South Horizon Brewing Introduces Collaborative Gose "Junos on the Horizon" with Zichovec
South Horizon Brewing in Kochi City introduced its collaborative brew "Junos on the Horizon" with Czech Rodinný pivovar Zichovec on Instagram. It is a gose that combines the tartness of yuzu with the aroma of sansho, and it is built on the brewery's "Junos Pandemic."
Hop BroToday I'm talking about "Junos on the Horizon," a collaboration between Kochi's South Horizon Brewing and Czech Rodinný pivovar Zichovec.
MugiWait, so even though it's an international collaboration, Kochi yuzu is the star!? The name Junos on the Horizon already has me curious!
Hop BroExactly. It's a fruit gose with an alcohol content of 5.1%. It's a pretty distinctive beer, centered on the tartness and saltiness of yuzu.
MugiWhat exactly is gose in the first place!? When I hear salt beer, I kind of picture seawater!
Hop BroGood question. Gose is originally a style with a light tartness and a salty character, and this one layers yuzu and sansho on top of that.
MugiSansho too!? That citrusy spice sounds like something that gives you a little tingle the moment you drink it!
Hop BroExactly. Zichovec's concept is that the yuzu opens up with lime- and mandarin-like notes, followed by a tingling finish from the sansho.
MugiWow, that sounds interesting just imagining it! The original Junos Pandemic is also a yuzu beer, right?
Hop BroRight. That one is a yuzu gose made with organic yuzu from Kochi Prefecture and salt, and it even won gold at the Japan Great Beer Awards 2025.
MugiA gold-medal recipe being reborn overseas feels so exciting. From Kochi to the world really says it all.
Hop BroYeah, it's interesting how they kept the local ingredients front and center while expanding the interpretation across borders. This is definitely one of those beers that makes you think, I want to drink this right now.
MugiI totally want to try it too! A yuzu and sansho gose would be my first drink of the weekend!
South Horizon Brewing is a brewery that makes beer in the port town of Niida, Kochi City. On its official website, it promotes the idea of "from Kochi to the world" and continues making beers that make use of local ingredients and culture.
The beer introduced this time is "Junos on the Horizon," a collaboration with Czech Rodinný pivovar Zichovec. Public information classifies it as a fruit gose, and its alcohol content is 5.1%. The collaboration was developed from South Horizon's existing label "Junos Pandemic," which is known as a yuzu gose made with organic yuzu from Kochi Prefecture and salt.
According to Zichovec's description, this beer is designed to layer the lime- and mandarin-like outline brought by yuzu with the light saltiness typical of a gose, while sansho adds a lingering citrus-like spice note. How the bright tartness of yuzu, the contour of salt, and the tingling accent of sansho are brought together is one of the highlights of this beer.
South Horizon Brewing has already won gold at the Japan Great Beer Awards 2025 for "Junos Pandemic." This collaboration can be seen as an effort to share the appeal of that recipe with an overseas brewery while expanding it into a new interpretation. How will the flavor centered on Kochi yuzu be reassembled across borders? It is a collaboration beer worth paying attention to.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday I'm talking about "Junos on the Horizon," a collaboration between Kochi's South Horizon Brewing and Czech Rodinný pivovar Zichovec.
MugiWait, so even though it's an international collaboration, Kochi yuzu is the star!? The name Junos on the Horizon already has me curious!
Hop BroExactly. It's a fruit gose with an alcohol content of 5.1%. It's a pretty distinctive beer, centered on the tartness and saltiness of yuzu.
MugiWhat exactly is gose in the first place!? When I hear salt beer, I kind of picture seawater!
Hop BroGood question. Gose is originally a style with a light tartness and a salty character, and this one layers yuzu and sansho on top of that.
MugiSansho too!? That citrusy spice sounds like something that gives you a little tingle the moment you drink it!
Hop BroExactly. Zichovec's concept is that the yuzu opens up with lime- and mandarin-like notes, followed by a tingling finish from the sansho.
MugiWow, that sounds interesting just imagining it! The original Junos Pandemic is also a yuzu beer, right?
Hop BroRight. That one is a yuzu gose made with organic yuzu from Kochi Prefecture and salt, and it even won gold at the Japan Great Beer Awards 2025.
MugiA gold-medal recipe being reborn overseas feels so exciting. From Kochi to the world really says it all.
Hop BroYeah, it's interesting how they kept the local ingredients front and center while expanding the interpretation across borders. This is definitely one of those beers that makes you think, I want to drink this right now.
MugiI totally want to try it too! A yuzu and sansho gose would be my first drink of the weekend!
