Four Yamanashi craft beer makers collaborate to bring the local beer festival experience to the comfort of your own home. Two varieties of "Yamanashi Collaboration Beer" will be available from Monday, October 18th.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, beer festivals have been canceled across the country.
In the midst of this, with the desire to allow beer fans to experience the festival atmosphere from the comfort of their own homes and learn about the charms of the region, the four volunteer craft beer makers in Yamanashi Prefecture - Fujizakura Kogen Beer (Fuji Kanko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd.), Yatsugatake Brewery (Moegi no Mura Co., Ltd.), Outsider LLC, and Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd. - have launched the " Yamanashi Collaboration Beer " project. "YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen" and "YCB Peach Sour IPA" will be released to the general public on Monday, October 18th, with pre-orders opening on the craft beer subscription service "Otomoni" from Monday, September 20th.
The “Yamanashi Collaboration Beer” project was launched last year in response to a call from brewers as beer festivals across the country were being canceled.
In particular, the Kofu Craft Beer Fest is held locally, allowing brewers from the prefecture's breweries to visit the event and communicate directly with beer fans, serving as an important point of contact with customers. Now that the event has been canceled and beer fans no longer have the opportunity to visit Yamanashi, our goal is to deliver craft beer that allows you to enjoy a festival at home, even without the need for an in-person event, and to allow people to experience the charms of Yamanashi.
Far Yeast Brewing has also been running the "Yamanashi Support Project" since last year to promote the local attractions through beer, so we agreed with and participated in this call.
Two types of beer were brewed this time: "YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen" and "YCB Peach Sour IPA."
With peaches and grapes representing Yamanashi, the fruit kingdom, as the main focus, four brewers with different brewing styles have brought together their respective expertise to create a recipe that makes the most of the ingredients. While "YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen" brings out the full sweetness of the fruit, "YCB Peach Sour IPA" is characterized by a less sweet and more refreshing acidity. You can enjoy the fresh aroma and flavor of the fruit itself in two contrasting styles.
■ "YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen"
This is a Weizen that allows you to fully enjoy the estery and fruity aroma and the acidity of grapes.
This recipe combines Fujizakura Kogen Beer's Weizen yeast, which has a fragrant fruit mix juice-like aroma, with Merkl hops, which are used at Yatsugatake Brewery.
Hops were kept to a minimum to allow the aromas of grapes and yeast to shine through.
■ YCB Peach Sour IPA
A fragrant fruit sour IPA that brings out the sweet aroma and freshness of peaches with the addition of hops and yeast.
Outsider Brewing and Far Yeast Brewing were responsible for the recipe.
The hops used are Mandarina Barbary and Vic Secret, and the citrus and tropical aromas accentuate the freshness of the peach.
We use PhillySour yeast , which gives it a firm yet natural acidity, resulting in a clean and refreshing finish.
Pre-orders for "YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen" and "YCB Peach Sour IPA" will begin on Monday, September 20th on the craft beer subscription service " Otomoni," where they will be paired with limited edition beers recommended by the four companies (pre-orders close on Sunday, October 3rd, with shipping starting on Thursday, October 14th).
Since last year, Otomoni has been holding a beer festival collaboration campaign as part of its "Let's Protect Japan's Craft Beer Culture" campaign, and this year it has once again collaborated with 11 beer festivals to hold the "National Beer Festival Cross-Cross Campaign," delivering beers from over 60 breweries to beer fans across the country, which has been met with a great response. This time, the " Yamanashi Collaboration Beer " project has also agreed to this collaborative sale, making it a reality.
<Delivery contents>
- ●YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen
- ●YCB Peach Sour IPA
- ●Fujizakura Highland Beer: Ganbata! NE WEIZEN
- ●Yatsugatake Brewery Touchdown: Shirakaba Beet
- ●Outsider Brewing: Bouquet Belgian Wit
- ●Far Yeast Brewing：Far Yeast Passion Haze
The “ Yamanashi Collaboration Beer ” project aims to promote the local area’s attractions while valuing interactions with beer fans even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to improve the skills of local craft breweries as a whole through on-site interaction between brewers.
[Product overview]
"YCB Muscat Bailey A Weizen"
Sales start date: Monday, October 18th
Price: Open price
Ingredients: Muscat Bailey A (domestic), malt, hops
Style: Weizen
Alcohol content: 5.0% Product: Happoshu (malt content: 50% or less, 25% or more)
Brewery: Outsider Brewing Specifications: 330ml bottle
"YCB Peach Sour IPA"
Sales start date: Monday, October 18th
Price: Open price
Ingredients: peaches (domestic), malt, sugar, hops
Style: Sour IPA
Alcohol content: 6.0% Product: Happoshu (malt content 25% or less)
Brewery: Outsider Brewing Specifications: 330ml bottle
[Purchase with a regular delivery plan]
1. Click "Apply" to apply for the "Regular Delivery 6 Bottles Plan."
2. Click "Select another set" on "My Page."
3. Select "B: Yamanashi Collaboration Beer Set" and click "OK."
[Store Purchase]
1. Click "Register and purchase" and enter your information according to the membership registration flow.
2. When you return to the details screen for the "Yamanashi Collaboration Beer Set," click "Register Card" to register your card information.
3. Click "Purchase"
[About Otomoni]
A subscription service that allows you to discover craft beer, offering over 1,400 types from Japan and abroad.
In addition to a subscription service that allows you to compare beers from various breweries one by one, they also sell sets that allow you to try new and limited edition craft beers from popular breweries all at once. https://otomoni.beer/
[About Fujizakura Kogen Beer]
"Blissful craft beer" born from German-trained manufacturing techniques and the rich nature of Fuji. Aiming to create "a beer that you can drink over and over without getting bored of it," we brew every day with the desire to make even more delicious beer and to see the smiles of people enjoying a beer in one hand. https://www.fujizakura-beer.jp/
[About Yatsugatake Brewery Touchdown]
Located in Kiyosato, Hokuto City, in the northernmost part of Yamanashi Prefecture, we have been brewing German-style beer, mainly lagers, for 24 years, using meltwater from the Yatsugatake Mountains as our brewing water.
https://www.yatsugatake-beer.com/
[About Outsider Brewing]
Opened in 2012 as the first brewery in Kofu City, they continue to strive to create even better beers, always with a fresh and flexible imagination, such as beers made with natural yeast extracted from peaches grown in Yamanashi Prefecture and high-alcohol beers with 15% alcohol. https://outsiderbrewing.com/
About Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd.
"Democratizing beer" is based on the mission of "recovering the diversity and richness of beer, which has become a standardized mass-produced product due to industrialization." They offer three craft beer brands: "KAGUA," a fragrant Japanese ale; "Far Yeast," a Tokyo-themed brand; and "Off Trail," which strives to create innovative beers, and are promoting their unique beers to the world.
https://faryeast.com/