Yatsugatake Brewery Exhibits at Gifu's "BEER ROAD MINOKAMO" Opening
An Instagram post from Yatsugatake Brewery, "▼BEER ROAD MINOKAMO opens 🎉...", offers a glimpse of the craft beer festival that has kicked off in Minokamo, Gifu. The event, held on March 14, will feature breweries from Gifu Prefecture as well as guest participation from Yamanashi's Yatsugatake Brewery.
Hop BroBreaking news: "BEER ROAD MINOKAMO" opens in Minokamo, Gifu on March 14! Yatsugatake Brewery is also joining as a guest.
MugiWait, a Yamanashi brewery is coming to an event in Gifu!? Just the idea of a traveling beer makes me so excited!
Hop BroThe venue is EKIPA, the station plaza in front of the south exit of Mino-Ota Station, and it's a one-day event from 11:00 to 19:00. The lineup of 10 Gifu breweries plus 3 from outside the prefecture is pretty hot.
MugiA station-front venue makes it easy to get to! And it's perfect for comparing beers side by side! But what kind of brewery is Yatsugatake Brewery?
Hop BroIt's a brewery based in Kiyosato, Yamanashi, and it runs the "Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown" brand. It focuses on lagers, but it also produces seasonal releases and collaboration brews.
MugiSaying "lager-focused" suddenly makes it sound like science class! So what does that mean in terms of drinking it?
Hop BroLet me break it down: it's bottom-fermented and carefully fermented at low temperatures, so it tends to have a clear, crisp taste. It's low on off-flavors and the kind you can keep drinking glass after glass, which is honestly the best.
MugiWhat is that! "Glass after glass" is a dangerous phrase! Do they have a flagship beer?
Hop BroThey do: "Kiyosato Lager." It won the world's highest award in the lager category at the World Beer Awards 2023. It feels like a carefully refined beer rooted in a traditional style.
MugiWow! Tasting Gifu's local breweries and Yatsugatake's Kiyosato Lager side by side at the event, with food pairings too, is unbeatable. I want to toast right now!
Hop BroAgreed, it's the perfect entrance to spring festival season. Start with one beer, then go for a tasting set!
One-day event in front of Mino-Ota Station, with 10 Gifu breweries and 3 from outside the prefecture
"BEER ROAD MINOKAMO" will be held on March 14 from 11:00 to 19:00 at EKIPA, the plaza in front of the south exit of Mino-Ota Station. According to the information shared, the lineup consists of 10 breweries from Gifu Prefecture plus 3 guest breweries from outside the prefecture, and Yatsugatake Brewery is listed among those guests.
With its easy-to-access station-front location, the event lets visitors enjoy side-by-side tastings of local breweries and the distinct character of breweries from outside the prefecture. Food vendors are also planned for the venue, making this more than just a tasting event and designed so guests can enjoy beer alongside food pairings.
Yatsugatake Brewery joins from Kiyosato, Yamanashi
Yatsugatake Brewery is based in Kiyosato, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and operates under the "Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown" brand. While centering on its lager-based core beers, which it has brewed since its founding, the brewery has also actively produced seasonal releases and collaboration brews.
Its flagship beer, "Kiyosato Lager," won the world's highest award in the lager category at the World Beer Awards 2023. In recent years it has continued to build a record of competition success, and its careful approach grounded in traditional styles is likely to draw attention at the event as well.
The opening post signals the energy of a regional festival
As the word "opening" in the title of the Instagram post suggests, BEER ROAD MINOKAMO has launched as a place where visitors can experience the region's brewery culture all at once. By adding a strong guest like Yatsugatake Brewery to Gifu's already robust brewery scene, the lineup becomes even more diverse.
From a drinker's perspective, it's a single day where you can enjoy both the fun of seeking out familiar labels and the excitement of discovering new flavors from breweries outside the prefecture. As the gateway to spring festival season, this is an event worth checking out.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBreaking news: "BEER ROAD MINOKAMO" opens in Minokamo, Gifu on March 14! Yatsugatake Brewery is also joining as a guest.
MugiWait, a Yamanashi brewery is coming to an event in Gifu!? Just the idea of a traveling beer makes me so excited!
Hop BroThe venue is EKIPA, the station plaza in front of the south exit of Mino-Ota Station, and it's a one-day event from 11:00 to 19:00. The lineup of 10 Gifu breweries plus 3 from outside the prefecture is pretty hot.
MugiA station-front venue makes it easy to get to! And it's perfect for comparing beers side by side! But what kind of brewery is Yatsugatake Brewery?
Hop BroIt's a brewery based in Kiyosato, Yamanashi, and it runs the "Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown" brand. It focuses on lagers, but it also produces seasonal releases and collaboration brews.
MugiSaying "lager-focused" suddenly makes it sound like science class! So what does that mean in terms of drinking it?
Hop BroLet me break it down: it's bottom-fermented and carefully fermented at low temperatures, so it tends to have a clear, crisp taste. It's low on off-flavors and the kind you can keep drinking glass after glass, which is honestly the best.
MugiWhat is that! "Glass after glass" is a dangerous phrase! Do they have a flagship beer?
Hop BroThey do: "Kiyosato Lager." It won the world's highest award in the lager category at the World Beer Awards 2023. It feels like a carefully refined beer rooted in a traditional style.
MugiWow! Tasting Gifu's local breweries and Yatsugatake's Kiyosato Lager side by side at the event, with food pairings too, is unbeatable. I want to toast right now!
Hop BroAgreed, it's the perfect entrance to spring festival season. Start with one beer, then go for a tasting set!
