Flora Fermentation releases 'Mizuha' with Yasui Sake Brewery
Flora Fermentation in Higashiomi, Shiga, has announced Mizuha, a collaboration beer with Yasui Sake Brewery in Koka. The Sake Yeast Beer uses well water and rice koji, with a planned June 22 release and a launch tour already announced.
Hop BroToday I've got a fun one: Flora Fermentation in Shiga teamed up with Yasui Shuzojo for the Mizuha collaboration.
MugiWhat! A brewery and a sake maker together? What kind of beer is that?
Hop BroMizuha is a 350ml Sake Yeast Beer, brewed with Yasui Shuzojo's well water, rice koji, and sake yeast.
MugiHold on, sake yeast can just show up in beer now!?
Hop BroIt can. That yeast tends to create fragrant, sake-like notes, so Mizuha goes for a soft ginjo aroma and a really clean sip.
MugiNo way, beer with sake elegance too? That's way too overpowered!
Hop BroAnd it's Alc. 8.5% with IBU 20, dry but layered, built with Northstar Pils, Wheat Malt White, Malted Oats, and Super Pride, which is a pretty slick recipe.
MugiWait, wait, this suddenly became a brewer meeting. IBU 20 is not my confusion score, right?
Hop BroNope, that's the bitterness scale. At 20, think gentle bitterness that tightens the finish instead of smashing your palate.
MugiOkay, that helps! And there's even a release tour from June 19 to 21 through Koenji, Kanda, and Hikone?
Hop BroExactly, and the name comes from the water deity Mizuhanome, so it really feels like a drink-it-now beer shaped by Shiga's water and fermentation culture.
MugiNow I really need it. I want to taste that aroma and dry finish and toast with Mizuha tonight!
Flora Fermentation, based in Higashiomi, Shiga, has announced Mizuha, a collaboration beer with Yasui Sake Brewery in Koka. The brewery presented it as a special beer named after the water deity Mizuha-no-me-no-kami, and also shared a release tour from June 19 to 21 in Tokyo (Koenji and Kanda) and Shiga (Hikone) ahead of the planned June 22 release.
Mizuha is a 350 ml Sake Yeast Beer. Flora Fermentation says it was brewed with the well water and rice koji used in Yasui Sake Brewery's sake making, and the official store lists it at 8.5% ABV and 20 IBU. The malt bill includes Northstar Pils, Wheat Malt White, and Malted Oats, with Super Pride hops and koji as an additional ingredient.
The flavor description points to a gentle ginjo-like aroma, a clean palate, and a dry finish with depth. Flora Fermentation describes itself as a brewery telling a "story of farming and fermentation" with three brewers, and Mizuha fits that direction with a collaboration built around local water, koji, and sake yeast character.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday I've got a fun one: Flora Fermentation in Shiga teamed up with Yasui Shuzojo for the Mizuha collaboration.
MugiWhat! A brewery and a sake maker together? What kind of beer is that?
Hop BroMizuha is a 350ml Sake Yeast Beer, brewed with Yasui Shuzojo's well water, rice koji, and sake yeast.
MugiHold on, sake yeast can just show up in beer now!?
Hop BroIt can. That yeast tends to create fragrant, sake-like notes, so Mizuha goes for a soft ginjo aroma and a really clean sip.
MugiNo way, beer with sake elegance too? That's way too overpowered!
Hop BroAnd it's Alc. 8.5% with IBU 20, dry but layered, built with Northstar Pils, Wheat Malt White, Malted Oats, and Super Pride, which is a pretty slick recipe.
MugiWait, wait, this suddenly became a brewer meeting. IBU 20 is not my confusion score, right?
Hop BroNope, that's the bitterness scale. At 20, think gentle bitterness that tightens the finish instead of smashing your palate.
MugiOkay, that helps! And there's even a release tour from June 19 to 21 through Koenji, Kanda, and Hikone?
Hop BroExactly, and the name comes from the water deity Mizuhanome, so it really feels like a drink-it-now beer shaped by Shiga's water and fermentation culture.
MugiNow I really need it. I want to taste that aroma and dry finish and toast with Mizuha tonight!
