Minoh Brewery Releases Seasonal Peach Weizen Made with Kawanakajima Peaches
Minoh Brewery in Minoh, Osaka, has announced the release of its seasonal Peach Weizen made with Kawanakajima peaches. The final installment in this year’s four-variety series combines the peach’s rich aroma with the soft, refreshing character of a wheat beer.
Hop BroMinoh Brewery in Osaka is releasing its final peach beer of the season, “Peach Weizen (Kawanakajima).” Minoh Brewery’s finale is not one to miss!
MugiWhat? Isn’t peach beer basically juice-level sweet? Hearing it’s the season’s final release suddenly makes me want one!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part: it’s a Peach Weizen made with 50% wheat malt. It has peachy fruit character, but finishes crisp and dry.
MugiWeizen…? That sounds like a special attack! What kind of magic does 50% wheat malt add to the flavor?
Hop BroUsing lots of wheat gives it a cloudy, pale appearance and a soft, pillowy texture. It’s like a cloud wrapping peach.
MugiOoh, peach wrapped in a cloud sounds ridiculously delicious! And the fruit comes from Wakayama’s Arakawa peaches, right?
Hop BroThe peaches are hand-puréed on harvest day, then brewed into the beer. This is the final runner in a four-peach relay: Wase, Hakuho, Shimizu, and Kawanakajima.
MugiThere’s a peach relay too?! What kind of runner is Kawanakajima? I’d trip three seconds after the starting gun!
Hop BroKawanakajima is high in sugar, with reddish flesh and an intense aroma. Its peach character joins the weizen yeast’s banana-and-clove notes, so the aroma is wonderfully packed.
MugiClove, like the spice? If my beer smells of peach, banana, and spice, my nose is going to call a meeting!
Hop BroThose are aromas created during fermentation by the yeast—not actual banana or clove additions. At 12 IBU and 5.0% ABV, it stays gently bitter and easygoing.
MugiGot it—my nose can end its meeting peacefully! I want to chill it to 8–12°C and savor Kawanakajima’s aroma while finishing this season’s peach relay. Hop bro, let’s go get one!
The final release in Minoh’s four-peach series
Minoh Brewery has announced the latest edition of its popular seasonal beer, Peach Weizen. The Kawanakajima version is the final release in this year’s sequence of four peach varieties: Wase, Hakuhō, Shimizu, and Kawanakajima.
The brewery uses “Arakawa peaches” grown by Hakki Farm in Wakayama Prefecture. The freshly harvested fruit is carefully processed into purée by hand on the day it is picked, then incorporated into the beer. Because the peach variety changes according to the harvest season, each release offers a different aroma and flavor profile.
Kawanakajima peaches are known for their high sugar content, reddish flesh, and especially rich fragrance. In the beer, those characteristics are layered with the fruity aromas produced by Weizen yeast, including notes reminiscent of clove and banana.
Fruity aroma with a dry finish
Made with 50% wheat malt, the beer has a pale, cloudy appearance and a soft mouthfeel. Although peach flavor is clearly present, the beer is designed to avoid excessive sweetness, finishing with a clean, dry character. The result balances the gentle texture of a Weizen with the concentrated fruitiness of ripe peaches.
The beer is classified as happoshu, with an alcohol content of 5.0% and an IBU of 12. Ingredients include malt, hops, and Japanese peach purée, with Motueka hops used in the recipe. It is unfiltered and best enjoyed at 8–12°C.
Based in Minoh, Osaka, Minoh Brewery is known for a broad range of beers, including its flagship Stout and Osaru IPA. Its Peach Weizen has become one of the brewery’s signature seasonal releases, expressing the character of both the fruit and the harvest season. The Kawanakajima edition offers beer lovers a chance to close out this year’s series by comparing the distinct personalities of all four peaches.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroMinoh Brewery in Osaka is releasing its final peach beer of the season, “Peach Weizen (Kawanakajima).” Minoh Brewery’s finale is not one to miss!
MugiWhat? Isn’t peach beer basically juice-level sweet? Hearing it’s the season’s final release suddenly makes me want one!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part: it’s a Peach Weizen made with 50% wheat malt. It has peachy fruit character, but finishes crisp and dry.
MugiWeizen…? That sounds like a special attack! What kind of magic does 50% wheat malt add to the flavor?
Hop BroUsing lots of wheat gives it a cloudy, pale appearance and a soft, pillowy texture. It’s like a cloud wrapping peach.
MugiOoh, peach wrapped in a cloud sounds ridiculously delicious! And the fruit comes from Wakayama’s Arakawa peaches, right?
Hop BroThe peaches are hand-puréed on harvest day, then brewed into the beer. This is the final runner in a four-peach relay: Wase, Hakuho, Shimizu, and Kawanakajima.
MugiThere’s a peach relay too?! What kind of runner is Kawanakajima? I’d trip three seconds after the starting gun!
Hop BroKawanakajima is high in sugar, with reddish flesh and an intense aroma. Its peach character joins the weizen yeast’s banana-and-clove notes, so the aroma is wonderfully packed.
MugiClove, like the spice? If my beer smells of peach, banana, and spice, my nose is going to call a meeting!
Hop BroThose are aromas created during fermentation by the yeast—not actual banana or clove additions. At 12 IBU and 5.0% ABV, it stays gently bitter and easygoing.
MugiGot it—my nose can end its meeting peacefully! I want to chill it to 8–12°C and savor Kawanakajima’s aroma while finishing this season’s peach relay. Hop bro, let’s go get one!
