Brooklyn Kura:

As New Yorks first sake brewery, Brooklyn Kura is dedicated to crafting high-quality sake & building a community of sake lovers in New York City. With only 15 other sake breweries in the United States, the majority of which are based in California, Brooklyn Kura is at the forefront of a new beverage categoryAmerican Craft Sake. While respecting Japanese brewing traditions, which have evolved over a thousand years, founders Brian Polen & Brandon Doughan are inspiring new interest in the ancient beverage with the application of unique American ingredients & a passion for the process.

In addition to serving a sake that is subtle yet complex, Brooklyn Kura aims to demystify & correct misconceptions about the beverage itself. For example, sake is widely believed to be a distilled spirit,
but its actually brewed. Additionally, it can also be served at a range of temperaturespremium sakes are typically served chilled. And of course, sake is not just for your salmon skin roll. It pairs with a wide range of dishes, & also makes for a great bar order.

This is a fantastic opportunity for cross-cultural learning with entrepreneurs in our greater community. We'd like to invite new founders, established startup leaders, & people thinking of starting their own company here in NYC to join us to share wisdom & information across borders. Join us & hang out afterward at a bar nearby!

Huge Thanks to our awesome Sponsors:

Tasty GREEN TEA will be provided by ItoEn (http://www.itoen.com/) & Delicious JAPANESE SNACK by Snakku (https://www.snakku.com/) , so come early & enjoy it!

Galvanize (galvanize.com) is providing space!

We hope that this event will be a place where Japan & New York people can come collaborate. Looking forward to seeing you all!

Japan NYC Startups Team