Nagano Brewery thanks visitors at the 'Yoi Fes' in front of Iida Station
On May 17, Nagano Brewery expressed its gratitude to visitors to the "Iida Yoi Fes 2026 Spring Edition" being held in front of Iida Station. The venue brought together 16 alcohol makers from within the prefecture and 8 food booths, and the brewery from Ojoji in Nagano City was also exhibiting.
Hop BroAt I-Park in front of Iida Station, Nagano Brewery thanked the visitors to the Iida Yoi Fes 2026 Spring Edition.
MugiWow, that big? A southern Shinshu's biggest liquor festival sounds like enough to get you tipsy just from the name!
Hop BroThe venue had 16 alcohol booths from across the prefecture and 8 food booths, so it was packed not just with craft beer but also sake, wine, and cider.
MugiWhat?! 16 companies is already a huge gathering, but with drinks besides beer, don't you get lost figuring out what to drink first?
Hop BroThat's part of the fun of a festival. Nagano Brewery was exhibiting as a circular BREWERY based in Ojoji, Nagano City.
MugiCircular sounds cool, but kind of hard to grasp... what do you mean by running the farm and brewery as one operation?
Hop BroThey use hops and fruit grown on their own farm, and the spent grain from brewing goes back into fertilizer. In other words, it's a system that reuses local resources in a full cycle.
MugiWow! It's like you're not just drinking something delicious, but drinking the story too! And they even have pale ale and IPA in the regular lineup - that's strong!
Hop BroExactly. Pale ale, pilsner, IPA, and stout are all on the list, and you can also enjoy draft beer on tap in the taproom, so meeting it at the venue would be a pretty happy surprise.
MugiJust hearing about it makes my throat crave a drink... Tonight I want to have a drink with the story of its place of origin, and I want to toast in festival spirit too!
Thanking Visitors at Iida Station
On May 17, Nagano Brewery posted on Instagram to thank the visitors who came to the "Yoi Fes" being held in front of Iida Station. The venue is I-Park, the multipurpose plaza in front of Iida Station, and the two-day event on May 16 and 17 is being held as one of the largest liquor festivals in southern Shinshu, bringing together craft beer, sake, wine, and cider from Nagano Prefecture.
At this event, 16 companies from Nagano Prefecture participated as alcohol booths, and 8 stores participated as food booths. Nagano Brewery was also one of the exhibitors, making its presence known in the local craft beer scene.
Nagano Brewery is based in Ojoji, Nagano City, and promotes a "circular BREWERY" model that operates its own farm and brewery as one integrated operation. Its beer-making is characterized by making use of local resources, such as using hops and fruit trees grown on its own farm as ingredients and reusing spent grain after brewing as fertilizer. Its regular lineup includes pale ale, pilsner, IPA, and stout, and draft beer can also be enjoyed in the taproom. The encounter in Iida offered a chance to savor this brewery's beer together with the story of its origins.
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Hop BroAt I-Park in front of Iida Station, Nagano Brewery thanked the visitors to the Iida Yoi Fes 2026 Spring Edition.
MugiWow, that big? A southern Shinshu's biggest liquor festival sounds like enough to get you tipsy just from the name!
Hop BroThe venue had 16 alcohol booths from across the prefecture and 8 food booths, so it was packed not just with craft beer but also sake, wine, and cider.
MugiWhat?! 16 companies is already a huge gathering, but with drinks besides beer, don't you get lost figuring out what to drink first?
Hop BroThat's part of the fun of a festival. Nagano Brewery was exhibiting as a circular BREWERY based in Ojoji, Nagano City.
MugiCircular sounds cool, but kind of hard to grasp... what do you mean by running the farm and brewery as one operation?
Hop BroThey use hops and fruit grown on their own farm, and the spent grain from brewing goes back into fertilizer. In other words, it's a system that reuses local resources in a full cycle.
MugiWow! It's like you're not just drinking something delicious, but drinking the story too! And they even have pale ale and IPA in the regular lineup - that's strong!
Hop BroExactly. Pale ale, pilsner, IPA, and stout are all on the list, and you can also enjoy draft beer on tap in the taproom, so meeting it at the venue would be a pretty happy surprise.
MugiJust hearing about it makes my throat crave a drink... Tonight I want to have a drink with the story of its place of origin, and I want to toast in festival spirit too!
