Isekado Brewery
Isekado Brewery (officially Niken Chaya Mochi Kadoya Honten Co., Ltd.) is one of Japan’s most celebrated and highly awarded craft breweries. Founded originally in 1575 as a family-run traditional rice cake (mochi), miso, and soy sauce shop, the company launched its craft beer division in 1997 in Ise City, Mie Prefecture. Managed today by Suzuki Kiyoshi (who holds a PhD in microbiology specializing in yeast), the brewery is famous for combining rigorous scientific research with artistic brewing techniques to produce world-class beers.