Miyashita Sake Brewery to Release Limited “Doppo Pressed Barley Pale Ale”
Miyashita Sake Brewery will release a collaboration beer developed with Okayama Prefectural Koyo High School. The limited-edition Doppo Pressed Barley Pale Ale uses two-row barley grown and processed by the school’s students.
Hop BroMiyashita Sake Brewery in Okayama is releasing Doppo Pressed Barley Pale Ale, developed with Koyo High School.
MugiWhat? A brewery and high-school students made it together? Agricultural machinery students were involved too?
Hop BroThey grew two-row barley, then rolled it flat into pressed barley for brewing.
MugiPressed barley? Isn't that my breakfast-rice buddy? It goes in beer too?
Hop BroIt does. Used alongside malt in fermentation, it is expected to give the beer a crisp, clean finish.
MugiAmazing—my breakfast grain has become the crispness specialist in a pale ale!
Hop BroAnd as a pale ale, it should pair that light finish with bright, floral hop aroma.
MugiFragrant and refreshing sounds perfect! It is 350 ml for ¥550, right?
Hop BroExactly—but the first run is only 5,000 cans total, starting November 14 at selected Miyashita shops.
MugiThe word “limited” has my feet marching to Okayama! At the festival, students and brewery staff sell it together?
Hop BroThat's the plan at Koyo 2026 Cultural Festival—a true local collaboration in a can.
MugiI want to toast to the students' barley and Miyashita's craft! Let's check stock and cheers!
Miyashita Sake Brewery, based in Okayama City, is introducing “Doppo Pressed Barley Pale Ale Can,” a collaboration beer created with Okayama Prefectural Koyo High School.
Students in the school’s Agricultural Machinery Department grew the two-row barley used for the beer. The barley was pressed with rollers into a “pressed barley” form before being fermented together with malt. According to the brewery, the beer combines a clean, crisp finish from the pressed barley with the bright hop aroma associated with pale ale.
The beer comes in a 350ml can priced at 550 yen, including tax. The initial release is limited to 5,000 cans. Sales will begin on November 14 at Miyashita Sake Brewery’s directly operated locations: Sakekobo Doppo-kan, Miyashita Sake Brewery Kakうち, and Craft Beer Shop Doppo.
The beer will also be sold at Koyo High School’s “Koyo 2026 Cultural Festival,” held from 9:00 to 13:00 on the release date. Students and Miyashita Sake Brewery staff are scheduled to sell the cans together at the Agricultural Machinery Department’s booth.
Miyashita Sake Brewery produces craft beer brands including Doppo and Kurashiki Bakushu in Okayama. Doppo reflects the brewery’s German-style brewing background and its use of selected malt and hops. This new pale ale brings that brewing experience together with barley cultivated by local high school students, offering a distinctly regional collaboration.
As production is limited, customers should check stock availability with each retailer before visiting.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroMiyashita Sake Brewery in Okayama is releasing Doppo Pressed Barley Pale Ale, developed with Koyo High School.
MugiWhat? A brewery and high-school students made it together? Agricultural machinery students were involved too?
Hop BroThey grew two-row barley, then rolled it flat into pressed barley for brewing.
MugiPressed barley? Isn't that my breakfast-rice buddy? It goes in beer too?
Hop BroIt does. Used alongside malt in fermentation, it is expected to give the beer a crisp, clean finish.
MugiAmazing—my breakfast grain has become the crispness specialist in a pale ale!
Hop BroAnd as a pale ale, it should pair that light finish with bright, floral hop aroma.
MugiFragrant and refreshing sounds perfect! It is 350 ml for ¥550, right?
Hop BroExactly—but the first run is only 5,000 cans total, starting November 14 at selected Miyashita shops.
MugiThe word “limited” has my feet marching to Okayama! At the festival, students and brewery staff sell it together?
Hop BroThat's the plan at Koyo 2026 Cultural Festival—a true local collaboration in a can.
MugiI want to toast to the students' barley and Miyashita's craft! Let's check stock and cheers!