"KAGUA" Rouge wins Hong Kong International Beer Awards for the second consecutive year

The Japanese-flavored ale "Kagua" Rouge was selected as the Grand Prize Winner in the "Belgian Style Ale" category at the Hong Kong International Beer Awards 2014. This is the second consecutive year that KAGUA Rouge has won this award, following its win in the "Belgian Style Strong Beer - Dark" category in 2013.

The Hong Kong International Beer Awards is an international beer competition that has been held since 2009. 21 Grand Prize winners are selected for each style after rigorous blind tasting by 20 judges made up of beer experts.

According to the organizers, this year's competition saw 500 beer entries from around the world, a record number that represents a dramatic increase from the 100 entries in 2009 and the 300 entries in 2013. Many internationally acclaimed American and European craft beers were also entered, making for an extremely high-level competition.

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About KAGUA, the Japanese-flavored ale
This flagship brand of Nippon Craft Beer Co., Ltd. was launched in March 2012 with the idea of ​​"making beer that complements Japanese cuisine enjoyable for people all over the world." The original recipe (mixture) was designed based on the concept of "a fragrant aroma that complements Japanese cuisine," and is brewed at a partner brewery in Belgium using yuzu and sansho pepper, two herbs that are symbols of Japan.

There are two varieties in the lineup: "Blanc," a light-colored, top-fermented beer made with wheat, and "Rouge," a dark-colored, top-fermented beer made with roasted malt.A major feature of these beers is that they can be enjoyed with different dishes, just like white and red wines.

Our products are sold in famous and popular restaurants that have been awarded stars in the Michelin Guide, as well as luxury hotels and restaurants in Hong Kong and Singapore.

*KAGUA is classified as a happoshu (low-malt beer) under Japan's liquor tax law.
*Japan's liquor tax law limits the ingredients that can be used in beer, and KAGUA, which uses yuzu and sansho pepper, cannot be labeled as beer.
(Although it is a happoshu, the malt ratio and manufacturing method are the same as beer, and the tax rate is the same as beer, so it is different in purpose from so-called "tax-saving happoshu." Also, according to the standards of many countries, including Belgium, where it is produced, "Kagua" is classified as beer, so it is sold as beer in overseas markets.)