Taipei Beer Factory Introduction
The Taipei Beer Factory originated from the "Nihon Takasago Beer Company," founded in 1919, and was the only beer factory in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. After being taken over by the government in 1945, it became part of the Taiwan Provincial Tobacco and Alcohol Monopoly Bureau's "Second Distillery." In 1975, it was renamed "Jian Guo Brewery," during which time it underwent improvements in brewing technology and the upgrading of manufacturing equipment, as well as the addition of new factory buildings, resulting in increased production, which reached a record high of 12 million liters of beer annually. On July 1, 1997, Jian Guo Brewery and Fuxing Brewery merged into one, with Jian Guo Brewery becoming the Jian Guo section of Fuxing Brewery, managed by Fuxing Brewery. In June 2000, the Taipei City Government designated "Jian Guo Brewery" as the 95th city-designated historic site, preserving the most important beer industry cultural assets in the country, and moving towards the direction of "Beer Cultural Park and Industry Revitalization Preservation." In April 2001, the management of the Jian Guo section was transferred to the "Bottle Cap Factory." In 2002, the Taiwan Provincial Tobacco and Alcohol Monopoly Bureau was restructured into Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation, and the Jian Guo section was renamed as "Taipei Beer Factory." In November 2003, "Taipei Beer Factory" was placed under the jurisdiction of "Zhunan Brewery." On April 30, 2007, Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation, to fulfill its cultural preservation and social responsibility, established the "Taipei Beer Culture Park Management Office" to independently manage Taipei Beer Factory, aiming to focus on the preservation of beer culture in Taiwan. On July 1, 2008, it was independently established as Taipei Beer Factory. The previous address of Taipei Beer Factory was No. 1407, Zhongzheng Road, Taipei City. After the city’s restructuring, it was changed to the current address at No. 85, Section 2, Bade Road, Taipei City. The land area is 52,630 square meters. The urban planning classification is Type III Industrial Zone. The facilities at the Taipei Beer Factory include the saccharification building, fermentation building, wine storage building, packaging factory, finished product warehouse, administrative building, maintenance workshop, and welfare building. The building area is 25,627.71 square meters, with a total floor area of 34,638.91 square meters. Taipei Beer Factory is the only historically significant beer factory in Taiwan. Beer, as one of the many alcoholic beverages in Taiwan, has only a history of a little over a hundred years. During the imperialist period, foreign beers were imported and sold in the market to supply the colonial expatriates. Taiwan had beer before it had breweries. Foreign capitalists began establishing breweries in Taiwan using the country's cheap raw materials and labor. Looking ahead, the preservation of the industry and the reuse of old buildings have good examples in advanced countries worldwide. For instance, the "Beer Museum" in Sapporo, Hokkaido, originated from a state-owned brewery built in 1890 and was transformed into a brewery pub called "Sapporo Beer Garden" in 1966 after internal renovations, now a landmark of the city. The Taipei Beer Factory, with its vast area, aims to preserve the important cultural industry—the birthplace of Taiwanese beer—while keeping the existing production line operational. Other parts will be systematically planned to integrate production, tourism, commerce, culture, and leisure into a multifunctional special zone, aligning with the trends of modern urban development and making Taipei a distinctive city. (Text reference: Official website of Taipei Beer Factory)
