Minoh Beer (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) will release a seasonal beer for Father's Day, 'Papa Zaru Lager.' According to the official website, sales in the online shop start at 5:00 p.m. on May 15. It has already been shipping in stages to restaurants and liquor retailers since around May 7, and it is also being introduced at the company’s directly operated shop, 'WAREHOUSE.'

This 'Papa Zaru Lager' is a regular annual release that appears every year around this time, and the package features a Father's Day version of the 'dad monkey.' The beer itself is a dark lager that Minoh Beer once brewed as a standard offering. Layers of biscuit-like toasted malt flavor, a subtle sweetness from the barley, and the gentle aroma of noble hops come together, and slow fermentation and maturation at low temperatures give it a rounded character.

Minoh Beer is a brewery born in Minoh City in northern Osaka, and it has continued to make unfiltered, unpasteurized local beer. In addition to its core lineup, it also actively releases seasonal beers, and this 'Papa Zaru Lager' is another example that clearly reflects the company’s long-valued idea of a beer that blends into everyday scenes.

Rather than aiming for flashiness, the style is designed to bring out the clean, easy-to-drink character of a lager. The official comments also describe it as a drink that suits the approach of summer, and it sounds like a calm, food-friendly beer. It is a release worth noting not only as a Father's Day gift, but also as a beer to savor slowly as the seasons change.