Far Yeast Moritomori RICE ALE / Free Style Sake-Yeast Beer made with rice grown in Hokuto City, Yamanashi

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Far Yeast Brewing (headquartered in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture; Shiro Yamada, President; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), as part of its “Brewed with Yamanashi” initiative to create beer that makes the most of the local Yamanashi climate, will begin selling “Far Yeast MoritomoriRICE ALE“, a beer made with rice from Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, will be available on a limited basis from March 18, 2025 (Tuesday).

Collaboration in Beer Brewing with Rice Farmers Who Preserve the Rich Nature of Hokuto City, Home of Famous Water
Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is home to famous water, selected as one of the “100 best waters in Japan. Rice has long been grown here using the abundant water.The “Norin 48” rice, whichis grown only in a part of Hokuto City, hasan unforgettable “stickiness” and “sweetness” once tasted, and is so highly regarded that it has even won awards at international rice competitions. It is called “phantom rice” because of its low yield and lack of availability in the market.

The continuous cultivation of rice fields and waterways is also a way to protect the irreplaceable water resources. Having heard the thoughts of Hokuto City farmers who are struggling to preserve the rich nature by continuing and expanding rice cultivation, as well as to carry on the locally loved rice variety, and having endorsed their efforts, we are now selling a limited edition beer made with rice, Far Yeast Moritomori RICE ALE. The beer is now exported not only to Japan but also to China, Taiwan, and South Korea, where it has been well received as a “beer with a touch of Japan”.

Brewed with Koshihikari and Yudai 21 for the first batch in 2025
Brewed with Yamanashi” will brew and sell “Far Yeast Moritomori RICE ALE” again this year. Moritomori RICE ALE” is brewed seasonally every year in collaboration with farmers in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, to raise awareness of the delicious rice produced there and to support the creation of opportunities for rice farmers.
The first “Moritomori” in 2025 was brewed using a blend of “Koshihikari” and “Yudai 21” rice produced by Satoshi Uematsu of “Mitsuho mitsuho,” who is also the founder of the project.

Yudai 21, used for the first time in “Mori Tomori RICE ALE,” was developed by Utsunomiya University as a variety with high temperature tolerance. The recent warming of the climate has caused a problem of high temperatures during the rice growing season (especially during the ripening period), resulting in various problems such as reduced yields due to high-temperature disorders and poor eating quality due to starch imbalance. Koshihikari, Japan’s main rice variety, is particularly susceptible to the effects of high temperatures, resulting in lower yields and quality problems.

Yudai 21″ is characterized by its large grain size and strong maturation, making it less susceptible to the effects of high temperatures, and it is attracting attention as a rice that is less susceptible to the effects of global warming. The spread of the cultivation of “Yudai 21,” which is resistant to high temperature damage, will lead to the sustainable production of rice, which in turn will lead to the protection of nature in Hokuto City. We brewed “Moritomori” in 2025 with the hope of contributing to this effort.

Moritomori” is named after the rice that “protects” Hokuto City. We hope you will enjoy this year’s rice ale, which uses about half of the “Moritomori” rice as ingredients, and in which rice plays a leading role.

The fruity ginjo aroma and hop aromaharmonize with the dry flavor.
“Far Yeast Moritomori Rice Ale” is made with Moritomori rice as half of its ingredients. It is a product that challenges the crossover between sake and beer, brewed with sake yeast, taking advantage of the flavor of Hokuto City rice. The fruity, sweet ginjo aroma and hop aroma harmonize with the dry flavor, making this rice beer suitable for daily dining.

Winner of the silver award in the Experimental Beer category at Asia Beer Champinship 2024
This beer won a silver award at the Asia Beer Championship 2024 (ABC2024) held in Singapore.

Far Yeast Moritomori RICE ALE will begin shipping to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide on Wednesday, March 19, and will begin shipping to Far Yeast Brewing’s official online store on Thursday, March 21.

Product Outline

Far Yeast Moritomori RICEALE

Available on Tuesday, March 18
Suggested Retail Price: Open Price
Ingredients: Malt (produced in Germany), Hops, Rice (Hokuto City, Yamanashi), Sugar
Alcohol: 6.5%
IBU: 15
Style : Free style Sake Yeast Beer (Rice Ale)
Item: Beer
Brewery : Far YeastBrewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge-mura, Yamanashi)
Specification:350ml can
*Purchase at online store : https://faryeast.stores.jp/


Farmers who cooperated in this project

instagram:@moritomorinohitotachi (Moritomori no Hitotachi)

Mitsuho Mitsuho: Mr. Satoshi Uematsu
Mr. Uematsustarted growing rice because he wanted to feed his own children, and he is now working to spread the word about the wonderful nature and people of Hokuto City. He is challenging to produce delicious rice and revitalize the local community by drawing out the “power of rice” using mainly agricultural materials containing Chinese herbal ingredients.

