Utsui Brewery to release limited Amaou fruit ale with Yanagawa strawberries
Utsui Brewery in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, has announced a collaboration beer with soil select farm, a welfare workplace in Yanagawa, Fukuoka. The limited-edition “VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale” uses Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberries and goes on sale on July 18.
Hop BroToday's topic is a new Utsui Brewery release. The brewery in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is dropping a limited "VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale" on July 18.
MugiWhat! Amaou in a beer!? Turning a Fukuoka strawberry into craft beer already sounds like dessert in a glass!
Hop BroAnd the name is VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale. It's a fruit ale packed with Fukuoka-grown Amaou, and the yeast esters should click beautifully with the strawberry aroma.
MugiHold on, what is an ester!? Did this suddenly become a science class?
Hop BroIt's basically a fruity aroma compound. Sounds technical, but it's the bridge that makes you go, 'Oh wow, that smells like strawberries!' when you drink it.
MugiWow, and it's a soil select farm collab too. Now I'm curious about the story, not just the flavor!
Hop BroExactly. It's a collaboration with an employment-support farm in Yanagawa growing Amaou, so Fukuoka fruit and welfare are meeting Shimonoseki brewing in one glass.
MugiI'm completely ready to drink this, but if it's a July 18 release, where do I go? Should I get my sprinting shoes out?
Hop BroIt launches at Utsui Brewery and Green Farm, with more retailers expected next week. And since it's a limited release, I'm already at the 'chill the glass' stage.
MugiThen it's locked in for tomorrow! A sweet-tart pint like that deserves two secured servings, one for me and one for you so we can drink it together!
Utsui Brewery, which brews VACAN CRAFT in the Utsui area of Shimonoseki, has unveiled a new limited release. The beer is called “VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale,” a collaboration with soil select farm, a welfare workplace in Yanagawa, Fukuoka. The brewery says it uses plenty of Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberries.
According to the brewery, the beer offers a sweet-and-tart strawberry aroma with a fruit-forward character. It is also the first beer style Utsui Brewery has ever tackled. For a brewery that continues to make beer in Shimonoseki’s Utsui district, the release adds fruit from Fukuoka and a welfare partnership to its locally rooted brewing story. Amaou is one of Fukuoka’s best-known strawberry varieties, so the pairing is likely to draw attention from fruit-beer fans.
Sales begin on July 18 at Utsui Brewery and Green Farm (@greenfarm_5454). Retailers are expected to start carrying it from the following week, and the beer is being sold in limited quantities. It is another example of a Shimonoseki-based brewery connecting local brewing with agriculture and welfare in one bottle.
References: Instagram post / Utsui Brewery official site
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is a new Utsui Brewery release. The brewery in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is dropping a limited "VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale" on July 18.
MugiWhat! Amaou in a beer!? Turning a Fukuoka strawberry into craft beer already sounds like dessert in a glass!
Hop BroAnd the name is VACAN CRAFT07 Amaou Ale. It's a fruit ale packed with Fukuoka-grown Amaou, and the yeast esters should click beautifully with the strawberry aroma.
MugiHold on, what is an ester!? Did this suddenly become a science class?
Hop BroIt's basically a fruity aroma compound. Sounds technical, but it's the bridge that makes you go, 'Oh wow, that smells like strawberries!' when you drink it.
MugiWow, and it's a soil select farm collab too. Now I'm curious about the story, not just the flavor!
Hop BroExactly. It's a collaboration with an employment-support farm in Yanagawa growing Amaou, so Fukuoka fruit and welfare are meeting Shimonoseki brewing in one glass.
MugiI'm completely ready to drink this, but if it's a July 18 release, where do I go? Should I get my sprinting shoes out?
Hop BroIt launches at Utsui Brewery and Green Farm, with more retailers expected next week. And since it's a limited release, I'm already at the 'chill the glass' stage.
MugiThen it's locked in for tomorrow! A sweet-tart pint like that deserves two secured servings, one for me and one for you so we can drink it together!
