Verified Brewery Reference

Serious data on Japan's craft breweries.

Browse a live brewery catalog built around regulatory records, corporate corroboration, and official brewery evidence. The goal is simple: fewer unsupported records, clearer provenance, and a more dependable view of Japan's craft beer landscape.

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Trust Snapshot

Regulatory-first catalog

Licensed breweries require National Tax Agency record support before they are treated as fully confirmed.

Officially corroborated operators

Official brewery and operator sources stay distinct from marketplace and community enrichment.

Backlog discipline

Verification gaps and unmatched official leads stay visible in workflow queues instead of being silently ignored.

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Active Catalog

Breweries currently represented across all 8 regions of Japan.

Licensed

Records already tied to regulatory brewery evidence.

Officially Verified

Strong operator corroboration, even if a regulatory match is still pending.

Coverage

56 breweries with websites and 11 with export signals.

Why Trust It

Producer first, brand second

The catalog tracks legal operators and facilities before marketplace, social, or taproom signals. Unsupported placeholders are not kept live just to inflate coverage.

Why Trust It

Public proof stays visible

Every confirmed brewery record is expected to carry a visible trail of regulatory, corporate, official, or association evidence rather than opaque internal scoring alone.

Why Trust It

Research remains auditable

There are currently 279 recent unmatched official leads and 802 older leads still under review, kept outside the public catalog until they are resolved.

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