and beer releases Bailey-A 2025, a Katsunuma-grown grape sour
and beer has released Bailey-A 2025, a fruit sour brewed with Katsunuma-grown Bailey A grapes. The 7% beer uses fruit from a vineyard behind the brewery’s facility and is described as bright, acidic, and gently strawberry-like.
Hop BroI’ve got to tell you about Bailey-A 2025. AND BEER just released a new sour brewed with Katsunuma-grown Bailey A grapes, and it sounds seriously good.
MugiWait, Bailey A grapes are for wine, right? How did they sneak into beer without the textbooks panicking?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It’s a Fruit Sour at 7% ABV, built by layering ripe grape character into a sour beer base.
MugiHold on, a sour beer base? What is that, like the broth at the bottom of a fancy beer soup?
Hop BroPretty much. Think of it as an acidic foundation first, then they stack on Bailey A’s strawberry-like sweetness and aroma.
MugiOhhh, if it has strawberry-like sweetness, even people scared of sharp sourness might be tempted. That’s sneaky.
Hop BroAnd that 7% makes it a proper grown-up pour. Refreshing, yes, but it still has some real weight.
MugiSeven percent? So it looks all bright and breezy, then quietly turns your lunch into poetry hour?
Hop BroBest part: the grapes came from the field behind the brewery, and they got to harvest them right when they were fully ripe. That’s local power.
MugiThat’s adorable. You can almost taste the Katsunuma air, and it fits AND BEER’s move from Koenji into Katsunuma perfectly.
Hop BroRight. They started in Koenji in 2018, opened the Katsunuma brewery in 2021, and consolidated there in late 2024, so this feels like local grapes, fully expressed.
MugiI’m sold. I want a cheers right now so we can fact-check that crisp acidity and strawberry note with our own tongues.
and beer has introduced Bailey-A 2025, a Fruit Sour at 7% ABV. According to the brewery, the beer is made with Katsunuma-grown Bailey A grapes harvested from a field behind its facility.
- Style: Fruit Sour
- ABV: 7%
- Main ingredient: Katsunuma-grown Bailey A grapes
The brewery says the fruit was carefully picked, fermented, and then added to a sour-beer base. The result is described as having refreshing acidity with a strawberry-like sweetness. Rather than pushing hops or heavy adjuncts, the beer focuses on the character of the grapes themselves.
Founded in Koenji in 2018 and now brewing in Katsunuma, and beer has built a reputation for seasonal beers and ingredient-driven releases. Its current brewery sits in Yamanashi’s wine country, and that setting continues to shape the brewery’s approach. Bailey-A 2025 fits that direction well: a local fruit sour that reflects both the landscape and the brewery’s ongoing focus on new releases.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI’ve got to tell you about Bailey-A 2025. AND BEER just released a new sour brewed with Katsunuma-grown Bailey A grapes, and it sounds seriously good.
MugiWait, Bailey A grapes are for wine, right? How did they sneak into beer without the textbooks panicking?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It’s a Fruit Sour at 7% ABV, built by layering ripe grape character into a sour beer base.
MugiHold on, a sour beer base? What is that, like the broth at the bottom of a fancy beer soup?
Hop BroPretty much. Think of it as an acidic foundation first, then they stack on Bailey A’s strawberry-like sweetness and aroma.
MugiOhhh, if it has strawberry-like sweetness, even people scared of sharp sourness might be tempted. That’s sneaky.
Hop BroAnd that 7% makes it a proper grown-up pour. Refreshing, yes, but it still has some real weight.
MugiSeven percent? So it looks all bright and breezy, then quietly turns your lunch into poetry hour?
Hop BroBest part: the grapes came from the field behind the brewery, and they got to harvest them right when they were fully ripe. That’s local power.
MugiThat’s adorable. You can almost taste the Katsunuma air, and it fits AND BEER’s move from Koenji into Katsunuma perfectly.
Hop BroRight. They started in Koenji in 2018, opened the Katsunuma brewery in 2021, and consolidated there in late 2024, so this feels like local grapes, fully expressed.
MugiI’m sold. I want a cheers right now so we can fact-check that crisp acidity and strawberry note with our own tongues.
