Limited edition brew "Far Yeast Peach Weiß" released
Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shiro Yamada) will be releasing a limited edition collaboration beer with Yatsugatake Brewery (Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture) called "Far Yeast Peach Weiß" from its craft beer brand "Far Yeast" on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
"Far Yeast Peach Weiß" is based on the recipe of Yatsugatake Brewery's standard product, "Weiß," and uses peaches from " Peach Senka Yamashita" (Headquarters: Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture; CEO: Kazuhiro Yamashita), the peach farmer behind the popular Yamanashi City cafe "Peach Farm Cafe La Pesca," which also served as the brewer for our limited-edition brews, "Far Yeast Peach Citrus Gose" (released January 2018) and "Far Yeast Peach Nightcrawler" (released March 2018). Peach Senka Yamashita's peaches are grown using "special farming methods" that harness the power of nature to maximize the fruit's natural flavor. 500kg of peaches harvested and frozen in 2018 were pureed in a food processor and used in this beer.
(Top photo: Peaches from peach farmer "Peach Senka Yamashita", bottom photo: Group photo after preparation is complete)
~From Yatsugatake Brewery Brewing Manager Futo Matsuoka~
"It was such a difficult task that I never want to brew again, but it created a sense of unity and a sense of accomplishment I've never felt before. The peach aroma and Weiss yeast are well balanced, and I think it has a dry, great finish. It feels like the characteristics of both breweries are packed into it. As expected."~From the Far Yeast Brewing Brewing Team~
"Our collaboration with Yatsugatake Brewery coincided with the 100th brewing at Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery, making it a memorable brewing. As it's a collaboration between two breweries in Yamanashi Prefecture, we wanted to make a beer using a lot of peaches! That was great until we realized that processing 500kg of whole peaches was quite a challenge, so we got the Yatsugatake team and even the journalists who came to cover the event involved in processing the peaches, and somehow we managed to get the brewing done. This Peach Weiss is packed with a ton of peaches and everyone's thoughts. It's such a difficult brewing job, so this may be the last one (laughs)."This product marks the second collaboration between our company and Yatsugatake Brewery. The first was in October 2018, when we brewed "Tropical Lager" at Yatsugatake Brewery, combining Yatsugatake Brewery's specialty German-style lager with our specialty dry hopping technique.
The upcoming release of "Far Yeast Peach Weiß" will be available in two varieties: keg and bottle. The keg will be pre-opened at the "Far Yeast Peach Weiß Release Commemorative Event - TOUCH DOWN & FAR YEAST Double Tap Takeover in YAMANASHI" to be held at Four Hearts Cafe (Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture) on Thursday, November 22nd. Both the keg and bottle will then be available nationwide from Wednesday, November 28th.
Additionally, on Friday, November 30th, Far Yeast Brewing's directly managed store, Far Yeast Tokyo Craft Beer & Bao, will be holding the "Far Yeast Peach Weiß Release Celebration Event - TOUCH DOWN & FAR YEAST Double Tap Takeover in TOKYO."
We will continue to introduce new items such as limited edition brews, and aim to provide products that will please many people in a variety of everyday situations.
[Product overview]
Product name: Far Yeast Peach Weiß
Sales start date: November 28th (Wed) for both kegs and bottles
Price: Open price
Ingredients: Peaches, malted barley, malted wheat, hops, sugar
Alcohol content: 5.7%
IBU: 5
Style: Weiss
Brewery: Far Yeast Brewing (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Specifications: 15L barrel and 330ml bottle
Reservations will begin on the official store page from late November.
A release event will be held to coincide with the release.
Far Yeast Peach Weiß release event ~TOUCH DOWN & FAR YEAST Double Tap Takeover in YAMANASHI~
Date and time: Thursday, November 22nd, from 6:00 PM Location: Four Hearts Cafe Address: Yamasa Building 1F, 1-16-13 Marunouchi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture Event page: For more information, click hereFar Yeast Peach Weiß release event ~TOUCH DOWN & FAR YEAST Double Tap Takeover in TOKYO~
Date and time: November 30th (Friday) 6:00 PM Location: Far Yeast Tokyo Craft Beer & Bao Address: 1F Sarah Aoyama, 2-6-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002On the day of the event, in addition to "Far Yeast Peach Weiß," we will also be serving beers from our company and Yatsugatake Brewery Touchdown.