MATSURI BREWING Releases New "Momo Chusei" Combining White Peach and Oolong Tea
MATSURI BREWING in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, introduced its fruit ale "Momo Chusei," which combines white peach and oolong tea, on Instagram. The brewery describes it as a lightly composed beer with ABV 5.0% and IBU 15, bringing together fruity sweetness and the aroma of tea leaves.
Hop BroUrayasu's MATSURI BREWING has released a new beer called Momo Chusei. It's a fruit ale made with white peach and oolong tea, and even the name already feels festive.
MugiWait, peach and oolong tea!? Is it sweet, is it tea, or is my brain just not keeping up!
Hop BroThe style is PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with ABV 5.0% and IBU 15. It's designed to be light and not too bitter, so it doesn't get in the way of the peach aroma.
MugiIBU, what's that? Is it like a bitterness scale? And the lower the number, the milder it is?
Hop BroExactly, it's a measure of bitterness. And this one is based on Taiwan's Hong Oolong Tea, blended with three kinds of oolong tea, so the roasty aroma of the leaves really comes through.
MugiOhh! Hand-roasted aroma makes it feel like I can suddenly see the craftsperson behind it! So it's not just peach dessert vibes.
Hop BroThat's the interesting part: it's a fruit ale you drink for the aroma. The fruity finish of semi-oxidized tea gently lifts the sweetness of the white peach.
MugiSo it's a peach beer that's not just sweet. And MATSURI BREWING does a monthly series too, right?
Hop BroYep, they're good at playing with fruit and hop character through the MATSURI CRAFT JUICY series. This one also has seasonal appeal, and since it needs refrigeration and has a best-by date of June 23, 2026, it's one to track down soon.
MugiThen today's mission is clear: I have to go check out the aftertaste of peach and tea! Hop, if we go, give me a sip.
Hop BroOf course, this is the kind of beer you want to drink right away. If it starts with a soft peach aroma and finishes with the roasty scent of tea, I'd want this on the bar right away.
MATSURI BREWING / Matsuri Brewing introduced its new release, "Momo Chusei," on Instagram. On the product page of its online shop, the style is listed as PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with an alcohol content of 5.0% and an IBU of 15.
The defining feature of this beer is the combination of white peach and oolong tea. According to the product description, it uses Taiwan-grown "Hong Oolong Tea" as a base, blended in-house with three kinds of oolong tea. The design is said to bring out the sweetness of white peach with the fragrant character of charcoal hand-roasted longan wood and the fruity finish unique to semi-oxidized tea. The brewer's comment also positions it as a "fruit ale you drink for the aroma."
MATSURI BREWING is a brewery based in Urayasu that promotes craft beer as "somewhat nostalgic and highly drinkable." In addition to its regular beers for celebratory occasions, it rolls out the MATSURI CRAFT JUICY series monthly, making use of the character of fruit and hops; the series introduction also notes that it sometimes uses local Chiba pears and yuzu, as well as early-harvest peaches from Yamanashi Prefecture. This "Momo Chusei" is another seasonal limited offering that follows that line, and is worth watching.
The product page states that it must be refrigerated and that the best-by date is June 23, 2026. Its structure, which puts fruit flavor front and center while sharpening the outline with the toasted aroma of tea leaves, seems suited to anyone looking for a peach beer that is not just sweet.
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Hop BroUrayasu's MATSURI BREWING has released a new beer called Momo Chusei. It's a fruit ale made with white peach and oolong tea, and even the name already feels festive.
MugiWait, peach and oolong tea!? Is it sweet, is it tea, or is my brain just not keeping up!
Hop BroThe style is PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with ABV 5.0% and IBU 15. It's designed to be light and not too bitter, so it doesn't get in the way of the peach aroma.
MugiIBU, what's that? Is it like a bitterness scale? And the lower the number, the milder it is?
Hop BroExactly, it's a measure of bitterness. And this one is based on Taiwan's Hong Oolong Tea, blended with three kinds of oolong tea, so the roasty aroma of the leaves really comes through.
MugiOhh! Hand-roasted aroma makes it feel like I can suddenly see the craftsperson behind it! So it's not just peach dessert vibes.
Hop BroThat's the interesting part: it's a fruit ale you drink for the aroma. The fruity finish of semi-oxidized tea gently lifts the sweetness of the white peach.
MugiSo it's a peach beer that's not just sweet. And MATSURI BREWING does a monthly series too, right?
Hop BroYep, they're good at playing with fruit and hop character through the MATSURI CRAFT JUICY series. This one also has seasonal appeal, and since it needs refrigeration and has a best-by date of June 23, 2026, it's one to track down soon.
MugiThen today's mission is clear: I have to go check out the aftertaste of peach and tea! Hop, if we go, give me a sip.
Hop BroOf course, this is the kind of beer you want to drink right away. If it starts with a soft peach aroma and finishes with the roasty scent of tea, I'd want this on the bar right away.
