Shiga Kogen Beer Releases Barrel-Aged "Yamabushi taro grand cru" with Minoh Beer
Shiga Kogen Beer (Tamamura Honten) released its collaborative brew "Barrel-Aged Yamabushi taro “grand cru”" with Minoh Beer at 1:57 p.m. on March 10, 2026. This collaboration beer is a saison made with Hakuhou peaches and aged in wooden barrels, released as a bottle-only run of 1,098 bottles.
Hop BroBreaking news: Shiga Kogen Beer (Tamamura Honten) teamed up with Minoh Beer and released "Barrel-Aged Yamabushi taro “grand cru”" on March 10, 2026.
MugiWhoa! The name alone sounds powerful! What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s a barrel-aged fruit ale. They aged a saison packed with Hakuhou peaches in wooden barrels, then finished it in barrels from a famous Bordeaux château.
MugiWhat is that even? The amount of information is overwhelming! What are "saison" and "barrel-aged" anyway!?
Hop BroSaison is a traditional farmhouse style that’s light, dry, and easy to drink. Barrel-aged means it’s matured in wooden barrels, so you get oak aroma and layered depth from aging.
MugiAh, so it’s like juicy peach flavor fused with the mature, grown-up character of wood aroma!
Hop BroExactly. And the key this time is that they added peaches twice. The acidity isn’t too strong, and the goal is a balance of white peach aroma, dryness, and aged character. It’s 6.5% ABV, sold in 750 ml bottles, limited to 1,098 bottles, and priced at 3,300 yen (tax included).
Mugi1,098 bottles!? That’s insanely rare! And at 750 ml, this is the kind of beer you’d want to share with someone and talk over!
Hop BroThe backstory is hot too. Following Minoh Beer’s "MONKEY & DRAGON," Tamamura Honten brewed its batch in November 2023. It’s a bottle packed with the wooden-barrel know-how of the Yamabushi series and the context of the collaboration.
MugiEven the story sounds delicious... I want to check out the white peach and barrel aromas right now! Big brother Hop, let’s put a red circle on the calendar for the day we open this!
Nagano-based Shiga Kogen Beer (Tamamura Honten) has released a new co-brew with Minoh Beer: "Barrel-Aged Yamabushi taro “grand cru”". The product number is 468. The listed price on the official store is 3,300 yen (tax included).
This beer follows the collaboration line that began with "MONKEY & DRAGON," first brewed on the Minoh Beer side, and Tamamura Honten also brewed its own batch in November 2023. The base is not a weizen but a saison, made with plenty of Hakuhou peaches, a specialty of Minoh Beer, with peaches added a second time before being aged in wooden barrels.
The "grand cru" version shares its base with the previously released canned version, but is a bottle format finished in barrels from a famous Bordeaux château. After long aging and repeated tastings, the release finally arrived after crossing another milestone for Tamamura Honten.
The style is barrel-aged fruit ale. It comes in a 750 ml bottle and has an alcohol content of 6.5%. Its aroma is centered on white peach, layered with oak notes from the barrel, and it is said to feature a complex profile with acidity and dryness. Among the wooden-barrel-aged "Yamabushi" series, the acidity is not overly strong; the design aims for a balance between peach character and aged depth.
Shiga Kogen Beer, based in Nagano, has built up its wooden-barrel and aging expression through its own "Yamabushi" series. This bottle combines that context with its relationship with Minoh Beer and the character of peach, making it a collaboration release in every sense.
- Official product page: https://www.tamamura-honten.co.jp/?pid=190827122
- Brewery official site: http://www.tamamura-honten.co.jp/
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBreaking news: Shiga Kogen Beer (Tamamura Honten) teamed up with Minoh Beer and released "Barrel-Aged Yamabushi taro “grand cru”" on March 10, 2026.
MugiWhoa! The name alone sounds powerful! What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s a barrel-aged fruit ale. They aged a saison packed with Hakuhou peaches in wooden barrels, then finished it in barrels from a famous Bordeaux château.
MugiWhat is that even? The amount of information is overwhelming! What are "saison" and "barrel-aged" anyway!?
Hop BroSaison is a traditional farmhouse style that’s light, dry, and easy to drink. Barrel-aged means it’s matured in wooden barrels, so you get oak aroma and layered depth from aging.
MugiAh, so it’s like juicy peach flavor fused with the mature, grown-up character of wood aroma!
Hop BroExactly. And the key this time is that they added peaches twice. The acidity isn’t too strong, and the goal is a balance of white peach aroma, dryness, and aged character. It’s 6.5% ABV, sold in 750 ml bottles, limited to 1,098 bottles, and priced at 3,300 yen (tax included).
Mugi1,098 bottles!? That’s insanely rare! And at 750 ml, this is the kind of beer you’d want to share with someone and talk over!
Hop BroThe backstory is hot too. Following Minoh Beer’s "MONKEY & DRAGON," Tamamura Honten brewed its batch in November 2023. It’s a bottle packed with the wooden-barrel know-how of the Yamabushi series and the context of the collaboration.
MugiEven the story sounds delicious... I want to check out the white peach and barrel aromas right now! Big brother Hop, let’s put a red circle on the calendar for the day we open this!
