[Nakadori, Fukushima Prefecture] “Enjoy the unique taste of craft beer from Fukushima Prefecture (Northern Nakadori area)!”

In the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture's Nakadori, where peach fields spread out, there is a brewery that actively produces fruit beers made with peach fruit.

Asahi Beer's Fukushima factory is also located in this area, and you can taste freshly brewed draft beer at the attached beer garden, so it's a good idea to compare it with craft beer.

HANDA GINZAN BREWERY (Kuwaori Town)

Until 1976, there was a large silver mine called Handa Ginzan in Koori Town. This is a microbrewery that started brewing in 2020 under the name Ginzan with the aim of producing a new specialty product in Kuwaori Town.

Beer is brewed using green apples such as Orin, which is said to have originated in Kuwaori Town, and peaches, a specialty of Fukushima, as adjunct ingredients, and you can enjoy freshly made beer at the attached Cafe & Brewery "Uwamachi Cheers." Provided.

HANDA GINZAN BREWERY's recommended standard beer

Wang Lin Pale Ale: Refreshing taste with a subtle sweetness of apple juice

Handa Ginzan Pale Ale: Subtle hop bitterness, refreshing light body.

Handa Ginzan IPA: IPA with a good balance of American hop aroma, bitterness, and malt flavor.

Akatsuki: A juicy pale ale made with the sweetness of Akatsuki peaches from Kuwaori Town and oats.

SOLDER SMaSH: A simple pale ale that takes advantage of the characteristics of only one type of hop and malt.

CranCherry Wheat: Wheat ale with over 40% wheat malt, a fusion of sourness and sweetness of cranberries and cherries.

UWAMACHI STOUT: Bitterness of roasted malt and coffee-like flavor, oats and lactose have a milky taste.

INFORMATION
  • Name HANDA GINZAN BREWERY
  • Address: 72-1 Kamimachi, Kuwaori-cho, Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number 024-563-3862
  • URL HANDA GINZAN BREWERY
  • Google map　

YelloBeerWorks (Fukushima City)

This microbrewery, started in 2021 by an agricultural production corporation that produces rice, brews beer using local water in addition to farming.

Since we are an agricultural production corporation, we grow not only rice, but also barley, hops, vegetables, and other ingredients for our beer.

In addition, you are free to bring in food at the attached beer bar, and you can enjoy freshly brewed beer with it.

YelloBeerWorks recommended standard beers

Juicy Pop Blue: Tropical grapefruit and melon scent, juicy throat and bitter IPA

Do Hazy Punks: Enjoy the cloudiness and aroma, a New England IPA that you won't get tired of drinking.

zaso-IPA: Unique cloudy golden color, persistent bitterness and hop aroma

Pop Life: Session IPA with a gentle bitterness like orange candy and a clear throat.

INFORMATION
  • Name YelloBeerWorks
  • Address: 12-5 Yokobori, Osasao, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number 070-5098-4439
  • URL YelloBeerWorks
  • Google map　

Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer (Fukushima City)

It is a pioneer in the early days of local beer in Fukushima Prefecture, where brewing began in 1997. Using barley imported from Europe and underground water that flows over time from Mt. Azuma, we use non-thermal treatment and no filtration to bring out the original flavor of beer that utilizes yeast.

Limited edition fruity beers are produced seasonally using Fukushima fruits and rice, and you can enjoy freshly brewed beer along with light snacks at the bar ``PROOST'' attached to the factory.

Recommended classic beer from Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer

Pilsner: No. 1 in popularity for its moderate hop bitterness and pleasant, refreshing taste.

Weizen: An easy-drinking wheat malt beer with a banana aroma and modest bitterness.

American IPA: Bright hop aroma and good balance with sharp bitterness

Red Ale: A brown beer with the sweet aroma and flavor of roasted malt.

Rice beer: Exquisite Ginjo aroma and mouthfeel made with prefecture-produced rice “Hitomebore” and prefecture yeast “Utsukushima Yume Yeast”

Peach lager: A beer recommended as an aperitif with the rich aroma and sweetness of Akatsuki peaches grown in the prefecture.

INFORMATION
  • Name: Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer
  • Address: 3-182 Yokotsuka, Arai, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
  • Phone number 024-593-5859
  • URL Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer
  • Google map　

Nanakusa Nano Brewery (Nihonmatsu City)

This is a microbrewery started in 2011 by Nanakusa Farm, which grows organic vegetables.

The farm owner and his wife are both former career bureaucrats at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and after retiring from the Ministry, they started a farm and started producing ``Recovery Beer'' with the hope of helping with the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

We have been producing beer for a long time, using wheat and hops grown on the farm, and local fruits such as apples, yuzu, plums, persimmons, and pears as adjunct ingredients. It is brewed using the method.

Recommended classic beer from Nanakusa Nano Brewery

Thank You Beeya: Moderately roasted malt with a rich flavor.

Fukushima beer: Barley and hops are grown on farms, and yuzu is locally grown, resulting in a refreshing aroma and light taste.

Apple Beeya: A fruit beer made from apples from Hayama, Nihonmatsu City, with a refreshing and dry finish.

Strong Beeya: A pleasant mouthfeel with the aroma of roasted malt and the aroma of plums, and the alcohol content is 8%, so be careful not to drink too much.

INFORMATION

Summary (craft beer event information)

In the northern area of ​​Fukushima Prefecture, there will be a big beer event called "Beer Fest Fukushima 2022."

Additionally, in Koriyama City, the ``Summer Festa IN KORIYAMA <Beer Festival>'' is held in front of JR Koriyama Station, where you can enjoy delicious beers from all over Japan and the world.

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