Moonrise Brewery Tenmonkan

There’s a brewery in Kagoshima’s Tenmonkan district that’s set up on the first floor of a chanko nabe restaurant.

It’s Moonrise Brewery Tenmonkan. At the first floor of the building that houses the famous chanko spot "Asano Umi," you can drink freshly brewed beer while looking at the brewing tanks.

It all started when president Daisaku Tomioka was exposed to craft beer culture while studying in Hawaii. The head brewer, Seigo Nagata, used to be a sales rep for the black vinegar maker "Fukuyama Black Vinegar Kakishida," and he was drawn to beer’s power to connect people, so he switched careers and entered brewing.

What’s more, the day they obtained their brewing license happened to be a full moon. It was a departure worthy of the name "Moonrise."

"Moonrise Pale Ale" is their flagship beer, with bright citrus hop aromas. "Lady Moon IPA" is a properly bitter IPA. "Brown Sugar Brown Porter" is a dark beer made with brown sugar from Amami Oshima, where the caramel-like character of roasted malt blends with the sweetness of the brown sugar.

They also have "Matcha Wheat," a collaboration with Ikeda Seicha. It’s a wheat-based beer made with locally produced matcha. The food menu also offers dishes using Kuroge Wagyu and black pork from their sister restaurant "Fukuwaraji," so you can enjoy pairing them too.