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Tamamura Honten LineupTamamura Honten started brewing Shiga Kogen Beer, like several other breweries such as Kiuchi Brewery, as an offshoot from a sake brewery. In 2004, Tamamura HontenĀ applied for a license and started brewing in September of the same year. Unlike other breweries however,Ā Shiga Kogen BeerĀ receives 20% of its hops from the local area, produced by Tamamura Honten.

Tamamura Hontenā€™sĀ Main Lineup

Tamamura Hontenā€™s Seasonal and Limited Edition Lineup

This will get updated throughout BeerTengokuā€™s life of Tamamura Hontenā€™s seasonal and limited edition beers.

  • Shiga Kogen 1t IPAĀ ā€“Ā A 9.5% Double / Imperial IPA brewed with 1000kg+, or 1 metric ton, of malts.
  • Ā Shiga Kogen / Hair of The Dog AdamuĀ ā€“Ā A 10% old world ale that is a collaborative release fromĀ Shiga Kogen x Hair of The Dog.
  • Shiga Kogen Africa Pale Ale ā€“ An American pale ale that is supposed to be between a traditional English pale ale and an IPA.
  • Shiga Kogen Baby Miyama BlondeĀ ā€“Ā A 5% saison that isĀ brewed using using Nishikimiyama rice and with additions of Shinshu hops and the hop varietal Loral HBC291 from the USA
  • Shiga Kogen BLONDĀ ā€“ A 5% seasonal blond ale that was first produced in 2015.
  • Shiga Kogen Blue Bird Day SaisonĀ ā€“ A 5.5% saison with its name coming from winter sport days out where the snow is fluffy and white, while the sky is a clear blue colour with not a cloud in sight.
  • Shiga Kogen Coffee & Donuts
  • Shiga Kogen Domestic Dry StoutĀ ā€“ AĀ 5% dry stout, also sometimes known as an Irish-style stout, brewed using locally sourced hops.
  • Shiga Kogen DPAĀ ā€“ Originally draft only, this 5.2% pale ale finds its way to bottles for limited times only.
  • Shiga Kogen Drunk CoffeeĀ ā€“ AĀ 5.5% pale ale that is part of a limited edition range which sees Trunk Coffee, based in Nagoya, throwing in some of their beans into the Shiga Kogen range of beers.
  • Shiga Kogen Fake WeizenĀ ā€“ A 5.5% witbier that is brewed using saison yeast first produced in 2015.
  • Shiga Kogen Festival SaisonĀ ā€“ A 6% saison brewed using Bru-1 hops ā€“ an experimental hop from the USA.
  • Shiga Kogen Harvest Brew Smol ā€“ A 3.5% session IPA Ā that uses the fresh hops from the latest harvest during the brewing process. It is brewed using Centennial and Willamette hops, with this batch being a one off.
  • Shiga Kogen Harvest Summer SaisonĀ ā€“ AĀ 5.5% saison style beer, slightly stronger than the traditional Belgian style and is released in autumn.
  • Shiga Kogen Hazy IIPA ā€“ A 7.5% NE-IPA but it is unknown though what hops went into it.
  • Shiga Kogen IBAĀ ā€“ A 7% Autumnal black IPA that is wet hopped using Centennial hops.
  • Shiga Kogen IBrAĀ ā€“Ā A 6% India Brown AleĀ brewed with eight different malts and oats, with some of them being domestically grown, and a variety of hops, to give it an IBU of 56.
  • Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter Coko Rwanda ā€“ An 8% imperial porter and has coffee beans sourced from Coko Farm, based in Rwanda.
  • Shiga Kogen Imperial Indian Summer Saison ā€“ An 8.5% saison from Tamamura Honten that is part of their limited editionĀ line up of beer.
  • Shiga Kogen India Miyama Lager ā€“ A 6% India Pale Lager brewed using locally grown rice, the same strain that is used in the sake from Tamamura Honten.
  • Shiga Kogen Issai Kaiku ā€“ A 6.5% American IPA and ā€œIssai Kaikuā€ roughly translates too ā€œEveryoneā€™s Troubleā€ which stems from a Buddhist idea from the four noble truths of Buddhism.
  • Shiga Kogen KasumiĀ ā€“ A 4.5% session IPA whichĀ uses 100% Golden Malt imported from the UK.
