Brewery

Genryu Brewery (The Headwaters Brewery) in Kosuge, Yamanashi.
About two hours from central Tokyo, beers brewed in the great nature of Tama headwaters.
Cold climate suitable for beer brewing
Our headwaters brewery is located in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, which is adjacent to Tokyo and has a climate similar to that of Northern Europe where there are a lot of traditional microbreweries.
We are working on various styles of beer brewing, including the Far Yeast Tokyo series, in a place where the temperature, which is important for beer fermentation, is optimal.
Great nature and clean water from the Tama headwaters
Kosuge Village has a population of about 700, and more than 90% of the village is forest, which is a land rich in nature.
It is also the headwaters of the Tama River, which is one of the water sources of Tokyo. The beer produced at the headwater brewery uses the clean water from the Tama headwaters.
Connect with the community and coexist and co-create
In 2020, the headquarters function of Far Yeast Brewing was relocated to Kosuge Village, where the brewery is located.
Since the opening of the brewery in 2017, we have been collaborating with Kosuge Village, businesses in the village, and businesses and producers in Yamanashi Prefecture. We will continue to value the connection even more and aim for co-creation.

History

Tokyo Brewery in Gotanda
A brewery in the city center of Tokyo with an elegant beer pub. Serving freshly made beer.
A pilot brewery where we embody the brewer’s “Inspiration”.
A brewery with the Far Yeast Brewing tap room, “Far Yeast Tokyo Brewery & Grill” in Gotanda. Experimental beer brewing is possible with a small-scale brewing facility that is about 1/10 of the amount charged at the Far Yeast headwater brewery. We embody the ideas and techniques of each Far Yeast Brewing brewer and accelerate free beer brewing.
Create a relationship with customers through fresh beer
Fresh beer made at the Tokyo Brewery is served immediately in the tap room. This place is one of our important bases where we can connect with our customers through beer.

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De Graal Brewery in Belgium(Contracted brewery)
A unique beer full of originality with a traditional Belgian style arrangement
Far Yeast Brewing 1st original beer brand
“KAGUA” brewed in contracted brewery
Starting from the idea of “People all over the world can enjoy beer that shines on the Japanese table,” “KAGUA” was made at the De Graal brewery in Belgium based on our original recipe. De Graal is proud of its high quality, and even now we have our own brewery in Japan, it still outsources the brewing of “KAGUA”.
Belgian style,
inherited by Far Yeast
Far Yeast Tokyo series was released after “KAGUA” and the beer brewed at our brewery are influenced by traditional Belgian styles such as in-bottle secondary fermentation methods. Our original and diverse beers are based on the Belgian style, incorporating the latest American craft beer trends, and are constantly improving to be unique tastes impressed by the culture of Japan and the region.

History
2011/9
Established as Nippon Craft Beer Inc.
2012/3
2012/3
The first original brand “KAGUA” was released
by contracted brewing.
2012/9
2012/9
“KAGUA” debuted as the first overseas market
in Hong Kong and Singapore.
2014/4
2014/4
The new brand, “Far Yeast”
launched with Tokyo Blonde.
2015/1
2015/1
Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde – Export release
as a specialized beer to overseas market.
2015/10
Company name changed to Far Yeast Brewing Company.
2017/5
Launched the first in-house brewery, Genryu Brewery (The Headwaters Brewery)　in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture
2017/7
The first directly managed restaurant
Opened “Far Yeast Tokyo – Craft Beer & Bao” in Shibuya
2018/6
2018/6
Participated in “Tap Marche”,
Craft beer service developed by Kirin Brewery
2019/5
The second directly managed restaurant
Opened “Yakiniku & Craft Beer Den” in Atami
2020/4
2020/4
Started the sales of canned beer
2020/6
The third directly managed restaurant
Opened “Beerholic” in Fukuoka
2020/7
2020/7
Started the first Yamanashi support project
2020/9
Moved a directly managed restaurant in Tokyo from Shibuya to Gotanda
Opened as “Far Yeast Tokyo- Brewery & Grill”
2020/10
Moved head office function to Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture

