Origin of the Name

The Nijikai Brewery was named from the Japanese word nijikai (nē・jē・kai) which means "after-party". In Japan, when you have a dinner or some other event, if you go to another place afterward, that is known as nijikai. (If you to go to a third place, that is called sanjikai and so on.)

Unlike the first event of the evening, the nijikai allows people to come together in a less formal environment to share a few drinks, get to know each other, and become friends.

Note: In Japanese, nijikai is written 二次会 but we use the alternate characters 弐次会.