About Brewed with YAMANASHI
Brewed with YAMANASHI” was started under the name of “Yamanashi Support Project” with the aim of revitalizing local industry through the production of beer using local products from the prefecture. In October of the same year, the head office was relocated from Shibuya to Kosuge Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, where the brewery is located, to further strengthen cooperation with local producers and businesses. The name was changed from “Yamanashi Support Project” to “Brewed with YAMANASHI” to reflect the change from “supporting the local community” to “co-creation with the local community.

So far, we have produced a number of products using local products, such as “Peach Haze” using peaches from Yamanashi City, “Ume-kin’ Me Crazy” using plums from Hosuge Village where our brewery is located, “GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. We are brewing products using local products such as “GRAPEVINE” made with grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” made with tomatoes from Hokuto City.

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Far Yeast Hinoki Lager/ Limited edition beer made with “hinoki” (Japanese cypress), a thinned wood from Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture!

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Far Yeast Brewing (headquartered in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture; Shiro Yamada, President; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) will release “Far Yeast Hinoki Ragaa,” a limited edition beer made with “hinoki,” a thinned wood used to preserve the water sources in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, as part of the “Brewed with Yamanashi” project to promote Yamanashi’s appeal through beer to both businesses and producers in Yamanashi Prefecture. The limited edition beer “Far Yeast Hinoki Ragaa” will be released on March 18 (Tuesday).

Far Yeast Hinoki Lager

Japanese Lager made with “hinoki” (Japanese cypress) thinned to preserve the water sources in Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Kosuge Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, where the Genryu Brewery is located, is surrounded by many cedar and cypress trees. The thinned wood produced by thinning to protect the healthy growth and ecosystem of these rich forests is a renewable resource.
Tsukuruza Corporation, which proposes an affluent lifestyle through the use of wood, a renewable resource in Kosuge Village, processed 14 kg of hinoki wood into wood chips, which were then used to flavor the beer. In addition, Zertz hops, which are known for their herbal aroma, were added to create a refreshing lager reminiscent of forests and trees.

Shipments of “Far Yeast Hinoki Ragaa” to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide will begin sequentially on Wednesday, March 19, and those to Far Yeast Brewing’s official online store will begin sequentially on Thursday, March 21.

Product Outline


No bottles will be sold in Japan.

Far Yeast Hinoki Lager
(Far Yeast Hinoki Lager)
Sales start date: Tuesday, March 18
Suggested retail price: Open price
Ingredients: malted barley (made in Belgium), wood chips (hinoki cypress), hops
Alcohol content: 5.0
IBU : 20
Style : Pilsner with Japanese cypress
Item : Happoshu (over 50% malted barley)
Brewery : Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Specifications: 350ml can / 15L keg
To purchase from the online store, please visit: https: //faryeast.stores.jp/

About Brewed with YAMANASHI
Brewed with YAMANASHI was started under the name of “Yamanashi Support Project” with the aim of revitalizing local industry through brewing beer using local products from the prefecture. In 2024, the fifth year of the project, we will change the name from “Yamanashi Support Project” to “Brewed with YAMANASHI” to reflect the change from “support for the local community” to “co-creation with the local community. We have changed the name of the project from “Yamanashi Support Project” to “Brewed with YAMANASHI.

So far, we have produced a number of products using local products such as “Peach Haze” using peaches from Yamanashi City, “Ume-kin’ Me Crazy” using plums from Hosuge Village where our brewery is located, “GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. We are brewing products using local products such as “GRAPEVINE” made with grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” made with tomatoes from Hokuto City.

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Far Yeast Sakura Session IPA / Two years in the making! The color and taste remind you of cherry blossoms!

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Far Yeast Brewing will release “Far Yeast Sakura Session IPA,” a gorgeous looking IPA with a hint of cherry blossom flavor, on February 18 (Tuesday).

Sakura Session IPA
Sakura Session IPA

Two years of prototyping! The color and taste are reminiscent of cherry blossoms.
Fuji is one of the most famous mountains in Japan. Fuji, and we wanted to create a beer that people would want to drink because they associate it with the mountain.
It is very difficult to produce a cherry blossom color, so we used the lightest possible malt and hops with relatively mild aromas (Citra, Saaz, Nelson Sauvin) to match the image of cherry blossoms. Cherry blossom extract and sweet potato derived dye were used to express the flavor.
After two years of prototyping, the brewer has created a beer that will make you think of your favorite cherry blossom scenery when you close your eyes… Enjoy the arrival of spring with Sakura Session IPA, which looks gorgeous and has a hint of cherry blossom flavor!

Far Yeast Sakura Session IPA will be available in limited quantities at the official Far Yeast Brewing Web Store from 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, and will be shipped to beer bars, restaurants and liquor stores nationwide starting Wednesday, February 19. The official Far Yeast Brewing online store will begin shipping sequentially from Thursday, February 20.

