Kochi Campagne Brewery to Release Collaboration Beer with Okamune Farm Featuring Konatsu on April 2
Kochi Campagne Brewery will begin selling "Konacchan Honey Mead," jointly developed with Okamune Farm, on April 2. This limited release combines konatsu, honey, and malt, and stands out for its use of regional ingredients characteristic of a brewery in Kami City.
Hop BroOn April 2, TOSACO's Konacchan Honey Mead will be released. It's a collaboration between Kochi Campagne Brewery and Okamune Farm, and konatsu is the star of the show.
MugiWhat! A beer with konatsu as the star already sounds delicious! But what's mead again? That's honey alcohol, right?
Hop BroExactly. Mead is a honey-fermented alcoholic drink, and this one is a braggot, the malt-included type. In other words, it feels like the best parts of both beer and mead.
MugiThe best parts of beer and mead!? Then in my head, that means it would be delicious twice over once I drink it!
Hop BroMore or less. The ingredients are interesting too, because in addition to konatsu and honey, it also uses oats, hops, and lactose. That is how it achieves both tart sweetness and depth.
MugiLactose too!? So it should have a gentle sweetness, but won't it end up feeling heavy to drink?
Hop BroThat's where they did it well. The alcohol content is only 4.0%, so it's not too heavy. It keeps the fruit's sweet-and-tart character while finishing with the roundness of honey, making it easy to drink.
MugiWow. And Kochi Campagne Brewery is known for using local ingredients, right? Hearing that makes me want to taste the whole map!
Hop BroExactly. Founded in 2017, it has stayed committed to ingredients from Kochi Prefecture and continued small-batch, many-variety brewing. It moved its factory to Kahokucho in Kami City and also opened TOSACO TAP STAND. I like how it turns the taste of the land directly into beer.
MugiIt's wonderful that Okamune Farm's konatsu becomes a drink of Kochi like that. This sounds like it traps the aroma of the season itself, and now I want to toast right away!
Hop BroAll right, then let's have a drink tonight while imagining the afterglow of konatsu. Even I can feel my throat getting ready just from explaining it.
MugiAgreed! First, let's put the April 2 release on the calendar, and then make a plan to go drink it for real!
Kochi Campagne Brewery (TOSACO) in Kami City, Kochi Prefecture, will begin selling "Konacchan Honey Mead," created in collaboration with Okamune Farm, on April 2.
The product was planned as a limited beer using konatsu from Okamune Farm, and its style is braggot, a type of mead. In addition to malt and honey, it is designed around konatsu, and the ingredients include konatsu, honey, oats, hops, and lactose. It is said to have an alcohol content of 4.0%, and its signature is a drinking experience that balances the sweet-and-tart fruitiness with the fullness derived from honey.
Kochi Campagne Brewery, which makes TOSACO, was founded in 2017. It has continued making small-batch, many-variety craft beer that makes use of ingredients from Kochi Prefecture, and in 2023 it moved its factory to Kahokucho in Kami City. In April of the same year, it opened the adjacent directly operated TOSACO TAP STAND. Its hallmark is a commitment to working with local producers and ingredients and translating the taste of the region into beer.
Okamune Farm is a producer based in Aki City, Kochi Prefecture, that grows flowers and fruit and is also known for cultivating konatsu. This collaboration can be seen as a product that extends TOSACO's development centered on regional agricultural products. It will be worth noting how the brewery expresses the seasonality of konatsu and the character of Kochi ingredients in beer form.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroOn April 2, TOSACO's Konacchan Honey Mead will be released. It's a collaboration between Kochi Campagne Brewery and Okamune Farm, and konatsu is the star of the show.
MugiWhat! A beer with konatsu as the star already sounds delicious! But what's mead again? That's honey alcohol, right?
Hop BroExactly. Mead is a honey-fermented alcoholic drink, and this one is a braggot, the malt-included type. In other words, it feels like the best parts of both beer and mead.
MugiThe best parts of beer and mead!? Then in my head, that means it would be delicious twice over once I drink it!
Hop BroMore or less. The ingredients are interesting too, because in addition to konatsu and honey, it also uses oats, hops, and lactose. That is how it achieves both tart sweetness and depth.
MugiLactose too!? So it should have a gentle sweetness, but won't it end up feeling heavy to drink?
Hop BroThat's where they did it well. The alcohol content is only 4.0%, so it's not too heavy. It keeps the fruit's sweet-and-tart character while finishing with the roundness of honey, making it easy to drink.
MugiWow. And Kochi Campagne Brewery is known for using local ingredients, right? Hearing that makes me want to taste the whole map!
Hop BroExactly. Founded in 2017, it has stayed committed to ingredients from Kochi Prefecture and continued small-batch, many-variety brewing. It moved its factory to Kahokucho in Kami City and also opened TOSACO TAP STAND. I like how it turns the taste of the land directly into beer.
MugiIt's wonderful that Okamune Farm's konatsu becomes a drink of Kochi like that. This sounds like it traps the aroma of the season itself, and now I want to toast right away!
Hop BroAll right, then let's have a drink tonight while imagining the afterglow of konatsu. Even I can feel my throat getting ready just from explaining it.
MugiAgreed! First, let's put the April 2 release on the calendar, and then make a plan to go drink it for real!
