Kochi Campagne Brewery to Sell Limited-Time "Konacchan Honey Mead"
Kochi Campagne Brewery (TOSACO) is rolling out a limited-time product called "Konacchan Honey Mead." It is a braggot-style brew that combines konatsu, the citrus fruit that represents early summer in Kochi, with honey, and it is priced at 800 yen (tax included).
Hop BroTonight's topic is Konacchan Honey Mead! It's a limited-time release from Kochi Campagne Brewery (TOSACO).
MugiWait, cute name, but serious drink!? It feels like the flavor of early summer in Kochi!
Hop BroWhat makes it interesting is the style: this is a braggot style. Konatsu and honey are the stars.
MugiWhat is that! Is braggot beer or mead!? Which is it!?
Hop BroPut simply, it combines the malt-based beer element with the mead idea of honey fermentation into a hybrid fermented drink.
MugiWow! And it's 330 ml with 4.0% alcohol, and the bitterness is low to slightly bitter, so it's all about being easy to drink!
Hop BroThe ingredients are unique too: malt, honey, oats, hops, konatsu, and lactose. That's a layered recipe. The price is 800 yen (tax included).
MugiLactose too!? So that's how it gets that balance... There is a lot going on, but it works!
Hop BroThe development story is moving too. It started with Konatsu Vinegar from Okamune Farm, found at Agri Colette in Kochi City, which means a rediscovery of off-spec konatsu was the starting point.
MugiThe story gets me too! And Setoguchi's memory of konatsu preserved in honey was the hint, so the emotion is fermenting hard!
Hop BroOnly problem is, at the time we checked, the online page showed out of stock... If we find it, let's grab it right away and drink it together.
MugiGot it, I'll message you the moment I find it! Our next toast is definitely a glass of konatsu and honey!
The online product page for TOSACO, operated by Kochi Campagne Brewery, is introducing the limited-time item "Konacchan Honey Mead." As the name suggests, it is a drink that puts konatsu and honey at the center, and the company describes it as a "special drink available only in early summer."
Product Features
The style is braggot. It incorporates ideas derived from mead and is characterized by a design in which malt and honey are fermented together. The product page lists the contents as 330 ml, alcohol content of 4.0%, bitterness of "low to slightly bitter," and ingredients of malt (produced in Germany), honey, oats, hops, konatsu, and lactose. The selling price is 800 yen (tax included).
Development Background
According to the description, the product was inspired by "Konatsu Vinegar" from Okamune Farm, which was discovered at Agri Colette, a local produce facility in Kochi City. The brewery focused on the aroma and subtle bitterness of juice pressed from whole konatsu that are difficult to sell on the market because they do not meet standard specifications, and reimagined them as craft beer. In addition, a memory of TOSACO representative Setoguchi enjoying konatsu preserved in honey served as the hint that led to choosing the braggot style.
Brewery Context
Kochi Campagne Brewery is a brewery committed to small-batch, wide-variety beer that makes use of local ingredients from Kochi. Its policy of weaving regional ingredients and producers' stories into beer is reflected in this product as well. With the freshness of konatsu, the gentle sweetness of honey, and a faint bitterness in the finish, this limited release seems like a seasonally fitting TOSACO-style offering built around ingredients from Kochi.
* As of the time of confirmation, the online product page showed "out of stock."
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroTonight's topic is Konacchan Honey Mead! It's a limited-time release from Kochi Campagne Brewery (TOSACO).
MugiWait, cute name, but serious drink!? It feels like the flavor of early summer in Kochi!
Hop BroWhat makes it interesting is the style: this is a braggot style. Konatsu and honey are the stars.
MugiWhat is that! Is braggot beer or mead!? Which is it!?
Hop BroPut simply, it combines the malt-based beer element with the mead idea of honey fermentation into a hybrid fermented drink.
MugiWow! And it's 330 ml with 4.0% alcohol, and the bitterness is low to slightly bitter, so it's all about being easy to drink!
Hop BroThe ingredients are unique too: malt, honey, oats, hops, konatsu, and lactose. That's a layered recipe. The price is 800 yen (tax included).
MugiLactose too!? So that's how it gets that balance... There is a lot going on, but it works!
Hop BroThe development story is moving too. It started with Konatsu Vinegar from Okamune Farm, found at Agri Colette in Kochi City, which means a rediscovery of off-spec konatsu was the starting point.
MugiThe story gets me too! And Setoguchi's memory of konatsu preserved in honey was the hint, so the emotion is fermenting hard!
Hop BroOnly problem is, at the time we checked, the online page showed out of stock... If we find it, let's grab it right away and drink it together.
MugiGot it, I'll message you the moment I find it! Our next toast is definitely a glass of konatsu and honey!
