A can of Sapporo "Classic" beer

Sapporo Breweries Limited (サッポロビール株式会社, Sapporo Bīru Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is a Japanese company that makes beer, headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (601x800, 65 KB) Can of Sapporo beer. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (601x800, 65 KB) Can of Sapporo beer. ... There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Tokyo Ebisu is a fashionable shopping district (named after Ebisu, the god of wealth), with many sidewalk cafes and fashion shops. ... The Tokyo Stock Exchange ), or TSE, is one of the largest stock exchange markets in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... Pilsener or pilsner is a type of beer, developed in the city of Plzeň (Pilsen in German), Bohemia (now Czech Republic). ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager is also a word with similar etymology meaning a camp, which is often used as a short form of Konzentrationslager (concentration camp) Lager is the term casually used in English to describe bottom-fermented beers of German and sometimes of Czech styles, though... Pilsener or pilsner is a type of beer, developed in the city of Plzeň (Pilsen in German), Bohemia (now Czech Republic). ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are alcoholic beverages of German and Czech origin, taking their name from the German lagern (to store). Lagers are brewed principally from malted barley, hops and water at low temperatures (usually between 5°C and 15°C) that cause bottom-fermentation. ... Pilsener or pilsner is a type of beer, developed in the city of Plzeň (Pilsen in German), Bohemia (now Czech Republic). ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... Pilsener or pilsner is a type of beer, developed in the city of Plzeň (Pilsen in German), Bohemia (now Czech Republic). ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager is also a word with similar etymology meaning a camp, which is often used as a short form of Konzentrationslager (concentration camp) Lager is the term casually used in English to describe bottom-fermented beers of German and sometimes of Czech styles, though... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... Dortmunder Export or Dortmunder is is an Export beer that comes from the German city of Dortmund. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager is also a word with similar etymology meaning a camp, which is often used as a short form of Konzentrationslager (concentration camp) Lager is the term casually used in English to describe bottom-fermented beers of German and sometimes of Czech styles, though... Dortmunder Export or Dortmunder is is an Export beer that comes from the German city of Dortmund. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager beers are beers brewed using a slow acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest [1] and most popular [2] alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Tokyo Ebisu is a fashionable shopping district (named after Ebisu, the god of wealth), with many sidewalk cafes and fashion shops. ...

History

The origins of this company is in Sapporo, Hokkaido during the Meiji period, where the Hokkaido Development Commission (Kaitakushi) established many businesses. Seibei Nakagawa, a German-trained brewer, became the first brewmaster of the Kaitakushi Brewery in June 1876, and the first Sapporo Lager was produced at that time. Privatized in 1886, the Sapporo brewery became the centerpiece for the Sapporo Beer Company. Sapporo ) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. ... The Meiji period ) denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running from 8 September 1868 (in the Gregorian calendar, 23 October 1868) to 30 July 1912. ...

In 1887, another company, the Japan Beer Brewery Company was established in Ebisu, Tokyo, and began producing Yebisu Beer. The competition between Sapporo and Japan Beer, as well as competition with the Osaka (now Asahi) and Kirin breweries led to a 1906 merger of Sapporo, Japan, and Osaka breweries into the DaiNippon Beer Company, Ltd., which formed a near monopoly on the Japanese market until after World War II. There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Tokyo Ebisu is a fashionable shopping district (named after Ebisu, the god of wealth), with many sidewalk cafes and fashion shops. ... Asahi Breweries, Ltd. ... Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd. ...

After 1949, DaiNippon was split into Nippon and Asahi breweries, with the Nippon Breweries resuming production of Sapporo beer in 1956 and renaming itself to the present name, Sapporo Breweries, in 1964. Yebisu Beer was relaunched as a separate brand in 1971, marketed as a German-style barley beer. Sapporo Black Label beer was launched in 1977.

On July 1, 2003, Sapporo Breweries renamed Sapporo Holdings, Ltd. and became a pure holding company. Its brewing business operations were transferred to a newly established wholly-owned operating subsidiary "Sapporo Breweries Limited." Sapporo Holdings' major business units are Sapporo Breweries, Ltd. (beer, happoshu, wine, spirits, foods, etc.), Sapporo Beverage Co., Ltd. (soft drinks), Sapporo Lion, Ltd. (restaurants) and Yebisu Garden Place Co., Ltd. (real estate). A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Happoshu (発泡酒 happōshu lit. ...

In 2006, Sapporo announced they would be acquiring No. 3 Canadian brewer Sleeman in a $400-million all-cash deal. [1] Sleeman Breweries Ltd. ...

External links

• Company website (in Japanese)
• Company website (in English)
• Sapporo USA

also see Japanese beer Japanese beer had its start during the Edo Period when the Dutch opened beer halls for the sailors who worked on the trade route between Japan and the Dutch Empire. ...