Nara Brewing announces “HOORAY!”, a gose with Awaji daidai, created with EATBEAT!
Nara Brewing has unveiled its collaboration beer “HOORAY!” for the food-and-music event “Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026.” Co-created with EATBEAT!, this gose uses Awaji daidai and salt, and is a light, brisk beer at 4.0% ABV and 9 IBU.
Hop BroNara Brewing has put out a collaboration beer called HOORAY! together with EATBEAT!. It’s set for Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026, and it’s a beer meant to liven up the venue.
MugiWhoa, the name already sounds fun! Is Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026 basically turning the event’s energy straight into beer?
Hop BroExactly. And the style is a gose with Awaji daidai. It combines Awaji-grown daidai and salt, creating a crisp finish with refreshing character and a gentle saltiness.
MugiGose? What is that! A beer that uses salt? Isn’t it going to be salty? Won’t it end up like soup?
Hop BroThat’s the interesting part. Gose is originally a light, tart beer that makes use of salt and acidity. HOORAY! adds Awaji daidai on top of that to create a bright aroma.
MugiOh, I see! So it’s not just sour for the sake of being sour. It’s actually carefully designed. If the fresh aroma comes first, it sounds very summer-friendly and easy to drink!
Hop BroAnd the recipe is pretty detailed too. The hops are Mandarina Bavaria, the malts are Pale Ale Malt and Wheat Malt Pale, and there’s even a coriander-infused design to sharpen the aroma and flavor.
MugiAll the foreign words are making my brain foam up! Pale Ale Malt sounds like a spell from a beer grimoire!
Hop BroSimply put, the wheat malt softens the mouthfeel and supports the daidai’s acidity. It finishes with a subtle saltiness, so it fades cleanly instead of lingering.
MugiI get it now, so that’s why it has an IBU of 9 and feels so light. If it’s not too bitter, even craft beer beginners could really go for it!
Hop BroExactly. And since Nara Brewing is so good at translating the character of a place into beer, this one also has a real sense of unity between ingredients and setting.
MugiJust reading about it makes me want to drink it! If it’s a beer to watch even without a release date yet, waiting for the follow-up news will still be exciting!
Hop BroYeah, this is one I’d want to drink alongside festival food. I’m already wanting to open a glass of Awaji daidai right now.
Nara Brewing (Kitanosho Nishimachi, Nara City) has unveiled its new beer “HOORAY!,” a collaboration with EATBEAT!. The beer is being presented as a label co-created to liven up the venue for “Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026.”
HOORAY! is a gose made with daidai orange and salt from Awaji. On Nara Brewing’s official page, the beer is described as combining salt to bring out the aroma and acidity of Awaji daidai, a primitive citrus variety discovered on Awaji Island about 300 years ago. The hops are Mandarina Bavaria, the malts are Pale Ale Malt and Wheat Malt Pale, and coriander is also added for aroma and flavor, giving the style a clear outline.
The main specs are as follows.
- Style: GOSE w/AWAJI DAIDAI
- ABV: 4.0%
- IBU: 9
- Ingredients: Awaji daidai, salt, coriander
- Release year: 2026
The tasting notes say that the refreshing aroma of Awaji daidai comes forward first, followed by a broad spread of acidity from the daidai and yeast, while the soft mouthfeel from the wheat malt supports it. A subtle saltiness finishes the aftertaste, leaving the light, brisk impression typical of a gose.
Nara Brewing is a brewery that has long focused on making beers that reflect the character of each region while staying rooted in Nara. Founded in 2017, the company treats collaboration not simply as a limited release, but as a way to capture the character of ingredients and place in beer. HOORAY! is another beer that clearly reflects that approach.
At present, the official page does not list a specific release date. As a move toward Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026, attention will be on what comes next.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNara Brewing has put out a collaboration beer called HOORAY! together with EATBEAT!. It’s set for Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026, and it’s a beer meant to liven up the venue.
MugiWhoa, the name already sounds fun! Is Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2026 basically turning the event’s energy straight into beer?
Hop BroExactly. And the style is a gose with Awaji daidai. It combines Awaji-grown daidai and salt, creating a crisp finish with refreshing character and a gentle saltiness.
MugiGose? What is that! A beer that uses salt? Isn’t it going to be salty? Won’t it end up like soup?
Hop BroThat’s the interesting part. Gose is originally a light, tart beer that makes use of salt and acidity. HOORAY! adds Awaji daidai on top of that to create a bright aroma.
MugiOh, I see! So it’s not just sour for the sake of being sour. It’s actually carefully designed. If the fresh aroma comes first, it sounds very summer-friendly and easy to drink!
Hop BroAnd the recipe is pretty detailed too. The hops are Mandarina Bavaria, the malts are Pale Ale Malt and Wheat Malt Pale, and there’s even a coriander-infused design to sharpen the aroma and flavor.
MugiAll the foreign words are making my brain foam up! Pale Ale Malt sounds like a spell from a beer grimoire!
Hop BroSimply put, the wheat malt softens the mouthfeel and supports the daidai’s acidity. It finishes with a subtle saltiness, so it fades cleanly instead of lingering.
MugiI get it now, so that’s why it has an IBU of 9 and feels so light. If it’s not too bitter, even craft beer beginners could really go for it!
Hop BroExactly. And since Nara Brewing is so good at translating the character of a place into beer, this one also has a real sense of unity between ingredients and setting.
MugiJust reading about it makes me want to drink it! If it’s a beer to watch even without a release date yet, waiting for the follow-up news will still be exciting!
Hop BroYeah, this is one I’d want to drink alongside festival food. I’m already wanting to open a glass of Awaji daidai right now.
