Translation guide
A brewery is a place where beer is made commercially. In Japanese, the most common and direct word is ビール醸造所, but depending on context, other terms like 酒造所 or ブルワリー may be used. Note that Japanese often distinguishes between the industrial facility and the craft beer taproom.
A factory or plant where beer is brewed on a commercial scale.
The standard term for a beer brewery. It clearly indicates a place where beer is brewed.
あのビール醸造所は見学ツアーをやっています。
That brewery offers tours.
A loanword from English, often used for craft breweries or in trendy contexts. It can also refer to a brewpub.
地元のブルワリーで新鮮なビールを飲んだ。
I drank fresh beer at a local brewery.
A general term for a place where alcoholic beverages are brewed, including sake, shochu, etc. Can be used for beer but is less specific.
その酒造所ではビールも作っています。
That brewery also makes beer.
A place where beer is brewed on the premises and served directly to customers, often with a bar or restaurant.
In modern Japanese, ブルワリー often implies a craft beer establishment with a taproom. It's the go-to word for brewpubs.
週末はブルワリーで友達と集まるのが好きです。
I like to get together with friends at the brewery on weekends.
Explicitly refers to a craft beer brewery. It can be used for the facility, but sometimes also for the taproom.
このクラフトビール醸造所は金曜日だけタップルームを開けます。
This craft brewery opens its taproom only on Fridays.
A beer bar that may brew its own beer. Not a direct translation of 'brewery', but used when the focus is on drinking rather than production.
A facility where sake (Japanese rice wine) is brewed. In English, 'brewery' can sometimes refer to a sake brewery, but Japanese has a distinct term.
The traditional and most common word for a sake brewery. It evokes the image of a wooden storehouse where sake is brewed.
その酒蔵は300年の歴史があります。
That sake brewery has a 300-year history.
A more generic term for a sake brewing facility. It can also refer to other alcohol production sites.
酒造所の見学はとても面白かった。
The tour of the sake brewery was very interesting.
ビール醸造所 is the formal, industrial term for a beer brewery. ブルワリー is a casual loanword that often implies a craft brewery or brewpub. Use ビール醸造所 for large-scale factories and ブルワリー for smaller, trendy places.
キリンのビール醸造所は横浜にある。
Kirin's brewery is in Yokohama.
新しいブルワリーが駅前にできた。
A new brewery opened in front of the station.
In English, 'brewery' is specifically for beer (and sometimes sake). For wine, use ワイナリー (winery). For spirits like whiskey, use 蒸留所 (distillery).
ワイナリー見学に行きたい。
I want to go on a winery tour.
ワイナリー見学に行きたい。
I want to go on a winery tour.
That beer bar serves their own house-brewed beer.