SanktGallen Brewery Showcases Japanese Pear Weizen Made with Pears in Three Forms
SanktGallen Brewery has introduced its Japanese Pear Weizen, made with pears from Kanagawa processed in three forms: finely chopped, puréed and juiced. Built on a fruity wheat-beer base, the release highlights the fresh character of Japanese pear.
Hop BroToday, let’s talk about Sankt Gallen Brewery’s Japanese Pear Weizen. It’s a fruit beer that makes the most of pears grown in Kanagawa.
MugiWhat? Pear in beer?! A pear beer sounds so elegant and delicious!
Hop BroAnd the pears are added as slices, purée, and juice—a three-stage process. It layers juicy fruit flavor with a sense of real pear flesh.
MugiNo way! The pears make three appearances? They’re doing a triple pear routine in the brewery!
Hop BroExactly. The base is a wheat-malt Weizen, aiming for a soft mouthfeel and fresh pear character.
MugiI hear Weizen all the time, but how is it different from regular beer? Is it basically a wheat beer?
Hop BroThat’s right. It’s a German-style beer made with plenty of wheat malt, and Weizen yeast can create pear and peach aromas on its own.
MugiThe yeast smells like pear too?! With real pears added, that’s an unstoppable pear team!
Hop BroIt uses Saaz hops and has 18 IBU, with 5% ABV in a 330ml bottle. The restrained bitterness should let the pear and wheat softness shine.
MugiBut if it uses fruit, does that change the label? I’m curious about the happoshu designation!
Hop BroBecause it uses more fruit than the legal limit for beer labeling, it is labeled happoshu. Still, it has over 50% malt and receives the same beer tax treatment.
MugiWow! With pear in slices, purée, and juice, this is an autumn reward beer. I want one right now!
SanktGallen Brewery in Atsugi, Kanagawa, has shared the preparation process for its fruit beer, Japanese Pear Weizen. The brewery shows unblemished pears being finely chopped, grated into a paste and processed into juice.\n\nThe beer is based on a fruity Weizen made primarily with wheat malt. The pears are added in three forms—small pieces, paste and juice—allowing the recipe to layer different aspects of the fruit, from a sense of pulp to a clean, juicy aroma.\n\nWeizen yeast naturally produces sweet aromas often compared to pear and peach. SanktGallen combines those yeast-derived notes with real pears grown in Kanagawa, creating a beer designed around the fresh and fragrant character of the fruit.\n\nThe beer is packaged in 330ml bottles and has an alcohol content of 5%. Saaz hops are used, with an IBU of 18. Because the recipe uses more fruit than permitted under Japan’s beer labeling rules, it is labeled as happoshu, or “sparkling alcoholic beverage.” Its malt ratio is at least 50%, however, so it is taxed at the same rate as beer.\n\nSanktGallen is known for its core beers, including Golden Ale and YOKOHAMA XPA, as well as fruit-focused releases such as Shonan Gold, Pineapple Ale and Seven Peach Ale. Japanese Pear Weizen continues that approach, turning a seasonal local ingredient into a beer with a soft wheat character and vivid pear expression.\n\nFor fruit-beer fans, the most intriguing detail is the three-stage addition of the pear. Tasting the finished beer with that process in mind should reveal how the brewery balances yeast aroma, wheat malt and the natural freshness of Japanese pear.
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Hop BroToday, let’s talk about Sankt Gallen Brewery’s Japanese Pear Weizen. It’s a fruit beer that makes the most of pears grown in Kanagawa.
MugiWhat? Pear in beer?! A pear beer sounds so elegant and delicious!
Hop BroAnd the pears are added as slices, purée, and juice—a three-stage process. It layers juicy fruit flavor with a sense of real pear flesh.
MugiNo way! The pears make three appearances? They’re doing a triple pear routine in the brewery!
Hop BroExactly. The base is a wheat-malt Weizen, aiming for a soft mouthfeel and fresh pear character.
MugiI hear Weizen all the time, but how is it different from regular beer? Is it basically a wheat beer?
Hop BroThat’s right. It’s a German-style beer made with plenty of wheat malt, and Weizen yeast can create pear and peach aromas on its own.
MugiThe yeast smells like pear too?! With real pears added, that’s an unstoppable pear team!
Hop BroIt uses Saaz hops and has 18 IBU, with 5% ABV in a 330ml bottle. The restrained bitterness should let the pear and wheat softness shine.
MugiBut if it uses fruit, does that change the label? I’m curious about the happoshu designation!
Hop BroBecause it uses more fruit than the legal limit for beer labeling, it is labeled happoshu. Still, it has over 50% malt and receives the same beer tax treatment.
MugiWow! With pear in slices, purée, and juice, this is an autumn reward beer. I want one right now!
