Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer to Join the East Japan Craft Beer Summer Festival on Aug. 1-2
Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer, based in Fukushima City, will take part in the East Japan Craft Beer Summer Festival on August 1 and 2 at Marumaru Higashi Nihon in Omiya, Saitama. The event brings together 11 breweries from across eastern Japan, and food service inside the venue uses a ticket system.
Hop BroSummer plans might be settled already. Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer is pouring at the East Japan Craft Beer Summer Festival in Omiya on August 1 and 2.
MugiWait, that sounds amazing! Eleven East Japan breweries in one place? That's basically a summer festival for beer people!
Hop BroThe venue is Marumaru Higashinihon in Omiya, running 12:00 to 20:00 both days, with last call at 19:30. Ticket-based drinks and food means you start plotting your beer order like it's a mission.
MugiWhat is that! Planning my beer route makes it sound like beer comes with homework!
Hop BroIn a good way, yeah. The cool part is their brewing highlights: water from Mt. Azuma and fruit beers made with Fukushima fruit.
MugiOhh! But seriously, does brewing water make that much difference? My taste buds are still in beginner mode!
Hop BroThat is the fun part. People sometimes call that a sense of terroir. Sounds fancy, but it really just means the place itself shows up in the glass.
MugiOkay, that I get! The place in the glass sounds weirdly poetic and extremely drinkable at the same time!
Hop BroAnd back in Fukushima, they've got a brewery-side shop and bar called PROST on site. They sell bottled beer and even do beer by measure, so the local connection feels real.
MugiBeer by measure too!? Beer sold by measure sounds like the kind of sentence that makes me sprint with an empty bottle!
Hop BroThis event also has a free comedy live show by Omiya Seven, and it's fully rotated by time slot, so timing matters. Still, just picturing two days of tasting flights is enough to make me thirsty.
MugiSame! I want to start with the Fukushima fruit beers, and honestly I need a pint now before my imagination reaches the venue ahead of me!
Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer, based in Fukushima City, will appear at the East Japan Craft Beer Summer Festival on Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2 at Marumaru Higashi Nihon, the East Japan Liaison Center in Omiya Ward, Saitama City.
The festival gathers 11 breweries from across eastern Japan, along with food and snacks designed to pair with beer. Opening hours are 12:00 to 20:00 on both days, with last orders at 19:30. Food and drinks inside the venue are ticket-based, so visitors will need to buy tickets on site before ordering.
The program also includes a free comedy live show by Omiya Seven, Saitama tourism ambassadors. Because the performance runs at designated times and uses a full rotation system, visitors will want to plan their timing carefully if they want to combine the beer and stage programs.
Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer is a Fukushima City brewery known for making beer with local character. Its official site highlights brewing with water from Mt. Azuma and fruit beers made with Fukushima-grown fruit. The brewery also operates a factory-adjacent shop and bar, PROST, where bottled beer and draft pours are available.
With breweries from across the Tohoku and East Japan region in one place, the festival offers a chance to compare styles while also tasting how each brewery reflects its own local ingredients and brewing approach.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroSummer plans might be settled already. Michinoku Fukushimaji Beer is pouring at the East Japan Craft Beer Summer Festival in Omiya on August 1 and 2.
MugiWait, that sounds amazing! Eleven East Japan breweries in one place? That's basically a summer festival for beer people!
Hop BroThe venue is Marumaru Higashinihon in Omiya, running 12:00 to 20:00 both days, with last call at 19:30. Ticket-based drinks and food means you start plotting your beer order like it's a mission.
MugiWhat is that! Planning my beer route makes it sound like beer comes with homework!
Hop BroIn a good way, yeah. The cool part is their brewing highlights: water from Mt. Azuma and fruit beers made with Fukushima fruit.
MugiOhh! But seriously, does brewing water make that much difference? My taste buds are still in beginner mode!
Hop BroThat is the fun part. People sometimes call that a sense of terroir. Sounds fancy, but it really just means the place itself shows up in the glass.
MugiOkay, that I get! The place in the glass sounds weirdly poetic and extremely drinkable at the same time!
Hop BroAnd back in Fukushima, they've got a brewery-side shop and bar called PROST on site. They sell bottled beer and even do beer by measure, so the local connection feels real.
MugiBeer by measure too!? Beer sold by measure sounds like the kind of sentence that makes me sprint with an empty bottle!
Hop BroThis event also has a free comedy live show by Omiya Seven, and it's fully rotated by time slot, so timing matters. Still, just picturing two days of tasting flights is enough to make me thirsty.
MugiSame! I want to start with the Fukushima fruit beers, and honestly I need a pint now before my imagination reaches the venue ahead of me!
