Craftsmanship, high quality, and a welcoming feel A local brewery rooted in the community "Monkish Brewing"

Monkish Brewing

Founded: 2012

Location: Torrance, California

Founders: Henry Nguyen, Adriana Nguyen
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Monkish Brewing, known as the "phantom brewery of the West Coast," has many enthusiastic fans.

Monkish craft beers are known to be difficult to acquire, as they were originally brewed in small quantities and primarily served only at their taproom.

Some even call the quality and taste of the IPAs produced by Monkish "the best in the world."

These beers, as if blessed by the gods, captivate beer fans not only in the United States but around the globe.

The foundational background where monastic traditions and beer culture intertwine

　Henry, the founder, was inspired to start homebrewing after encountering Belgian beer.


While attending a Christian university to become a pastor, he found the complex flavors produced by Belgian yeast fascinating. Even more intriguing, for someone studying theology, was the relationship between monks and beer throughout Belgian history.


He immersed himself in homebrewing while teaching at a renowned Christian university.

Eventually, he raised the necessary capital and opened Monkish in 2012.

Henry's Perfectionism Creates a "Worth Queuing For" Beer

Henry has a strong commitment to Belgian-style beers and sour beers.

When he first started, his taproom sign even read "No MSG, No IPA."

Henry's refined flavors quickly spread by word of mouth, and as large numbers of beer fans flocked to the brewery, the beer they naturally wanted to drink was IPA.
 

To meet fan expectations, he finally brewed his first IPA in 2016, and it sold out in less than an hour.
 

Since then, it has become one of the most popular styles, with queues forming two hours before opening on new beer release days.


Henry describes his personality as "a neurotic, indecisive perfectionist" and refuses to sell any craft beer whose taste he is not completely satisfied with.


The immense popularity of his beers, which people are willing to queue for, is surely due to the strong passion infused in them.


There are even those who call the quality and taste of the IPAs produced by Monkish "the best in the world."

These beers, as if blessed by God, continue to captivate craft beer fans around the world today.

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