Toriidou Jozo to release limited wine-yeast beer “Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi” on June 5
Toriidou Jozo in Kanuma, Tochigi, will begin serving a new limited beer, “Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi,” on June 5. The one-barrel batch will yield about 50 servings, and the brewery will be closed from June 2 to 4.
Hop BroToday’s beer topic is Bridge to Tomorrow. Torii-do Brewing in Kanuma, Tochigi is pouring this bold limited release starting June 5.
MugiThat name is straight-up song title energy! How is a beer already this dramatic before I even taste it?
Hop BroThe fun part is that it’s brewed with wine yeast. Instead of standard beer yeast, they built it to push past the usual boundaries of beer.
MugiWait, what is wine yeast? My brain just opened a tab and immediately got lost.
Hop BroIn simple terms, it tends to give fruity, dry aromatics. Then they layer in a touch of honey and add oak chips from whiskey-aging barrels during fermentation.
MugiWhat is this, beer in a fancy disguise? Oak chips suddenly made this conversation feel way too sophisticated for me!
Hop BroThat oak can bring a vanilla-like finish and a richer body. So you get fruity dryness up front, then a honey-toast kind of aftertaste on the back end.
MugiWhoa, honey-toast aftertaste sounds adorable, but then it sneaks in at around 7% ABV like a total ambush!
Hop BroAnd it’s only one cask, about 50 pours. They’re closed June 2 through June 4 too, so the timing matters. It was also brewed as a personal celebratory piece for someone special.
MugiNow I’m fully at I need this on June 5. A musical, wine-yeast, oak-kissed beer? I’d absolutely chase that pour with you.
A one-barrel release
Toriidou Jozo, based in Kanuma, Tochigi, introduced a new beer called Ashita ni Kakeru Hashi. Service starts on June 5, and the batch is limited to one barrel, or roughly 50 servings. The brewery will be closed from June 2 to 4, so timing matters for anyone hoping to try it.
How it was made
According to the brewery’s note, the beer was designed to push beyond the usual boundaries of beer. Instead of standard beer yeast, it was fermented with wine yeast. A small amount of honey was used to add a gentle sweetness in aroma, and oak chips previously used for whiskey maturation were added during fermentation for aging.
Flavor profile
The beer is described as combining a fruity, dry aroma from the wine yeast, a rich body from the oak, subtle vanilla notes, and a honey-toast-like finish. Its alcohol content is about 7%, but the goal was not just strength; it was to create a glass where different drink styles seem to meet at once, like an orchestra.
A personal beer
The name comes from Simon & Garfunkel’s song of the same title, but this beer was also brewed as a highly personal piece for someone’s celebration. From a small brewery in Kanuma, it arrives as a limited release that clearly reflects the brewer’s intent.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s beer topic is Bridge to Tomorrow. Torii-do Brewing in Kanuma, Tochigi is pouring this bold limited release starting June 5.
MugiThat name is straight-up song title energy! How is a beer already this dramatic before I even taste it?
Hop BroThe fun part is that it’s brewed with wine yeast. Instead of standard beer yeast, they built it to push past the usual boundaries of beer.
MugiWait, what is wine yeast? My brain just opened a tab and immediately got lost.
Hop BroIn simple terms, it tends to give fruity, dry aromatics. Then they layer in a touch of honey and add oak chips from whiskey-aging barrels during fermentation.
MugiWhat is this, beer in a fancy disguise? Oak chips suddenly made this conversation feel way too sophisticated for me!
Hop BroThat oak can bring a vanilla-like finish and a richer body. So you get fruity dryness up front, then a honey-toast kind of aftertaste on the back end.
MugiWhoa, honey-toast aftertaste sounds adorable, but then it sneaks in at around 7% ABV like a total ambush!
Hop BroAnd it’s only one cask, about 50 pours. They’re closed June 2 through June 4 too, so the timing matters. It was also brewed as a personal celebratory piece for someone special.
MugiNow I’m fully at I need this on June 5. A musical, wine-yeast, oak-kissed beer? I’d absolutely chase that pour with you.