Product Outline

Far Yeast Sakura Session IPA
(Far Yeast Sakura Session IPA)
Sales start date: Tuesday, February 18
Suggested retail price: open price
Ingredients: malted barley (made outside Japan), processed cherry blossom products, hops, sugar / vegetable coloring
Alcohol percentage: 5.0
IBU : 20
Style : Session IPA with Sakura
Item : Happoshu (Malt content over 50%)
Brewery : Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Specifications: 350ml can / 15L keg
To purchase from the online store, please visit: https: //faryeast.stores.jp/

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Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde/10th collaboration with Bicycle Coffee Tokyo!

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Far Yeast Brewing will brew “Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde” in collaboration with Bicycle Coffee Tokyo, a natural roastery born in Oakland, California, U.S.A., for a limited time and will ship from 2025 It will be shipped from Friday, February 14, 2025.

Anaerobic Blonde

■This is the 10th collaboration with Bicycle Coffee Tokyo!
We have brewed “Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde” in collaboration with “Bicycle Coffee Tokyo”, a natural roastery born in Oakland, U.S.A., for a limited time!

The collaboration with Bicycle Coffee Tokyo has become an annual event since the first collaboration in 2017 with “Far Yeast Bicycle Coffee IPA”, and this year marks the 8th year. With the desire to pursue the possibilities of coffee in various styles, we have continued to take on the challenge of creating unique products with IPAs, Saisons, and Golden Ales made with coffee, as well as Bread Pale Ale with Off Trail.
The theme of the 10th collaboration beer is coffee beans undergoing an anaerobic fermentation process. The base beer, Golden Ale, is perfectly matched with flavors reminiscent of berries and red wine derived from anaerobic fermentation, resulting in a beer that overturns the conventional concept of coffee beer.

Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde will be available in limited quantities at the official Far Yeast Brewing Web Store from 12:00 p.m. on February 14 (Fri.), with shipments to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide starting sequentially on February 14 (Fri.). The official Far Yeast Brewing online store will begin shipping sequentially from Monday, February 17.

Product Outline

Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde
(Far Yeast Anaerobic Blonde)

Shipment start date: Friday, February 14, 2025
Suggested retail price: Open price
Ingredients: malt (made in Japan), hops, sugar, coffee
Alcohol percentage: 5.0
IBU: 35
Style: Golden Ale with Coffee
Item:Beer
Brewery: Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Specifications: 350ml can (only available in cans)
To purchase from the online store, please visit: https: //faryeast.stores.jp/

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Far Yeast Tsuki no De Ale / Tsuki no De Lager / Brewed with 100% barley from Otsuki City and hops from Hokuto City! Far Yeast IGNITION / Hazy IPA with Far Yeast IGNITION / Hazy IPA with aromas and flavors like grapefruit, peach and passion fruit!

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Far Yeast Brewing will release “Far Yeast Tsuki no De Ale/Tsuki no De Lager,” the first beer brewed with 100% Yamanashi-produced barley and hops, which are the ingredients of the beer, on a limited basis from January 21 (Tuesday).

Far Yeast 月の出エール/月の出ラガー
Far Yeast Tsuki no De Ale/Tsuki no De Lager

Made with 100% barley from Otsuki City and hops from Hokuto City
The barley used for the ingredients is from the “Yanagawa Earth Self-Sufficiency Institute” (hereafter “Yanagawa Kenkyujo”), which grows barley and soybeans in Otsuki City in order to revitalize abandoned farmland.
Given the current situation in which our company relies on imports for almost all of its beer ingredients, we wondered if it would be possible to brew beer using only domestically produced ingredients. We had a chance to work with “Liangken” who was looking for a way to use the barley they were growing in Otsuki City to further expand their arable land, and we were able to use the barley for brewing beer, which led to the release of “Tsuki no De Ale” and “Tsuki no De Lager”.

In June 2024, our staff actually visited the barley fields at Liangken and harvested the barley under the guidance of Mr. Yamato of Liangken. The malt was then malted in Japan, and malt that could be used for brewing was completed. Unlike the foreign malt we normally use for beer brewing, the malt we used this time had almost no component data, so we started with a malt saccharification test in order to brew the wort as targeted. We also reviewed the production process from scratch, including the malt grind and saccharification program.

On the other hand, we used hops from the Kobayashi Hop Farm in Hokuto City. Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, boasts Japan’s highest solar radiation and cool climate, making it ideal for hop cultivation, and was the first town in Japan to begin full-scale contract hop cultivation. Today, the number of hop growers is on the decline, but the Kobayashi Hop Farm aims to revive and revitalize hops grown in Hokuto City by communicating the appeal of hops, and is now supplying hops to many craft beer breweries in Japan.

