Off Trail

Off Trail is the beer brand that challenges craft beer’s new possibilities by utilizing microorganisms other than common wild yeast and beer brewing yeast.
Off Trail = unpaved road
Off Trail is the beer project launched in 2019 to challenge craft beer’s new possibilities.The name embodies the spirit of the project, conjuring the notion of forging a new path on an unpaved road, going Off Trail, rather than keeping to the beaten path of conventional brewing.
Well-crafted beer brewing with microorganisms
For Off Trail beers, we are particular about making beer using microorganisms other than brewer’s yeast, which are thoroughly washed through the modern beer brewing process. We are constantly trying to create a rich and complex aroma by utilizing various wild yeasts and microorganisms by the barrel aging method of aging beer in barrels used for wine, sake and whiskey.
Unique and non-reproducible beer
Each barrel-aged base beer has a unique character depending on the environment inside the barrel, and you will never encounter the same taste again. Local specialties such as fruits and spices can be blended with each beer, and different kinds of base beers can be also blended together. The chemical reactions that occur in nature give us new surprises everytime we brew Off Trail beer.
Off Trail
#52 Off Trail Srarless Sky
“Srarless Sky” is the second collaboration with Totopia Brewery. An imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels for 8 months and blended with vanilla and hazelnuts. We use plenty of vanilla beans and add hazelnuts to create a sweet, chocolate-like taste, and a well-balanced finish that is rich but not overpowering.
#51 Off Trail Wild Caught 2024
"Off Trail Wild Caught 2024'' is based on Red Ale aged for 10 months, blended with Kveik Sour barrels aged for 14 months and Sour Porter barrels aged for 12 months. Characters such as caramel, raisin, and berry are supported by citrus-like sourness and cocoa. We also deliberately blend a small amount of Sour Red barrels, which have a hint of vinegar, to contribute to a more complex acidity.
#50 Off Trail Divine Drops
"Off Trail Divine Drops" uses Wheat Strong Ale aged for 17 months in oak barrels, 50 kg of plums from Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, and 150 kg of plums from the plum farm "Kikushima Seido Higashi Branch" in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sugar content in plums and peaches is consumed, resulting in a dry mouthfeel. You can feel the nuances of oak barrels and the characters of plum and plum, and it has a refreshing taste.
#48 Off Trail MANGOSTRUCK
The base beer for "MANGOSTRUCK" is a blend of 10-month aged Kviek Sour, 14-month-aged Spiced Rye to add funkiness and complexity, and 12-month aged Smoked Ale, which has a dashi-like nuance. By adding mango to it, we aim for a juicy and drinkable taste, while also creating a well-balanced flavor that combines just the right mouthfeel and complexity derived from Barrel Aged.
#49 Off Trail Attack of the Blood Oranges
The base beer for ``Attack of the Blood Oranges'' is Sour Blonde Ale, which uses Kviek yeast for the main fermentation and is aged for 11 months. We added blood orange puree, which seems to go well with the grapefruit-like citrus flavor unique to Kviek yeast and the pineapple-like tropical flavor. In order to bring out the blood orange aroma even more, this time I purposely did not blend it and finished it with only Kviek Sour Blonde Ale.
#47 Off Trail Forbidden Land
"Forbidden Land" base beer blend is Sour Blonde Ale, aged 20 months, and Wheat Strong Ale, aged 15 months. Blonde Ale was chosen to have a strong acidity like vinegar, but with a hint of apple. To bring thickness and complexity to the body, we combined cinnamon-infused barrels with Wheat Strong Ale, which has a good oak feel, and added apple puree at the end to make it even juicier. The soft flavors of apple and cinnamon, the stimulation of vinegar, and the tannins of oak are intricately intertwined.
#46 Off Trail Gimme Those Fairy Wings
"Gimme Those Fairy Wings" is a Barrel Aged Sour Ale based on Sour Red Ale and Sour Blonde Ale aged up to 27 months, combined with blueberry, raspberry, cranberry & griot puree. Although the berry and oak flavors of the base beer leave a good impression, the barrels were unique in that the vinegar flavor had come out over the long period of aging, so we considered a fruit puree that would harmonize with this sourness, and added blueberries, raspberries, and cranberries. & Griot puree blended.
#45 Off Trail Funkphobia
Our first collaboration with up-and-coming brewery Totopia Brewery ``Off Trail Funkphobia'' is a complex swirl of funkiness and fruit puree. It's a commonly used method of sour ale + fruit + dry hop, but we find Off Trail's uniqueness within it. We aimed for a beer that has a sour and funky barrel-aged beer, mixed with fruit and hop elements to create a psychedelic atmosphere with even more complexity.
#44 Off Trail Kriek in the Barrel 2024
“Off Trail Kriek in the Barrel 2024” was first released in 2019 in collaboration with Culmination Brewing, a brewery in Portland, Oregon, and won a bronze medal at the “Asia Beer Championship 2019.” The products we have released since then have won medals in international competitions every time, and are highly acclaimed worldwide. Blending was carried out successfully this year, and the first "Off Trail Kriek in the Barrel 2024" after the label renewal was completed.
#43 Off Trail Obedience
''Off Trail OBEDIENCE'' is a rich and heavy barleywine style beer. Barleywine, which means "barley wine," is a beer style that originated in England in the 19th century and has a high alcohol content that makes it feel like wine. The base beer is mashed twice and boiled for a total of 10 hours, then aged in bourbon barrels for 8 months. A sweet and heavy barleywine has been completed.