Tokumanjiri Hinomoto Brewery in Kotoura, Tottori, has started selling HasKK777 Weizen (Ringo Weizen), a new beer made with apples grown in Iwate Prefecture. In its Instagram post, the brewery describes it as a fruit-forward take on weizen, where the gentle body of wheat malt meets the fresh aroma of apple.

Poured into a glass, the beer is presented as a soft golden pour with fine foam. The hop bitterness is kept moderate, letting the apple's sweet-and-tart notes and the creamy wheat character come through gradually. With 5.0% ABV and 25 IBU, it reads as a restrained, easy-drinking release rather than an aggressively hopped one.

The ingredients listed for the beer are malt (made in Germany), apple juice from Iwate Prefecture, malt extract, hops, carrageenan, apple flavoring, and carbon dioxide. The formulation suggests a beer designed to express fruit character while preserving the rounded texture expected from a weizen.

Tokumanjiri Hinomoto Brewery is a small brewery that began brewing in 2022 in Kotoura. The brewery operates from a former juice factory site and works in small batches of about 300 liters, focusing on local ingredients and recipes that fit the season. That background makes the new apple weizen feel like a natural extension of its approach: local, modest in scale, and built around ingredient character.

As a style, a fruit-leaning weizen can fit a wide range of tables. The aroma is expressive, but the finish stays clean enough to pair with starters, white fish, or lightly fried dishes. It is a straightforward release, but one that shows how a local brewery can use a familiar style to highlight regional fruit in a clear and accessible way.