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[Craft beer in the northern Nakadori area of Fukushima Prefecture] 4 different fruit beers too!

In the northern part of the Nakadori region of Fukushima Prefecture, where peach orchards stretch out as far as the eye can see, there is a brewery that actively produces fruit beer using these peaches

This area is also home to Asahi Beer's Fukushima Factory, where you can enjoy freshly brewed draft beer at the adjacent beer garden, making it a great place to compare it with craft beer

HANDA GINZAN BREWERY (Koworimachi)

Koori Town was home to a large silver mine called Handa Ginzan until 1976 (Showa 51). This microbrewery, named Ginzan, began brewing in 2020 in an effort to create a new specialty product for Koori Town

The beer is made using secondary ingredients such as the Ourin green apple, which is said to have originated in Kogori Town, and peaches, a specialty of Fukushima, and is served fresh at the attached Cafe & Brewery, Uwamachi Cheers

HANDA GINZAN BREWERY's recommended classic beers

  • Ourin Pale Ale : A refreshing taste with a subtle sweetness of apple juice.
  • Handa Ginzan Pale Ale : Modest hop bitterness, refreshing light body
  • Handa Ginzan IPA : An 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 Koori Town and oats.
  • SOLDER SMaSH : A simple pale ale that makes the most of the unique characteristics of only one type of hop and malt.
  • CranCherry Wheat : Wheat ale made with over 40% wheat malt, combining sourness with the sweetness of cranberry and cherry.
  • UWAMACHI STOUT : Bitterness of roasted malt and coffee-like flavor, oats and lactose give it a milky texture

Handa Ginzan Brewery <Information>

  • Name: Handa Ginzan Brewery
  • Address: 72-1 Kamimachi, Koori-cho, Date-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, 969-1603
  • Phone number: 024-563-3862
  • Official URL: HANDA GINZAN BREWERY

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YelloBeerWorks (Fukushima City)

This microbrewery, started in 2021 by an agricultural production corporation that produces rice, brews beer using local water while working on the farm

As an agricultural production corporation, we grow not only rice, but also barley, hops, vegetables, and other ingredients ourselves to use in our beer

Additionally, you are free to bring your own food to the attached beer bar, which you can enjoy with freshly brewed beer

YelloBeerWorks' recommended classic beers

  • Juicy Pop Blue : A tropical grapefruit and melon aroma, a juicy finish, and a bitter IPA.
  • Hazy Punks : A New England IPA with a cloudy finish and aroma that you'll never tire of.
  • zaso-IPA : Cloudy golden yellow, with a distinctive lingering bitterness and hop aroma.
  • Pop Life : A session IPA with a gentle bitterness like orange candy and a clear finish.

YelloBeerWorks＜Information＞

  • Name: YelloBeerWorks
  • Address: 12-5 Ozaso Yokobori, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, 960-0251
  • Phone number: 070-5098-4439
  • Official URL: YelloBeerWorks

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Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer (Fukushima City)

They are a pioneer in the early days of craft beer in Fukushima Prefecture, having begun brewing in 1997. They use barley imported from Europe and underground water that flows over time from Mount Azuma, and are unheated and unfiltered to bring out the beer's natural flavor, making the most of the yeast

Limited edition fruity beers are brewed each season using Fukushima fruits and rice, and you can enjoy freshly brewed beer along with light snacks at the bar "PROST" attached to the factory

Recommended classic beers from Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer

  • Pilsner : The most popular beer with a pleasant, refreshing taste and moderate hop bitterness.
  • Weizen : A wheat malt beer with a banana aroma and a subtle bitterness that is easy to drink.
  • American IPA : A gorgeous hop aroma, well balanced with sharp bitterness.
  • Red Ale : A brown beer with a fragrant, sweet aroma and flavor of roasted malt.
  • Rice beer : Brewed using the prefecture's "Hitomebore" rice and the prefecture's "Utsukushima Yume Yeast" yeast, it has an exquisite ginjo aroma and mouthfeel.
  • Peach Lager : A beer recommended as an aperitif, featuring the mellow aroma and sweetness of the prefecture's "Akatsuki" peach.

Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer <Information>

  • Name: Michinoku Fukushima Road Beer
  • Address: 3-182 Arai Yokozuka, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, 960-2156
  • Phone number: 024-593-5859
  • Official URL: Michinoku Fukushima Road Beer

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Nanakusa Nano Brewery (Nihonmatsu City)

This microbrewery was started in 2011 by Nanakusa Farm, an organic vegetable farm

The owners of the farm, a married couple, were both former career bureaucrats at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. After retiring from their jobs, they started the farm and began producing "Reconstruction Beer" in the hopes of helping with the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Using barley and hops grown on the farm, and with local fruits such as apples, yuzu, plums, persimmons, and pears as secondary ingredients, we brew beer using traditional methods, with secondary fermentation in the bottle, allowing the flavor to change enjoyably depending on when the bottle is opened

Nanakusa Nano Brewery's recommended classic beers

  • Thank You Beeya : A rich flavor with moderately roasted malt.
  • Fukushima Beer : Barley and hops are farm-grown, and the yuzu is locally produced, resulting in a refreshing aroma and light taste.
  • Apple Beeya : A fruit beer made from apples from Hayama, Nihonmatsu City, with a refreshing, dry finish.
  • Strong Beeya : Roasted malt aroma and plum aroma make it easy to drink. Be careful not to drink too much as it has an alcohol content of 8%.

Nanakusa Nano Brewery <Information>

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summary

In the northern area of ​​Fukushima Prefecture, there is a large beer event called "Beer Fest Fukushima 2022."

Additionally, Koriyama City hosts the "Summer Festa in Koriyama (Beer Festival)" in front of JR Koriyama Station, where you can enjoy delicious beers from all over Japan and the world

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