Minoh Brewery to Join Fuji to Hood 2026 with Deschutes Brewery
Minoh Brewery in Minoh, Osaka, announced on Instagram that it will take part in Fuji to Hood 2026. The brewery will team up with Oregon's Deschutes Brewery, exchange recipes in advance, and brew a collaboration beer on site.
Hop BroBig one today: Fuji to Hood 2026 has Minoh Brewery teaming up with Deschutes Brewery from Oregon.
MugiWait, a Japan-US collab? That's basically beer study abroad, right?
Hop BroPretty much. It rotates between Japan and Portland, and paired breweries make a collaboration beer for the event.
MugiHold on, recipe exchange sounds so serious. Are they mailing each other secret treasure maps?
Hop BroMore like sharing the brewing blueprint. They line up the malt, hops, yeast, and process so both sides can build the same idea.
MugiNo way, they even did onsite brewing together? That's the kind of field trip I needed in school.
Hop BroExactly, and Deschutes Brewery isn't just any partner. It's one of Oregon's big names and it's hitting 38 years.
MugiAnd Minoh said Deschutes was their first Portland beer? Okay, that's not a collab, that's a reunion episode.
Hop BroBest part, the beer name unannounced bit is still hanging there. The style hasn't been revealed either, so the suspense is doing its job.
MugiThat makes me even more curious. What style lands here? IPA, something crisp, or a total curveball?
Hop BroThe post also talks about growing yearly friendships, which is really the heart of this event. When that glass is poured, I want in immediately.
MugiSame here, pour it already. The second they announce the name and style, I'm showing up with a glass.
Minoh Brewery, based in Minoh City, Osaka, announced on Instagram that it will take part in Fuji to Hood 2026.
The event is a collaboration program held alternately in Japan and Portland. Breweries from Japan and Oregon are paired up, exchange recipes ahead of time, brew a collaboration beer, and unveil it at the event.
This time, Minoh Brewery is paired with Deschutes Brewery, one of Oregon's best-known breweries. In the post, Minoh Brewery notes that Deschutes has been brewing for 38 years and that the first beer it ever drank in Portland was also from Deschutes Brewery. That makes this collaboration especially meaningful for the team.
The collaboration beer was developed through repeated recipe exchanges, and the breweries also brewed together locally to match the event. For Minoh Brewery, which operates out of Minoh City in Osaka, the project highlights how far its brewing connections reach beyond Japan. The post also says that the brewery has been deepening its ties with Portland brewers year by year, and that these ongoing encounters are one of the event's main attractions.
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Hop BroBig one today: Fuji to Hood 2026 has Minoh Brewery teaming up with Deschutes Brewery from Oregon.
MugiWait, a Japan-US collab? That's basically beer study abroad, right?
Hop BroPretty much. It rotates between Japan and Portland, and paired breweries make a collaboration beer for the event.
MugiHold on, recipe exchange sounds so serious. Are they mailing each other secret treasure maps?
Hop BroMore like sharing the brewing blueprint. They line up the malt, hops, yeast, and process so both sides can build the same idea.
MugiNo way, they even did onsite brewing together? That's the kind of field trip I needed in school.
Hop BroExactly, and Deschutes Brewery isn't just any partner. It's one of Oregon's big names and it's hitting 38 years.
MugiAnd Minoh said Deschutes was their first Portland beer? Okay, that's not a collab, that's a reunion episode.
Hop BroBest part, the beer name unannounced bit is still hanging there. The style hasn't been revealed either, so the suspense is doing its job.
MugiThat makes me even more curious. What style lands here? IPA, something crisp, or a total curveball?
Hop BroThe post also talks about growing yearly friendships, which is really the heart of this event. When that glass is poured, I want in immediately.
MugiSame here, pour it already. The second they announce the name and style, I'm showing up with a glass.
