It was only in 1994 that a reduction in the minimum permitted production quantity allowed Japanese brewers to produce beer in microbreweries. The COEDO Brewery was there from the beginning and has since become a fixture in Japan. Coedo means “little Tokyo” and is the nickname of her hometown, Kawagoe. The COEDO Brewery has its roots in biodynamic agriculture: Barley was traditionally grown as a natural green manure. It was only with the establishment of microbreweries in Japan that the idea of using the specially grown barley to make beer arose.
The original idea of using our own barley turned out to be more difficult than expected, but at the same time it sparked a completely new, innovative idea: using the sweet potato, which is native to Japan. As in Europe, vegetable production in Japan is subject to consumer taste, and vegetables that do not meet the buyer's aesthetic norm are not readily purchased. This is where the COEDO brewery stepped in in 1996 and saved the misshapen sweet potatoes from the bin. The COEDO Beniaka was born. Whether barley or sweet potato, the Japanese brewery has active technical support from Germany - a wheat beer should therefore not be missing from the range of five different products.
In keeping with Japanese tradition, the brewers at COEDO Brewery are very consistent in their actions and take their motto seriously: The motto “The Rich Colors of Japan” not only sets the tone when it comes to the names of the six types of beer, but also taste and appearance and texture are subordinate to the color names. In contrast to many breweries in the craft beer scene, which like to give their beers imaginative names, the COEDO Brewery sticks to simple elegance and titles that consist of just one word. The brewery's six beers have six color names; From Ruri, the color of the clear, cloudless, blue sky to Shikkoku, the deep black of the semi-precious stone onyx. If you take Shikkoku as an example, not only the color of the beer corresponds to the name, but also its character and taste. Shikkoku is a work of art made from eight different types of malt, which come together to create a smooth, delicately balanced beer. Anyone who has ever held an onyx in their hand knows how flattering and soft this dark stone feels - a metaphor for this feeling is Shikkoku craft beer. If you would like to drink your way through the Japanese color palette, you will find COEDO's Ruri , Shiro , Shikkoku , Kyara and Beniaka varieties in our range.
Kyodoshoji Corporation Limited COEDOBREWERY
Kawagoe-shi, Imafuku, 2
Saitama
Japan 
