Nami No Oto Brewing to Join Kobe’s Ikuta Shrine Autumn Festival with Collaboration Beer
Nami No Oto Brewing, a craft brewery based in Minamiawaji, Hyogo, will take part in the Iyasaka autumn festival at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe on September 20. The brewery will serve “Iyasaka,” a collaboration beer brewed with sake yeast and inspired by the festival.
Hop BroNaminoto Brewing from Awaji Island is joining the Ikuta Shrine autumn festival in Kobe, called “Iyasaka.” Festival beer at a shrine is a wonderful combination.
MugiWhat, beer on a shrine approach?! A one-day festival pour already sounds like a can’t-miss detour!
Hop BroThey will be there only on September 20, from 4 PM to 10 PM. Better yet, they brewed a collaboration beer especially for it: “Iyasaka.”
MugiThe beer has the festival’s name! What is it like? Will it taste like a beer version of sake?
Hop BroIts key feature is the use of sake yeast. They are fermenting beer with a yeast associated with sake brewing.
MugiWhat does that mean?! Yeast is the little thing that makes bread rise, right? What is sake yeast’s special job here?
Hop BroExactly! Yeast turns sugars into alcohol and aroma. Sake yeast can bring fragrant, fruit-like notes, so it helps shape the beer’s fermentation aroma.
MugiThose tiny workers sound busier than every food stall combined! It feels like two brewing traditions meet in one glass.
Hop BroThat is the idea. Naminoto Brewing also makes a white beer with Awaji naruto oranges and a BRUT HAZY IPA featuring local koji.
MugiKoji in beer too?! My brain is becoming a festival stall of brewing terms—but it sounds like a beer made for food.
Hop BroThere will be food vendors and music as well. I want to discover how “Iyasaka” smells and tastes while enjoying Ikuta Shrine’s festival.
MugiThen let’s arrive hungry on September 20! Music, festival food, and the collaboration beer “Iyasaka”—we have to raise a glass!
Nami No Oto Brewing will set up a stall at the “Iyasaka” autumn festival held along the approach to Ikuta Shrine in Kobe. The festival runs for three days, but the brewery will participate only on Sunday, September 20, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
For the event, Nami No Oto Brewing created a collaboration beer named “Iyasaka.” Inspired by the autumn festival, the beer was brewed with sake yeast, bringing together elements of craft beer and Japanese sake production. Visitors can enjoy the limited collaboration beer alongside food from festival vendors and live music.
Based in Minamiawaji, Nami No Oto Brewing focuses on beers that make use of the nature and agricultural products of Awaji Island. Its lineup includes a white beer brewed with Naruto oranges from Awaji Island and a Brut Hazy IPA made with koji from a local sake brewery. The brewery’s brewer has experience in both sake and craft beer production and aims to create drinks that bring out the character of local ingredients.
This collaboration connects a traditional local festival in Kobe with a brewery rooted in Awaji Island’s food and brewing culture. “Iyasaka” will offer festivalgoers an opportunity to explore how sake yeast shapes the aroma and flavor of a craft beer.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNaminoto Brewing from Awaji Island is joining the Ikuta Shrine autumn festival in Kobe, called “Iyasaka.” Festival beer at a shrine is a wonderful combination.
MugiWhat, beer on a shrine approach?! A one-day festival pour already sounds like a can’t-miss detour!
Hop BroThey will be there only on September 20, from 4 PM to 10 PM. Better yet, they brewed a collaboration beer especially for it: “Iyasaka.”
MugiThe beer has the festival’s name! What is it like? Will it taste like a beer version of sake?
Hop BroIts key feature is the use of sake yeast. They are fermenting beer with a yeast associated with sake brewing.
MugiWhat does that mean?! Yeast is the little thing that makes bread rise, right? What is sake yeast’s special job here?
Hop BroExactly! Yeast turns sugars into alcohol and aroma. Sake yeast can bring fragrant, fruit-like notes, so it helps shape the beer’s fermentation aroma.
MugiThose tiny workers sound busier than every food stall combined! It feels like two brewing traditions meet in one glass.
Hop BroThat is the idea. Naminoto Brewing also makes a white beer with Awaji naruto oranges and a BRUT HAZY IPA featuring local koji.
MugiKoji in beer too?! My brain is becoming a festival stall of brewing terms—but it sounds like a beer made for food.
Hop BroThere will be food vendors and music as well. I want to discover how “Iyasaka” smells and tastes while enjoying Ikuta Shrine’s festival.
MugiThen let’s arrive hungry on September 20! Music, festival food, and the collaboration beer “Iyasaka”—we have to raise a glass!
