Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing Releases Peach and Sansho Sour Ale “Bokan”
Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing has released “Bokan,” a collaboration sour ale with Shimokitazawa Chinese restaurant New Kakan. Brewed with Fukushima-grown Akatsuki peaches and locally harvested sansho pepper, the 4.0% beer is designed to pair naturally with food.
Hop BroMinamiaizu Mountain Brewing has released a new beer called Bokan, combining peach and sansho pepper.
MugiWhat?! Peach and sansho beer sounds like a sweet-and-spicy emergency!
Hop BroIt’s a collaboration with Shimokitazawa Chinese restaurant New Kakan: Momo Sour Ale with Sansho, at 4.0% ABV.
MugiWhat even is a sour ale? Is it a type of tart beer?
Hop BroExactly. It has a gentle lactic tartness—think of it as a bright, zesty beer, a little like lemon.
MugiWow! They use Fukushima-grown Akatsuki peaches and add the peaches whole. Not just juice!
Hop BroThey use both local sansho berries and leaves, then steep crushed berries after fermentation. That creates a mint-like freshness, you know.
MugiThey steep it after fermentation too?! That means an aromatic counterattack from the sansho!
Hop BroWheat and oats give it a hazy look and enough body. Peach, lemon, then gentle sansho make it a beer for food.
MugiIf it works with cheese, salad, and spicy dishes, it’s unstoppable! I want it with New Kakan’s Chinese food!
Hop BroYou can try it at Taproom BeerFridge in Aizu-Tajima, and the 350ml cans get secondary fermentation in the can. I need that peach-sansho finish now.
MugiDone! Let’s toast with Bokan and get happily surprised by peach aroma and fresh sansho!
Peach aromatics with a fresh sansho lift
Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing has introduced “Bokan,” a new Momo Sour Ale with Sansho brewed in collaboration with New Kakan, a Chinese restaurant in Shimokitazawa. The beer has an ABV of 4.0%.
The brew uses Fukushima-grown Akatsuki peaches harvested at Tsuchikko Tajima Farm in Minamiaizu. Locally gathered sansho pepper is added in both fruit and leaf form. Whole peaches are added near the end of the brew, while the sansho fruit is crushed and also steeped after fermentation to bring out a citrus-like character beneath the peach.
Wheat and oats contribute to a lightly hazy appearance and a fuller texture than the beer’s easy-drinking strength might suggest. The aroma is dominated by peach, with a refreshing, mint-like lift from fresh sansho. On the palate, acidity arrives first, followed by peach, lemon-like citrus, and a gentle sansho finish.
The beer’s restrained bitterness and subtle peppery heat make it suitable for the table. It should work well with cheese and salads, as well as spicy dishes and foods with a touch of heat. At Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing / Taproom BeerFridge in Tajima, visitors can experience a beer that brings together local ingredients, a regional brewery, and ideas from a restaurant kitchen.
Available sizes are 15.5 L, 10.2 L, and 350 ml. The keg version is conventionally carbonated, while the canned version is finished with bottle- or can-conditioning inside the package.
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Hop BroMinamiaizu Mountain Brewing has released a new beer called Bokan, combining peach and sansho pepper.
MugiWhat?! Peach and sansho beer sounds like a sweet-and-spicy emergency!
Hop BroIt’s a collaboration with Shimokitazawa Chinese restaurant New Kakan: Momo Sour Ale with Sansho, at 4.0% ABV.
MugiWhat even is a sour ale? Is it a type of tart beer?
Hop BroExactly. It has a gentle lactic tartness—think of it as a bright, zesty beer, a little like lemon.
MugiWow! They use Fukushima-grown Akatsuki peaches and add the peaches whole. Not just juice!
Hop BroThey use both local sansho berries and leaves, then steep crushed berries after fermentation. That creates a mint-like freshness, you know.
MugiThey steep it after fermentation too?! That means an aromatic counterattack from the sansho!
Hop BroWheat and oats give it a hazy look and enough body. Peach, lemon, then gentle sansho make it a beer for food.
MugiIf it works with cheese, salad, and spicy dishes, it’s unstoppable! I want it with New Kakan’s Chinese food!
Hop BroYou can try it at Taproom BeerFridge in Aizu-Tajima, and the 350ml cans get secondary fermentation in the can. I need that peach-sansho finish now.
MugiDone! Let’s toast with Bokan and get happily surprised by peach aroma and fresh sansho!
