Banriharu Brewery to pre-sell prototype canned beers in stores from March 19
Osaka's Banriharu Brewery disclosed its preparations for launching canned products and announced that it will begin advance sales of prototype cans exclusively at the Banri no Haru Beer Hall from Thursday, March 19. The initial lineup consists of four styles: pale ale, weizen, stout, and saison.
Hop BroBanriharu Brewery in Osaka is finally on the verge of its can debut! Starting Thursday, March 19, it will begin pre-selling prototype cans exclusively at the Banri no Haru Beer Hall storefront.
MugiWait! So this is the first step toward being able to drink Banriharu outside the shop too!?
Hop BroExactly. The four advance-release styles are pale ale, weizen, stout, and saison. It is a lineup that makes style-by-style comparisons easy.
MugiWhat? Prototype cans means they're unfinished? Is it actually safe to drink!?
Hop BroThe beer itself is fully up to product standards; only the labels are simplified. They're at the stage of fine-tuning the filling line and carbonation management in real operation.
MugiCarbo... what? You suddenly threw a spell at me!
Hop BroI mean carbonation levels! In cans, the foam and aroma come out differently, so they're figuring out the best condition. It's exciting that they made it this far despite equipment troubles and staffing shortages.
MugiOh, I see! And Banriharu traces its roots to a sake brewery from the Meiji era, reviving itself by renovating a closed brewery, right? Even the story is great...
Hop BroOn top of that, through an industry-academia partnership with Osaka University of Arts, the full student-designed label version is also in the works. They plan to roll out five core styles with those labels, the online shop and wholesale launch will be announced later, and the draft lineup goes all the way from IPA to Chiran Aracha Golden Ale, so there's a lot of information packed in there!
MugiPacked with info and foam! It's settled, then: on March 19, let's meet at the shop for pale ale and saison, and Hop-bro can toast with stout and weizen!
Banriharu Brewery (Osaka) shared its latest updates on canned products via Instagram. According to the post, after dealing with equipment issues, staffing shortages, and difficulties in fine-tuning the machinery, the brewery now sees a path forward for can sales.
Advance Sale Details
Ahead of the full release, it will begin advance sales of prototype cans with simple labels from Thursday, March 19, exclusively at the Banri no Haru Beer Hall.
The initial lineup consists of the following four styles:
- Pale ale
- Weizen
- Stout
- Saison
The post also revealed plans toward a full release with student-designed labels. As part of an industry-academia collaboration project with Osaka University of Arts, the brewery plans to adopt labels created by design students and to release five standard styles with those labels soon. The start dates for the online shop and wholesale sales will be announced later.
Brewery Background
Banriharu Brewery is a brewery based in Tondabayashi, Osaka. According to official information, it revived as a beer brewery and beer hall by renovating a former sake brewery, inheriting the legacy of the Meiji-era sake maker "Banriharu," which was once well known in Minamikawachi. This can rollout can be seen as a step toward making the brewery's beers, which had primarily been enjoyed on-site, easier to take home.
The same post also listed the following draft beers available for wholesale: IPA, saison, live weizen, weizen, stout, amber ale, carrot weizen, Chiran Aracha Golden Ale, and sake ale. Along with the advance can sales, the expansion of distribution channels is also worth watching.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBanriharu Brewery in Osaka is finally on the verge of its can debut! Starting Thursday, March 19, it will begin pre-selling prototype cans exclusively at the Banri no Haru Beer Hall storefront.
MugiWait! So this is the first step toward being able to drink Banriharu outside the shop too!?
Hop BroExactly. The four advance-release styles are pale ale, weizen, stout, and saison. It is a lineup that makes style-by-style comparisons easy.
MugiWhat? Prototype cans means they're unfinished? Is it actually safe to drink!?
Hop BroThe beer itself is fully up to product standards; only the labels are simplified. They're at the stage of fine-tuning the filling line and carbonation management in real operation.
MugiCarbo... what? You suddenly threw a spell at me!
Hop BroI mean carbonation levels! In cans, the foam and aroma come out differently, so they're figuring out the best condition. It's exciting that they made it this far despite equipment troubles and staffing shortages.
MugiOh, I see! And Banriharu traces its roots to a sake brewery from the Meiji era, reviving itself by renovating a closed brewery, right? Even the story is great...
Hop BroOn top of that, through an industry-academia partnership with Osaka University of Arts, the full student-designed label version is also in the works. They plan to roll out five core styles with those labels, the online shop and wholesale launch will be announced later, and the draft lineup goes all the way from IPA to Chiran Aracha Golden Ale, so there's a lot of information packed in there!
MugiPacked with info and foam! It's settled, then: on March 19, let's meet at the shop for pale ale and saison, and Hop-bro can toast with stout and weizen!
