Spanish beer company Damm has signed a long-term deal with Japanese Brewery Kirin Holdings to become the exclusive UK distributor for Kirin Ichiban beer.
The agreement will commence on 1st January 2025.
‘Kirin’ has been sold in the UK since 1993 and is the only major beer brewed exclusively with First Press wort – hence the name ‘Ichiban’, meaning ‘the first one’.
Described as a “flavourful yet smooth beer, with a gentle malt character, finely balanced by the bitterness of the hops”, Kirin Ichiban is said to be the perfect fit with cuisine from Japan.
Damm is a brewer from Barcelona whose main business activity is the production, bottling and distribution of beer, as well as other drinks, including water, soft drinks, and milk. It operates 17 production plants in the Iberian Peninsula and one in the UK, in Bedford.
