Kirin's premium craft brewery brand, launched in 2015 with brewpubs in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kyoto. Named after the historic Spring Valley Brewery of 1870 — Japan's first Western-style brewery. Silk Ale White won Gold at WBC 2026, confirming Spring Valley as a world-class craft producer.
AWARDS
Drawn from all 2 beers in the catalogue.
Only what these two beers agree on — a full signature needs at least three.
Two beers isn't enough to tell how they differ from comparable breweries.
Their beers place in the Top 27% of the catalogue on average, across 2 ranked beers.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Kirin's premium craft brewery brand, launched in 2015 with brewpubs in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kyoto. Named after the historic Spring Valley Brewery of 1870 — Japan's first Western-style brewery. Silk Ale White won Gold at WBC 2026, confirming Spring Valley as a world-class craft producer.
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