Japanese Beer - Japanese Beers Abroad

Japanese Beers Abroad

In the US, three of the four major Japanese brands are available. These include Sapporo Draft, Kirin Ichiban (Number One, as opposed to the normal Lager which is not available), and Asahi Super Dry. Asahi is produced by Molson in Canada, Kirin is produced at an Anheuser-Busch facility in Los Angeles, and Sapporo is produced at a Sapporo-owned brewery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Suntory beer is not available. Orion Beer is also available, imported from Okinawa Prefecture. Availability of brands depends on an individual state's liquor laws, resulting in some beers being available in some places and others not. For example, in Oklahoma, Asahi Super Dry, Sapporo, and Orion are available, whereas in Texas, Kirin Ichiban is prevalent.

Kiuchi brewery was the first Japanese microbrewery to export beer from Japan. While some other microbreweries now export marginal amounts, approximately 60% of Kiuchi's sales are overseas and it remains the largest exporter.

• Asahi Breweries
  • Asahi Super Dry
  • Asahi Black
  • Asahi Hon-nama (happoshu)

• Kirin Brewery Company
  • Kirin Lager Beer
  • Kirin Ichiban Shibori
  • Kirin Fukkoku Lager (A series of historical beers corresponding to recipes used during the reigns of the Taisho and Meiji Emperors)
  • Kirin Tanrei (happoshu)

• Sapporo Brewery
  • Sapporo Black Label
  • Yebisu
  • Yebisu Black
  • Yebisu - The Hop
  • Hokkaido Nama-shibori (happoshu)

• Suntory
  • Suntory Malts
  • Suntory - The Premium Malts
  • Super Magnum Dry (happoshu)

• Orion
  • Orion Draft Beer
  • Orion Special
  • Orion Original
  • Orion Southern Star
  • Orion Cider
  • Orion Dry
  • Orion Premium
• Otaru