Japanese Microbrew Tour - Tokyo-to / 日本地ビールツアー ‐ 東京都

If you've lived in Tokyo long enough, you would probably know Tokyo's main microbrew from T. Y. Harbor Brewery. But that is not the beer I'm introducing today. Instead, I came across a beer that was being sold at a convenience store near my work office. It was called [Shinagawa-ken Mugi-Shu].

東京で長く住んでる人なら、東京都で知ってる地ビールは多分天王洲アイルにあるT. Y. Harborと思いますが、そのビールを紹介するわけではございません。僕は職場の近くにあるコンビニで、変わったビールを発見しました。「品川縣麦酒」とゆうものでした。瓶に書かれてることがあって、「日本の最古のエド酵母」復刻と「日本最初のビール工場」‐明治２年に建設された。明治１０年で工場が閉鎖になることに追い込まれた。

The little blurb about using Japan's oldest yeast and being made by Japan's oldest brewery.

A little history of the beer and its revival which states that the governor of the then Shinagawa Prefecture, in order to improve the livelihood of its inhabitants built Japan's first brewery in 1869. The bottle says its made with Japan's oldest yeast and brewed in Japan's oldest brewery built in 1869 but closed after 8 years. In 2006 Lake Tawaza Brewery in Akita Prefecture decided to revive this lost beer.

It has also won the grand prize from the Tokyo Metropolitan Novice Worker's Research Department (or something to that effect if my translation is correct)

Bottoms up!

乾杯！