We have also been using hops from the “Kobayashi Hop Farm” in our annual fresh hop beer releases, and this time we used Chinook and Cascade to give the beer a mild bitterness in addition to the citrus-like freshness and spicy aroma derived from hops.

■Simple barley and hop flavors in a simple style
In order to give the simple taste of malt and hop flavors, “Tsuki no De Ale” is a golden ale, and “Tsuki no De Lager” is a pilsner, a simple style. The only difference between the two is the type of “yeast” used to make them. “Tsuki no De Ale” has a gorgeous aroma from the ale yeast, while “Tsuki no De Lager” has a clean, refreshing taste from the lager yeast. We hope you will enjoy the difference in taste caused by the different yeasts by comparing the two.

Far Yeast Tsuki no De Ale / Tsuki no De Lager” will be available in limited quantities at the official Far Yeast Brewing Web Store from 12:00 p.m. on January 21 (Tue), and shipments to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide will begin on January 23 (Thu) and January 22 (Wed), respectively. The shipment to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide will begin on January 22 (Wed.).

In order to give the simple taste of malt and hop flavors, “Tsuki no De Ale” is a golden ale, and “Tsuki no De Lager” is a pilsner, a simple style. The difference between the two is the type of “yeast” used to make them. “Tsuki no De Ale” has a gorgeous aroma from the ale yeast, while “Tsuki no De Lager” has a clean, refreshing taste from the lager. We hope you will enjoy the difference in taste caused by the different yeasts by comparing the two.

Far Yeast Tsuki no De Ale / Tsuki no De Lager” willbeavailable in limited quantities at the official Far Yeast Brewing Web Store from 12:00 p.m. onJanuary21 (Tue .), and shipments to January21, 2011. ( The shipment to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide will begin on January 23 (Thu) and January 22 (Wed), respectively. shipment to beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores nationwide will begin on January 22 (Wed.). Product Summary

Far Yeast 月の出エール

Far Yeast Tsukinode Ale
(Far Yeast Tsukinode Ale)
Sales start date: January 21 (Tuesday)
Suggested retail price: Open price
Ingredients: malted barley (made in Japan), hops, sugar
Alcohol content: 5.0
IBU : 20
Style : Goleden Ale
Item : Beer
Brewery : Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Specifications : 350ml can / 15L keg
*Purchase at online store here : https://faryeast.stores.jp/items/678f1ad7434b9502141d0ce8

Far Yeast 月の出ラガー

Far Yeast Tsukinode Lager
(Far Yeast Tsukinode Lager)
Sales start date: January 21 (Tuesday)
Suggested retail price: Open price
Ingredients: malted barley (produced in Japan), hops
Alcohol content: 5.0
IBU : 20
Style : Pilsner
Item : Beer
Brewery : Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge-mura, Yamanashi)
Specifications : 350ml can / 15L keg
*Purchase at online store here : https://faryeast.stores.jp/

About the Yanagawa Earth Self-Sufficiency Institute
The Yanagawa Earth Self-sufficiency Institute is a company that reclaims idle farmland in Otsuki City and grows rice, barley, soybeans, and other major grains without using pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, etc. The company is rooted in the local community, and is committed to the environment and human health. Rooted in the community, the institute aims for peace of mind through agriculture that considers the environment and human health.
https://yana-ken.com/

About Kobayashi Hop Farm
Kobayashi Hop Farm is located in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, at the southern foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains, a pioneer in hop cultivation. We are committed to the succession and development of hop cultivation. While most domestic hops are grown by contract farmers for major beer makers, Kobayashi Hop Farm does not have an exclusive contract and sells hops freely, thereby spreading the appeal of hops to a wider audience.
http://hokutohops.com/

About Brewed with YAMANASHI
Brewed with YAMANASHI” was started under the name of “Yamanashi Support Project” with the aim of revitalizing local industry through the brewing of beer using local products from the prefecture. In 2024, the fifth year of the project, we will change the name from “Yamanashi Support Project” to “Brewed with YAMANASHI” to reflect the change from “support for the local community” to “co-creation with the local community. In 2024, the name was changed from “Yamanashi Support Project” to “Brewed with YAMANASHI” to reflect the change from “local support” to “co-creation with local communities.

So far, we have produced a number of products using local products such as “Peach Haze” using peaches from Yamanashi City, “Ume-kin’ Me Crazy” using plums from Hosuge Village where our brewery is located, “GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. GRAPEVINE” using grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” using tomatoes from Hokuto City. We are brewing products using local products such as “GRAPEVINE” made with grapes from Koshu City, and “Omoiro Tomato Ale” made with tomatoes from Hokuto City.

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Far Yeast Brewing Company, Ltd.
Mail: pr@faryeast.com Phone: 03-6849-2812

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