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(キリンホールディングス株式会社) is a Japanese beer and beverage holding company. It is known for brands such as Kirin Beer, Kirin Lemon, Mets, and Gogo no Kōcha. The predecessor of the company, the Japan Brewery Company, was founded in Yokohama in 1885 by William Henry Talbot and Edgar Abbott. In 1888, they launched Kirin Beer.
In 2014, Asahi, with a 38% market share, was the largest of the four major beer producers in Japan followed by Kirin with 35% and Suntory with 15%. [10] In 2020, Kirin surpassed Asahi in the Japanese beer market, holding a 37.1% share compared to Asahi's 35.2%. [12] This marked the first time since 2001 that Kirin outperformed Asahi.
Kirin Ichiban, a 5% abv pale lager, brewed under licence for the Japanese brewing company Kirin. It is brewed using the unique Ichiban Shibori brewing process, the most expensive in the world. Estrella Damm – a 4.6% bottle and draught beer, now available in the UK. Wells and Young's import, market and distribute.
Kirin, which has also come to be used as the modern Japanese word for a giraffe, are similar to qilin. Japanese art tends to depict the kirin as more deer-like than in Chinese art . Alternatively, it is depicted as a dragon shaped like a deer, but with an ox's tail [ 21 ] instead of a lion's tail.
Kirin Ichiban is a Japanese 100% malt beer with a 5.0% ABV. [19] Available in more than 40 countries, the beer was first introduced in Malaysia in 2014, making it Heineken Malaysia's first Japanese product in its portfolio. The beer is brewed using a “First Press” method where only the first press of malt is extracted to make the beer. [6]
Official website (in Japanese) Reuters' article "Alcohol-free brew surprise hit in beer-loving Japan" April 23, 2009 (in English) Wall Street Journal article "Coming to America: Kirin Beer With No Alcohol" January 24, 2011 (in English)
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Asahi, with a 37% market share, is the largest of the four major beer brewers in Japan followed by Kirin Beer with 34% and Suntory with 16%. [3] In response to a maturing domestic Japanese beer market, Asahi broadened its geographic footprint and business portfolio through the acquisition of beer businesses in Western Europe and Central Eastern ...