Kawazu Brewing taps Furatto Ale, a guest beer from Ehime’s gogoshima beer farm
Kawazu Brewing in Izushicho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, has tapped Furatto Ale from Ehime’s gogoshima beer farm as a guest beer. It is a grisette-style beer with 3.5% ABV, notable for its gentle citrus notes made with banpeiyu peel and juice.
Hop BroAt Kawazu Brewing in Izushicho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Furatto Ale from Ehime's gogoshima beer farm has been tapped. For guest beer fans, this kind of encounter is hard to beat.
MugiWait, you can drink beer from Ehime in Okayama!? A guest beer tap opening sounds almost like a live show, and I'm getting excited!
Hop BroAnd what's more, this one is a grisette. It's the kind of beer with a light, old-school drinkability that makes you want just one more sip.
MugiG-grisette? That's such an unfamiliar name that it feels like a beer exam has suddenly started!
Hop BroSimply put, it's a light and dry kind of beer. It's not too heavy and goes well with food, so you can enjoy it without overthinking it.
MugiI see, so it's a gulpable one! And 3.5% ABV is pretty gentle, which is great!
Hop BroWhat makes it interesting is that it uses banpeiyu peel and juice. It has a soft citrus character, but the acidity isn't pushed forward; it's said to finish with a gentle aroma.
MugiBanpeiyu? You mean that insanely huge citrus fruit!? When you said gentle citrus character, I thought the flavor would come in way more energetically!
Hop BroThat's the good part. True to the name, Furatto Ale is something you can drink casually and without fuss, while still getting a real sense of place.
MugiIt's nice that you can encounter Ehime's character at a shop in Okayama. A glass that connects places has so much romance!
Hop BroKawazu Brewing is also appealing because it pairs well with food, so this is definitely a glass that goes with your everyday meals. It makes me want to ask for a pint right now.
MugiI want to drink it too! When I hear a relaxed, no-pressure beer, it sounds like the kind of thing that would be perfect with today's meal!
Kawazu Brewing, located in Izushicho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, just a short walk from Korakuen, is a beer bar attached to a brewery that opened in 2022. In addition to its own beers, it also serves guest beers from around Japan, making it popular not only with local regulars but also with visitors to Okayama on sightseeing trips.
The beer tapped this time is Furatto Ale by Ehime Prefecture’s gogoshima beer farm. The post describes it as grisette style with an ABV of 3.5%. It uses peel and juice from naturally grown banpeiyu on Gogoshima, resulting in a soft citrus aroma and a gentle flavor with restrained acidity.
Kawazu Brewing is in a convenient location that is easy to reach from central Okayama, and one of its charms is that you can enjoy beer together with a meal. In the post, Furatto Ale is introduced as "a glass you can casually drink without fuss and that goes well with your everyday meals," and, true to its name, it is being offered as a guest beer that can be enjoyed without formality.
Guest beer rotation is one of the points where a shop’s character shows most clearly. At a brewery rooted in its local community like Kawazu Brewing, connecting works from other regions lets drinkers sense not just a range of flavors, but also each brewer’s way of thinking and the differences of each place. This tapping seems likely to be a glass through which Okayama drinkers can experience the character of a brewery from Ehime.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroAt Kawazu Brewing in Izushicho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Furatto Ale from Ehime's gogoshima beer farm has been tapped. For guest beer fans, this kind of encounter is hard to beat.
MugiWait, you can drink beer from Ehime in Okayama!? A guest beer tap opening sounds almost like a live show, and I'm getting excited!
Hop BroAnd what's more, this one is a grisette. It's the kind of beer with a light, old-school drinkability that makes you want just one more sip.
MugiG-grisette? That's such an unfamiliar name that it feels like a beer exam has suddenly started!
Hop BroSimply put, it's a light and dry kind of beer. It's not too heavy and goes well with food, so you can enjoy it without overthinking it.
MugiI see, so it's a gulpable one! And 3.5% ABV is pretty gentle, which is great!
Hop BroWhat makes it interesting is that it uses banpeiyu peel and juice. It has a soft citrus character, but the acidity isn't pushed forward; it's said to finish with a gentle aroma.
MugiBanpeiyu? You mean that insanely huge citrus fruit!? When you said gentle citrus character, I thought the flavor would come in way more energetically!
Hop BroThat's the good part. True to the name, Furatto Ale is something you can drink casually and without fuss, while still getting a real sense of place.
MugiIt's nice that you can encounter Ehime's character at a shop in Okayama. A glass that connects places has so much romance!
Hop BroKawazu Brewing is also appealing because it pairs well with food, so this is definitely a glass that goes with your everyday meals. It makes me want to ask for a pint right now.
MugiI want to drink it too! When I hear a relaxed, no-pressure beer, it sounds like the kind of thing that would be perfect with today's meal!