Award
2020
Asia Beer Championship
Saison style category Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Wild Ale style category Bronze medal：Off Trail Ume-kin’ Me Crazy!
Fruit Flavoured Beer style category　Bronze medal：Off Trail KRIEK IN THE FLESH
New England Style IPA style category Chairman’s Selection ：Peach Haze
International Beer Cup 2020
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer style category Gold Medal： Off Trail Saigon Fervor
American-Belgo-Style Ale category Bronze Medal：Far Yeast Tokyo IPA
JAPAN BREWERS CUP 2020
IPA category 2nd place：Night Watch Project BIRTHDAY GREETING HAZY IPA
2019
GREAT INTERNATIONAL BEER, CIDER, MEAD & SAKE COMPETITION 2019
Fruit & Spice ale / Belgium category Gold medal： KAGUA Blanc
Belgium & French ale / Belgian wheat beer category Silver medal ：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Japan Brewers Cup2019
Pale ale / Golden ale category 2nd place：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Wheat beer category 2nd place：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Asia Beer Championship2019
Wood/Barrel Aged Beer category Bronze medal：Off Trail Kriek in the Barrel
2018
International Beer Cup 2018
Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal：Far Yeast Tokyo IPA
JAPAN BREWERS CUP 2018
IPA category 5th place：Far Yeast Nightcrawler
2017
International Beer Cup 2017
Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Japan Brewers Cup2017
Wheat beer category :Wheat style 4th place：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Hong Kong International Beer Award 2017
First prize： KAGUA Pouge
2016年
International Beer Cup 2016
Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Asia Beer Cup 2016
Gold medal :Far Yeast Tokyo White
Osaka Governor’s Award 2016
Far Yeast Tokyo White
Nagoya Governor’s Award 2016
Far Yeast Tokyo White
2015
International Beer Cup2015
Gold medal（bottle/can）:Far Yeast Tokyo White
Silver medal （keg）:Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal :Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Asia Beer Cup 2015
Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Osaka Governor’s Award 2015
Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Nagoya Governor’s Award 2015
Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
2014

International Beer Cup 2014

Silver medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Silver medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Hong Kong International Beer Award 2014

First prize： KAGUA Rouge

2013
Hong Kong International Beer Award 2013
First prize： KAGUA Rouge


Asia Beer Championship

Saison style category Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Wild Ale style category Bronze medal：Off Trail Ume-kin’ Me Crazy!
Fruit Flavoured Beer style category　Bronze medal：Off Trail KRIEK IN THE FLESH
New England Style IPA style category Chairman’s Selection ：Peach Haze

International Beer Cup 2020

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer style category Gold Medal： Off Trail Saigon Fervor
American-Belgo-Style Ale category Bronze Medal：Far Yeast Tokyo IPA

JAPAN BREWERS CUP 2020

IPA category 2nd place：Night Watch Project BIRTHDAY GREETING HAZY IPA


GREAT INTERNATIONAL BEER, CIDER, MEAD & SAKE COMPETITION 2019

Fruit & Spice ale / Belgium category Gold medal： KAGUA Blanc
Belgium & French ale / Belgian wheat beer category Silver medal ：Far Yeast Tokyo White

Japan Brewers Cup2019

Pale ale / Golden ale category 2nd place：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde
Wheat beer category 2nd place：Far Yeast Tokyo White

Asia Beer Championship2019

Wood/Barrel Aged Beer category Bronze medal：Off Trail Kriek in the Barrel


International Beer Cup 2018

Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal：Far Yeast Tokyo IPA

JAPAN BREWERS CUP 2018

IPA category 5th place：Far Yeast Nightcrawler


International Beer Cup 2017

Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White

Japan Brewers Cup2017

Wheat beer category :Wheat style 4th place：Far Yeast Tokyo White

Hong Kong International Beer Award 2017

First prize： KAGUA Pouge


International Beer Cup 2016

Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Asia Beer Cup 2016

Gold medal :Far Yeast Tokyo White

Osaka Governor’s Award 2016

Far Yeast Tokyo White

Nagoya Governor’s Award 2016

Far Yeast Tokyo White


International Beer Cup2015

Gold medal（bottle/can）:Far Yeast Tokyo White
Silver medal （keg）:Far Yeast Tokyo White
Bronze medal :Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Asia Beer Cup 2015

Gold medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Osaka Governor’s Award 2015

Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Nagoya Governor’s Award 2015

Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde


International Beer Cup 2014

Silver medal：Far Yeast Tokyo White
Silver medal：Far Yeast Tokyo Blonde

Hong Kong International Beer Award 2014

First prize： KAGUA Rouge


Hong Kong International Beer Award 2013

First prize： KAGUA Rouge