We present a selection of events that were turning points in the history of Sapporo Breweries.
1869~1905
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1869
Installation of the new administrative system

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1872
Discovery of raw hops

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1876
Kaitakushi Brewery opens

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1877
Cold-brewed Sapporo Beer goes on sale

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1886
The administrative government is abolished and a new Hokkaido prefectural office installed

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1887
Establishment of the Sapporo Beer Brewery

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1888
Sapporo Lager, a pasteurized beer

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1890
The emergence of Yebisu Beer

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1899
The Yebisu Beer Hall opens

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1900
Yebisu Beer gains global recognition

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1901
How a product gave its name to a station and a town

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1903
Sapporo Beer Tokyo brewery is built

1906~1948
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1906
The Dainippon Beer Company is established

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1907
Acquisition of Tokyo Beer Shinkabushikigaisha

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1910
Development of Shinshu Wase hops
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1916
Acquisition of The Anglo-German Brewery

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1933
Merger with Nippon Beer Kosen Co., Ltd.

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1934
Completion of Ginza Beer and opening of a beer hall

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1943
Suspension of branded trademarks

1949~2002
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1949
Dainippon Beer is split up

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1957
Sapporo Beer makes a comeback

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1958
Munich Sapporo Milwaukee

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1959
Canned beer emerges

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1964
Company name changed to Sapporo Beer Limited

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1970
A silent commercial that became the talk of the town

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1971
The Sendai Brewery is completed

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1977
Sapporo bottled draft beer goes on sale

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1980
The Shizuoka Brewery is completed

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1981
Haruna Nijo, a miraculous strain of barley

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1984
The Okayama Winery is completed

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1985
Sapporo: from Japan to the world

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1987
The Sapporo Beer Museum opens

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1988
Ebisu plant closes

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1989
Kuro Label, named by our customers

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1992
The traditional Red Star redesigned

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1993
The Sapporo Factory opens

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1994
Yebisu Garden Place opens

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2000
The Kyushu Hita Brewery is completed

2003~
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2003
The new Sapporo Beer Limited
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2004
Draft One -- a success

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2006
Making strides in the North American market

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2010
Museum of Yebisu Beer

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2011
2011 Adoption of "Long-lasting Umami Malt" for Kuro Label

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2012
2012 Opening of Grand Polaire Katsunuma Winery

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2013
2013 The "Otoko Ume Sour," a collaboration product with Nobel Confectionery, was born.

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2018
2018 Launched the next-generation service, "HOPPIN’ GARAGE"

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2019
2019 Sales of "Legendary Hop SORACHI 1984" begin

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2020
2020 New vision "To be someone's number one star"
