MATSURI BREWING Releases Limited-Edition 'Momo Chusei' Blending White Peach and Oolong Tea
MATSURI BREWING in Urayasu, Chiba, has unveiled its limited-release "Momo Chusei," a beer that combines white peach and oolong tea. The style is PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with 5.0% ABV and 15 IBU. Its defining feature is a recipe that layers fruity sweetness with the aroma of tea leaves.
Hop BroMATSURI BREWING in Urayasu has put out the limited Momo Chusei. The white peach and oolong tea combo is pretty daring.
MugiWait, white peach and oolong tea!? It's alcohol, but it smells like tea too? Is it sweet or astringent? My brain can't keep up!
Hop BroThe style is PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with 5.0% ABV and 15 IBU. In short, it's designed to put the peach sweetness up front while keeping bitterness low and making it easy to drink.
MugiSo IBU 15 means low bitterness? The smaller the number, the friendlier it is for beer beginners like me?
Hop BroExactly. What's interesting is that they base it on red oolong tea and blend in three kinds of oolong. Hand-roasting over longan charcoal brings out a toasted aroma, and there’s depth beyond just the fruit.
MugiWhat is that, a tea layering technique! It's not just peach-juice vibes; it still feels like you're actually drinking beer too. That's unfair!
Hop BroAnd MATSURI BREWING is also the kind of place where you can enjoy it in a lively space like a festival shrine sake stand. This limited release fits that festive atmosphere really well.
MugiNice, just hearing that it's one of the JUICY series makes me want to drink it! I like that even though it's a fruit beer, it doesn't seem like it's just sweet.
Hop BroThe malt bill uses WHEAT and PILSNER, and the hops are SABRO and GALAXY. On top of the fruit-and-tea-leaf design, a soft mouthfeel and a lifted aroma make it pretty three-dimensional.
MugiThis is totally my kind of beer, a light body with a deep finish sounds amazing! The sweetness of peach and the toasted aroma of tea make me want to go drink it right now!
A Glass Layering White Peach and Oolong Tea
MATSURI BREWING / Matsuri Brewing, based in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, is a brewery that champions craft beer tied to festive occasions, with a taste that feels somehow nostalgic and highly drinkable. One of the brand's signatures is its attached brewpub, where visitors can enjoy beer in a lively space inspired by a festival shrine's sake stand.
The featured release, "Momo Chusei," belongs to the brewery's JUICY series, which gathers its fruit-forward limited editions. On the product page, the beer style is listed as PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, indicating a design built around white peach and oolong tea. According to the description, it uses a blend of three oolong teas based on "Red Oolong Tea," which won the highest gold award at the World Green Tea Contest. Its toasted aroma from hand-roasting over longan charcoal, along with the fruity finish derived from semi-fermented tea, gently supports the sweetness of the white peach.
The specs are 5.0% ABV and 15 IBU. The malts used are WHEAT, PILSNER, CARAPILS, VIENNA, and CARAHELL, while the hops are SABRO and GALAXY. It is classified as happoshu, should be kept refrigerated, and contains wheat as an allergen. The tax-included price is set at 830 yen.
In the brewers' comments, it is positioned as an original blend based on Taiwanese Red Oolong Tea, aiming for a result that is fruity and aromatic, gently astringent, light on the palate, and deep in the finish. The structure, which layers tea-leaf character onto a fruit beer, gives it a distinct personality that feels very much like MATSURI BREWING, going beyond a simple fruit ale.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroMATSURI BREWING in Urayasu has put out the limited Momo Chusei. The white peach and oolong tea combo is pretty daring.
MugiWait, white peach and oolong tea!? It's alcohol, but it smells like tea too? Is it sweet or astringent? My brain can't keep up!
Hop BroThe style is PEACH OOLONGTEA ALE, with 5.0% ABV and 15 IBU. In short, it's designed to put the peach sweetness up front while keeping bitterness low and making it easy to drink.
MugiSo IBU 15 means low bitterness? The smaller the number, the friendlier it is for beer beginners like me?
Hop BroExactly. What's interesting is that they base it on red oolong tea and blend in three kinds of oolong. Hand-roasting over longan charcoal brings out a toasted aroma, and there’s depth beyond just the fruit.
MugiWhat is that, a tea layering technique! It's not just peach-juice vibes; it still feels like you're actually drinking beer too. That's unfair!
Hop BroAnd MATSURI BREWING is also the kind of place where you can enjoy it in a lively space like a festival shrine sake stand. This limited release fits that festive atmosphere really well.
MugiNice, just hearing that it's one of the JUICY series makes me want to drink it! I like that even though it's a fruit beer, it doesn't seem like it's just sweet.
Hop BroThe malt bill uses WHEAT and PILSNER, and the hops are SABRO and GALAXY. On top of the fruit-and-tea-leaf design, a soft mouthfeel and a lifted aroma make it pretty three-dimensional.
MugiThis is totally my kind of beer, a light body with a deep finish sounds amazing! The sweetness of peach and the toasted aroma of tea make me want to go drink it right now!
