Yatsugatake Brewery Reintroduces Premium Rock Bock as a Seasonal Limited Release
Yatsugatake Brewery announced on Instagram that its popular bock beer, Premium Rock Bock, is making a comeback. Following a 2025 autumn lineup revision that turned it into a seasonal limited release, the beer is returning once again from the brewery in Kiyosato Plateau.
Hop BroToday, Yatsugatake Brewery's Premium Rock Bock is being brought back. The comeback was announced on Instagram, so this is definitely one you can't miss.
MugiWhat, it's back!? A seasonal limited return like that is way too much for fans to handle!
Hop BroAnd the brewery is based in Kiyosato Plateau, Hokuto City, Yamanashi, at an elevation of 1,230 meters. It really feels like the air and water are crisp there.
MugiDoes being at a higher elevation make the beer stronger? Tell me about the romance of 1,230 meters!
Hop BroMore than the altitude itself, what Yatsugatake Brewery values is its malt-centric brewing. It means putting the richness and umami of malt front and center.
MugiSo malt is the star! But the way you say it suddenly sounds like a lab report, haha!
Hop BroThey also use the traditional decoction method. A portion of the wort is boiled and returned, building up roasted aroma and body.
MugiWow, that takes a lot of work! 40% more malt and 50% more hops is basically all-out commitment!
Hop BroExactly. It is fermented and aged for about nine weeks, then finished into a reddish-copper beer. Its appeal is the combination of firm alcohol character and bitterness.
MugiAnd it won the World's Best award at the World Beer Awards in 2020. That is way too legit a comeback! It's not just a nostalgia pick.
Hop BroSince it was changed from a regular beer to a seasonal limited release in September 2025, this is truly a long-awaited return. I want to drink this straight from the cask.
MugiYeah, I want to drink it too! The pure water of Yatsugatake and that malt depth make me want to taste it right now!
Yatsugatake Brewery has brought back Premium Rock Bock as a seasonal beer. It was announced on Instagram as the return of Rock Bock, signaling the long-awaited comeback fans have been waiting for.
Yatsugatake Brewery is based in Kiyosato Plateau in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, at an elevation of 1,230 meters. Since its founding in 1997, it has continued making malt-centric beers that bring out the richness and umami of malt, and it also uses decoction brewing, a traditional method that originated in Germany.
Premium Rock Bock is designed with 40% more malt and 50% more hops than a pilsner, then fermented and aged for about nine weeks. With its reddish-copper color, firm alcohol character, and layered hop bitterness, it is a powerful beer. As the German word 'Bock' suggests, its flavor is full-bodied, and in 2020 it won the World's Best award at the World Beer Awards.
The brewery had previously announced that, with the September 2025 lineup revision, this beer would be changed from a regular offering to a seasonal limited release. Seen in that context, this comeback is easy to understand as a return within that broader shift. It is news that once again conveys the brewery's identity, centered on the pure water of Yatsugatake and the depth of malt.
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Hop BroToday, Yatsugatake Brewery's Premium Rock Bock is being brought back. The comeback was announced on Instagram, so this is definitely one you can't miss.
MugiWhat, it's back!? A seasonal limited return like that is way too much for fans to handle!
Hop BroAnd the brewery is based in Kiyosato Plateau, Hokuto City, Yamanashi, at an elevation of 1,230 meters. It really feels like the air and water are crisp there.
MugiDoes being at a higher elevation make the beer stronger? Tell me about the romance of 1,230 meters!
Hop BroMore than the altitude itself, what Yatsugatake Brewery values is its malt-centric brewing. It means putting the richness and umami of malt front and center.
MugiSo malt is the star! But the way you say it suddenly sounds like a lab report, haha!
Hop BroThey also use the traditional decoction method. A portion of the wort is boiled and returned, building up roasted aroma and body.
MugiWow, that takes a lot of work! 40% more malt and 50% more hops is basically all-out commitment!
Hop BroExactly. It is fermented and aged for about nine weeks, then finished into a reddish-copper beer. Its appeal is the combination of firm alcohol character and bitterness.
MugiAnd it won the World's Best award at the World Beer Awards in 2020. That is way too legit a comeback! It's not just a nostalgia pick.
Hop BroSince it was changed from a regular beer to a seasonal limited release in September 2025, this is truly a long-awaited return. I want to drink this straight from the cask.
MugiYeah, I want to drink it too! The pure water of Yatsugatake and that malt depth make me want to taste it right now!