  • Shiga Kogen Monkey ClawsĀ ā€“Ā A 12% barleywineĀ named after the monkeys that habitat the Yamanouchi town,Ā Nagano.
  • Shiga Kogen New Engi-land IPAĀ ā€“ A 6.5% American IPA based on the New England styleĀ Ā first released in June 2017 to celebrate the opening ofĀ The Farmhouse.
  • Shiga Kogen Nigai Lager PilsnerĀ ā€“ A hoppy 5% pilsner brewed to make a bitter version of a popular style of beer.
  • Shiga Kogen Not So Mild AleĀ -A 4.5% mild aleĀ originally brewed with NĆøgne Ƙ, a Norwegian brewery, for the Tokyo Beer Festival back in 2009.
  • Shiga Kogen Not So SpecialĀ ā€“ AĀ 4.5% English bitter from Tamamura Honten that is part of their winter lineup of beer.
  • Shiga Kogen No 10 Anniversary IPAĀ ā€“ A 7.5% Imperial IPA brewed to celebrated 10 years of Shiga Kogen. First brewed in 2014 but on sale annually.
  • Shiga Kogen Saison BlancĀ -A 5.5% saison brewed using two kinds of New Zealand hops and two different yeasts in the fermentation stage.
  • Shiga Kogen Salty HopĀ ā€“Ā A 4.5% saison brewed using locally grown irises and peppers and also sea salt harvested from the Japan Sea to the north of Nagano.
  • Shiga Kogen Shoubu Miyama BlondeĀ ā€“ A 6.5% spiced / herb seasonal special from Tamamura Honten that contains the roots of sweet flags.
  • Shiga Kogen Smoky BrownĀ ā€“Ā AĀ 6.5% smoked ale from Tamamura Honten
  • Shiga Kogen Snow Monkey IPA ā€“Ā 5.5% American style IPA that is produced in limited quantities in both draught form and in bottles.
  • Shiga Kogen Takashi IchiroĀ ā€“ An 11.5% imperial stoutĀ where they take a regular beer, in this case theĀ Shiga Kogen Takashi Imperial Stout, and age it for eighteen months in Ichiroā€™s whiskey malt casks and then a year in the bottle.
  • Shiga Kogen Takashi Imperial StoutĀ ā€“Ā A 10% imperial stout which is aged for six months on-site and is named afterĀ the head clerk that used to work at Tamamura Honten.
  • Shiga Kogen Two Rabbits IPAĀ ā€“ A 9% imperial IPA where its name comes from the ancient Chinese proverb ā€œA man who chases two rabbits catches noneā€.
  • Shiga Kogen Wheat AleĀ ā€“ A 5% Summer seasonal brewed to a German hefeweizen recipe and infused with American hops.
  • Shiga Kogen WIBA Masaji The GreatĀ ā€“ AĀ 9% black IPA from Tamamura Honten and is part of the Masaji Beer Project series.
  • Shiga Kogen Yuru Buru WheatĀ ā€“ A 5% wheat aleĀ and is part of their limited edition range and was first released in May 2017 as part of a 10th anniversary celebration to theĀ Yuru Buru blog.

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Tamamura HontenĀ Brewery Information

Address:Ā ć€’381-0401, Nagano-ken, Shimotakai district, Yamanouchi town, HeionĀ 1163

Phone number:Ā 0269-33-2155

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Website (Japanese only): Homepage

Online Store: Shiga Kogen Beer store

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4 comments

Bevan March 31, 2016 - 9:02 am

Can you visit the brewery?

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Rob March 31, 2016 - 11:14 am

Yes, if you email then they will sort something out. There are also two places to drink on site – Tamamura Honten Gallery and also Teppa Room.

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Beorpegu February 13, 2017 - 7:53 am

Thet are one of the top 3 craft beer brewers in Japan in my opinion. Their regulars are consistently good, and their seasonals / specials are always worth looking out for.

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Rob February 22, 2017 - 12:58 pm

Agreed – yet to have a bad batch of beer from them.

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