Torii-do Brewing to Hold Collaborative Beer Tasting Vote Event with Maenikko Brewery on May 16 and 17
At Torii-do Brewing, Tochigi Prefecture's first craft beer brewery in Kanuma City, a collaboration project with Maenikko Brewery has gotten underway. Participants will taste prototype beers made with rice flour, sake lees, and white koji on May 16 and 17, then decide the direction by visitor vote.
Hop BroWhat kicked off in Kanuma is Torii-do Brewing's new project. It's a participatory tasting event where they team up with Maenikko Brewery and let everyone decide the direction of the collaboration beer.
MugiWait, you decide by drinking it!? Choosing one by vote? That's like a school festival or something!
Hop BroRight? And what's interesting is the ingredients they used. The prototypes use rice flour, sake lees, and white koji, which really brings out the local character. That's the part that makes you grin.
MugiWhite koji, huh! It sounds like it might have an aroma like rice wine, but what happens when you put it in beer?
Hop BroGood question. White koji is known for the kind of acidity it produces, and sake lees can add umami and aroma. It helps create the shape of the flavor, so the impression can change a lot even with the same beer.
MugiWhoa, so it's not just some novelty, it's a serious experiment. The fact that they adjust based on drinkers' reactions is super exciting!
Hop BroExactly. And the venue is in an area a one-minute walk from Tobu Shin-Kanuma Station in Kanuma City. Torii-do Brewing, as the city's first craft beer brewery, is great because it's energizing the area together with local food.
MugiKanuma shumai and beer sounds amazing! Having a locally rooted tavern too just gives me even more reasons to go!
Hop BroAnd this time it's not just an announcement. The key is that people will taste the beer on May 16 and 17 and narrow down the flavor direction by vote. It's like drinkers have a little piece of the brewery's future in their hands, right?
MugiIt kind of makes me happy... Two local makers teaming up feels like watching the moment Kanuma's new beer is born!
Hop BroExactly, I really want to see this through. If we can taste and vote, we should take it seriously, cast our vote, and then toast with a great beer at the end.
At Torii-do Brewing, a collaboration with Maenikko Brewery is already underway. According to a public post, the brewery has brewed craft beer using ingredients from the brewery, including rice flour, sake lees, and white koji.
In this project, the format will be to have people actually drink the prototype beers on May 16 and 17 and choose one by vote. Rather than a simple announcement, the distinctive feature of this collaboration is that it narrows down the flavor direction based on drinkers' reactions.
Torii-do Brewing is a brewery established as the first craft beer brewery in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. Located a one-minute walk from Tobu Shin-Kanuma Station, it also operates a tavern centered on Kanuma shumai and craft beer. As an effort to connect locally rooted ingredients with local food culture, this collaboration is likely to attract attention.
- Collaboration partner: Maenikko Brewery
- Ingredients used: rice flour, sake lees, white koji
- How it will proceed: taste and vote on May 16 and 17
How will Kanuma's new craft beer scene take shape? This initiative, where local brewers team up, is one to watch as its starting point.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroWhat kicked off in Kanuma is Torii-do Brewing's new project. It's a participatory tasting event where they team up with Maenikko Brewery and let everyone decide the direction of the collaboration beer.
MugiWait, you decide by drinking it!? Choosing one by vote? That's like a school festival or something!
Hop BroRight? And what's interesting is the ingredients they used. The prototypes use rice flour, sake lees, and white koji, which really brings out the local character. That's the part that makes you grin.
MugiWhite koji, huh! It sounds like it might have an aroma like rice wine, but what happens when you put it in beer?
Hop BroGood question. White koji is known for the kind of acidity it produces, and sake lees can add umami and aroma. It helps create the shape of the flavor, so the impression can change a lot even with the same beer.
MugiWhoa, so it's not just some novelty, it's a serious experiment. The fact that they adjust based on drinkers' reactions is super exciting!
Hop BroExactly. And the venue is in an area a one-minute walk from Tobu Shin-Kanuma Station in Kanuma City. Torii-do Brewing, as the city's first craft beer brewery, is great because it's energizing the area together with local food.
MugiKanuma shumai and beer sounds amazing! Having a locally rooted tavern too just gives me even more reasons to go!
Hop BroAnd this time it's not just an announcement. The key is that people will taste the beer on May 16 and 17 and narrow down the flavor direction by vote. It's like drinkers have a little piece of the brewery's future in their hands, right?
MugiIt kind of makes me happy... Two local makers teaming up feels like watching the moment Kanuma's new beer is born!
Hop BroExactly, I really want to see this through. If we can taste and vote, we should take it seriously, cast our vote, and then toast with a great beer at the end.
