Yokohama Bay Brewing Kannai Main Store Adds 10 More Yuzu Trees
Yokohama Bay Brewing’s Kannai main store said it has planted 10 additional yuzu trees for its yuzu weiss orchard, bringing the total to 31. The tap list includes 14 beers, led by Bay Pilsner and Yuzu Weiss, plus two guest beers from Minoh Beer.
Hop BroToday’s topic is Yokohama Bay Brewing Kannai Honten. They planted 10 more yuzu trees in their in-house grove for Yuzu Weisse, bringing the total to 31.
MugiWait, 31 yuzu trees? How did a beer story suddenly turn into a full-on farming saga?!
Hop BroThat is exactly what makes it fun. Their Yuzu Weisse is a wheat-based weisse layered with yuzu, so they are following the ingredients from the orchard up.
MugiWhat is a weisse anyway? A wheat beer style? The name already sounds soft and fluffy!
Hop BroPretty much. A weisse is a German-style wheat beer, and the yeast can create ester aromas that come across like banana. Add yuzu and it gets extra bright.
MugiEster aromas? Sudden science class! But banana plus yuzu somehow sounds way too good.
Hop BroAnd the pub is pouring 14 taps total. You can compare Bay Pilsner, Bay Dark, Bay Weisse, Sprint IPA, and more in one visit.
MugiNo way, there is even a Minoh Beer guest tap? Then I need to try Papa-zaru Lager and Hoppy Weizen too!
Hop BroThe awards are strong too. Bay Pilsner is marked with a World Beer Cup 2025 gold, and Yuzu Weisse shows 2024 gold plus 2025 silver.
MugiHearing that some trees are in year four or five, and that stable harvests may take fifteen years, gives every glass a backstory. That really hits.
Hop BroThey are open 16:00 to 23:00, last order 22:30. If you can even smell the tiny yuzu they brought back to the shop, that makes the visit even better.
MugiCheers with Yuzu Weisse first, then chase it with Bay Pilsner! I am fully in beer-pub mode now.
Yokohama Bay Brewing Kannai Main Store, a directly operated beer pub in Fukutomi-cho Higashi-dori, Naka Ward, Yokohama, posted an update on its Instagram account. The post listed business hours as 16:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) and reported that 10 more yuzu trees had been planted at the brewery’s own orchard dedicated to Yuzu Weiss.
With the latest planting, the orchard now has 31 yuzu trees in total. Some of them are in their fourth and fifth year, so the brewery expects to begin harvesting small amounts of fruit from next year. At the same time, it noted that it will take around 15 years before the trees produce fruit at full strength. The small fruit that had developed on the seedlings was harvested and brought back to the shop, where guests can pick it up and enjoy the aroma.
The day’s BEER MENU featured 14 beers. Bay Pilsner / Yokohama Bay Brewing was listed with a WORLD BEER CUP 2025 gold note, while Yuzu Weiss / Yokohama Bay Brewing carried WORLD BEER CUP 2024 gold and WORLD BEER CUP 2025 silver notes. Other Yokohama Bay Brewing beers on the list were Bay Pilsner Haratau Edition, Bay Dark, Bay Weiss, Weekend Journey, Freestyle, Freedom, SARA, Sprint IPA, Steel Soul Fixy, and Flatland.
Two guest taps from Minoh Beer were also included: Papa Zaru Lager and Hoppy Weizen. The lineup makes the store a straightforward place to compare Yokohama Bay Brewing’s core beers, award-winning Yuzu Weiss, and a couple of guest offerings in one visit.
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Hop BroToday’s topic is Yokohama Bay Brewing Kannai Honten. They planted 10 more yuzu trees in their in-house grove for Yuzu Weisse, bringing the total to 31.
MugiWait, 31 yuzu trees? How did a beer story suddenly turn into a full-on farming saga?!
Hop BroThat is exactly what makes it fun. Their Yuzu Weisse is a wheat-based weisse layered with yuzu, so they are following the ingredients from the orchard up.
MugiWhat is a weisse anyway? A wheat beer style? The name already sounds soft and fluffy!
Hop BroPretty much. A weisse is a German-style wheat beer, and the yeast can create ester aromas that come across like banana. Add yuzu and it gets extra bright.
MugiEster aromas? Sudden science class! But banana plus yuzu somehow sounds way too good.
Hop BroAnd the pub is pouring 14 taps total. You can compare Bay Pilsner, Bay Dark, Bay Weisse, Sprint IPA, and more in one visit.
MugiNo way, there is even a Minoh Beer guest tap? Then I need to try Papa-zaru Lager and Hoppy Weizen too!
Hop BroThe awards are strong too. Bay Pilsner is marked with a World Beer Cup 2025 gold, and Yuzu Weisse shows 2024 gold plus 2025 silver.
MugiHearing that some trees are in year four or five, and that stable harvests may take fifteen years, gives every glass a backstory. That really hits.
Hop BroThey are open 16:00 to 23:00, last order 22:30. If you can even smell the tiny yuzu they brought back to the shop, that makes the visit even better.
MugiCheers with Yuzu Weisse first, then chase it with Bay Pilsner! I am fully in beer-pub mode now.
