Kiuchi Brewery, located in the city of Naka in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, carries a legacy spanning nearly two centuries - founded in 1823 as a producer of sake and shōchū. In the early 1990s, following the deregulation of Japan’s beer market, Kiuchi expanded into craft brewing under the Hitachino Nest brand, blending European brewing techniques with traditional Japanese methods, including aging in shōchū barrels.