grown by a local French farmer without fertilizers or pesticides. The name Sankaku comes from sanpoyoshi... the philosophy that makers, drinkers, and the local community should all be happy. It reaches you unpasteurized and unfiltered, with the yeast still alive.