Honey Forest Brewing to Exhibit Again This February at "Hanto Sunkujira Genki Market in Kanmachia"
In a notice dated January 31, 2026, the craft beer studio Honey Forest Brewing of Minamiosumi Town, Kagoshima announced that it will be exhibiting at "Hanto Sunkujira Genki Market in Kanmachia" again this year. As an annual event that gathers specialty products from the "Sunkujira" region of Satsuma and Osumi, it once again highlights the brewery's community-rooted approach.
Hop BroKagoshima's Honey Forest Brewing is setting up a booth at "Hanto Sunkujira Genki Market in Kanmachia" again this year! It's on February 21 and 22, and admission is free.
MugiWhat! They're doing it again!? And it's a free event? That's amazing! I'm sure plenty of people will go just for the craft beer!
Hop BroYeah, it's a small brewery in Minamiosumi Town, and one of its strengths is that it's led by a female brewer. Its signature is the locally sourced "Sun Sun ALE" series, a fruit-ale style that uses tankan citrus and domestic honey.
MugiWhoa! Beer with tankan and honey already sounds delicious! Is it one of those you can just gulp down like juice?
Hop BroIt is easy to drink, but the key is that the fermentation-derived esters and hop aromas layer together nicely. It does a great job of using the fruitiness without making it cloying.
MugiWhat is that! Esters!? You suddenly brought chemistry class into this!?
Hop BroSorry, sorry. In simpler terms, it's the "fruity aroma created during fermentation." Basically, the tankan aroma and the beer's own aroma are teaming up!
MugiI get it! A double-hit of aroma! Being able to taste the local flavors directly at a specialty market makes it feel like traveling!
Hop BroExactly. That's the value of being able to experience Minamiosumi's craft beer in an urban setting at a place where specialties from Minamisatsuma City, Kimotsuki Town, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town all gather.
MugiAnd there are apparently prize drawings too, so you can enjoy both beer and local specialties to the fullest. I can already see our future toast with Sun Sun ALE!
Honey Forest Brewing, a craft beer brewery in Minamiosumi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, announced in its official news that "we will be exhibiting at 'Hanto Sunkujira Genki Market in Kanmachia' again this year" (posted on January 31, 2026).
The event is a product fair jointly organized by one city and three towns: Minamisatsuma City, Kimotsuki Town, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town. According to information posted on the Kagoshima Prefecture tourism website, it is scheduled to take place at Kanmachia in Kagoshima City from Saturday, February 21, 2026, to Sunday, February 22, 2026. Admission is free, and in addition to sales of local specialties, lottery-style prize events are also being promoted.
Honey Forest Brewing is a small brewery based in Minamiosumi Town, the southernmost town on the Japanese mainland. On its official website, it presents itself as a brand created by a female brewer and offers the "Sun Sun ALE" series, made with locally grown fruit and domestic honey. In addition to its standard tankan citrus beer, it is known for seasonal limited flavors and a style that turns local ingredients into beer.
Exhibiting at an event is not just about expanding sales channels; it is also a place to bring local flavors directly to visitors from urban areas. It is worth watching as an opportunity to experience Minamiosumi's fruit-forward craft beer in the context of a specialty-products market.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroKagoshima's Honey Forest Brewing is setting up a booth at "Hanto Sunkujira Genki Market in Kanmachia" again this year! It's on February 21 and 22, and admission is free.
MugiWhat! They're doing it again!? And it's a free event? That's amazing! I'm sure plenty of people will go just for the craft beer!
Hop BroYeah, it's a small brewery in Minamiosumi Town, and one of its strengths is that it's led by a female brewer. Its signature is the locally sourced "Sun Sun ALE" series, a fruit-ale style that uses tankan citrus and domestic honey.
MugiWhoa! Beer with tankan and honey already sounds delicious! Is it one of those you can just gulp down like juice?
Hop BroIt is easy to drink, but the key is that the fermentation-derived esters and hop aromas layer together nicely. It does a great job of using the fruitiness without making it cloying.
MugiWhat is that! Esters!? You suddenly brought chemistry class into this!?
Hop BroSorry, sorry. In simpler terms, it's the "fruity aroma created during fermentation." Basically, the tankan aroma and the beer's own aroma are teaming up!
MugiI get it! A double-hit of aroma! Being able to taste the local flavors directly at a specialty market makes it feel like traveling!
Hop BroExactly. That's the value of being able to experience Minamiosumi's craft beer in an urban setting at a place where specialties from Minamisatsuma City, Kimotsuki Town, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town all gather.
MugiAnd there are apparently prize drawings too, so you can enjoy both beer and local specialties to the fullest. I can already see our future toast with Sun Sun ALE!
