Fet Mishima Brewery Begins Sales of Spring-Limited "fraise3 (Strawberry)"
Fet Mishima Brewery in Shizuoka has introduced "fraise3," a strawberry fruit sparkling wine, as a spring limited release. Sales have begun on the brewery's STORES shop and its wholesale sales site. Built around local fruit, it is a bottle that balances brightness and a crisp finish.
Hop BroSpring news is here: Fet Mishima Brewery has released its spring-limited "fraise3 (Strawberry)".
MugiWhoa, the name alone is cute! So it’s a limited strawberry bottle?
Hop BroExactly. The style is a fruit sparkling wine, built with strawberries, raspberries, and lemon, and it clocks in at a solid 11.5% ABV.
MugiWhat! Is the sweet fruit wine category something different from craft beer?
Hop BroGood question. It’s more like a fruit-based sparkling wine than a beer centered on malt. What’s interesting is that the strawberry puree goes through a lactic fermentation process.
MugiWhoa, and with wormwood and Toda salt too, the ingredients are seriously unique!
Hop BroThat’s the key part. It has a lightly cloudy pink appearance, berry, green apple, and lemon aromas, and it finishes with bitterness from the wormwood.
MugiSo it’s not just sweet, it has a crisp edge too! It sounds like it could work perfectly as a food-pairing drink.
Hop BroSales have started on STORES and the wholesale site, and since it needs refrigeration and protection from light, it should be handled carefully. It’s definitely a bottle you’ll want to open right away.
MugiDeal! Let’s toast with this today, because the only future I can see is drinking spring-limited fraise3!
Fet Mishima Brewery, based in Mishima, Shizuoka, announced its spring-limited strawberry product "fraise3" on Instagram. It is classified as a fruit sparkling wine (sweet fruit wine), and the post says it is now available on STORES and the wholesale sales site.
This new "fraise3" is made by combining strawberries with raspberry puree, lemon juice, wormwood, and Toda salt, along with brandy and wine vinegar. Its alcohol content is 11.5%. In the post's description, its appearance is described as "lightly cloudy pink," its aroma as berry, green apple, and lemon, and its flavor as dried tomato and cherry.
In the brewery's comments, it explains that strawberries from Mishima and Kannami were pureed and then lactic-fermented, after which raspberry and lemonade juice from Nishiura were blended in, and mineral character was added with salt from Numaizu and Toda. A dry drinking profile lets a sweet berry aroma pass through, while the finish carries an alcoholic attack and bitterness derived from wormwood. By adding red wine vinegar during maturation, the brewery has also shaped it into a refreshing drink with a softened sense of alcohol.
On its official website, the brewery states that it makes craft beer and fruit sparkling wines by making use of Mishima's water and ingredients from eastern Shizuoka. Its orientation toward local sake culture that pairs with food is also clear, and this limited release can be seen as a product in line with that philosophy. For beer fans as well, it looks like a seasonal item that broadens the idea of a food-friendly drink.
It should be kept refrigerated and protected from light. The post also notes that it can fade in color when exposed to light, and provides shipping unit information for boxes containing 6, 12, 24, or 40 bottles.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroSpring news is here: Fet Mishima Brewery has released its spring-limited "fraise3 (Strawberry)".
MugiWhoa, the name alone is cute! So it’s a limited strawberry bottle?
Hop BroExactly. The style is a fruit sparkling wine, built with strawberries, raspberries, and lemon, and it clocks in at a solid 11.5% ABV.
MugiWhat! Is the sweet fruit wine category something different from craft beer?
Hop BroGood question. It’s more like a fruit-based sparkling wine than a beer centered on malt. What’s interesting is that the strawberry puree goes through a lactic fermentation process.
MugiWhoa, and with wormwood and Toda salt too, the ingredients are seriously unique!
Hop BroThat’s the key part. It has a lightly cloudy pink appearance, berry, green apple, and lemon aromas, and it finishes with bitterness from the wormwood.
MugiSo it’s not just sweet, it has a crisp edge too! It sounds like it could work perfectly as a food-pairing drink.
Hop BroSales have started on STORES and the wholesale site, and since it needs refrigeration and protection from light, it should be handled carefully. It’s definitely a bottle you’ll want to open right away.
MugiDeal! Let’s toast with this today, because the only future I can see is drinking spring-limited fraise3!
