Fukuoka Craft Brewing Releases the Third Budou Ale with Local Winery
Fukuoka Craft Brewing has released Budou Ale, a fruit ale made in collaboration with local winery Budou no Ki in Okagaki, Fukuoka. The beer uses generously pressed juice from the locally grown wine grape Fuji no Yume and has an alcohol content of 5%.
Hop BroA new third Budou Ale release has arrived from Okagaki, Fukuoka! It’s a collaboration between Fukuoka Craft Brewing and local winery Budou no Ki.
MugiWait, grapes in beer!? A winery collaboration already sounds ridiculously stylish before the first sip!
Hop BroThe star is Fuji no Yume juice, made from a Fukuoka-grown wine grape. It’s a fruit ale with plenty of aromatic grape juice.
MugiWhat even is a fruit ale? Does beer with fruit juice mean it will taste like a sweet juice drink?
Hop BroIn simple terms, fruit adds aroma and flavor to an ale. Here, expect a wine-like grape aroma alongside the rounded character of beer.
MugiOoh! If it tastes like between beer and wine, even a craft-beer newcomer like me has to try it!
Hop BroThey also brew with unusually hard local water drawn from 50 meters underground in Okagaki. Its minerals help form the flavor’s foundation.
MugiFifty meters underground!? So it’s Okagaki in every sip—local grapes, local water, and maximum hometown pride!
Hop BroExactly. It also carries the winemaker’s long-held wish: make beer with grapes. That story is part of every bottle.
MugiThat sounds like a dream aged to perfection! It costs 803 yen, and keep it refrigerated, right? I want mine ice-cold!
Hop BroAt 5% ABV, this aromatic grape ale sounds perfect for taking slow, thoughtful sips. Time to find some glasses.
MugiDone! Let’s raise a glass to Okagaki town and taste this meeting of grapes and beer!
Fukuoka Craft Brewing, based in Okagaki, Fukuoka, has released Budou Ale, its collaboration beer with local winery Budou no Ki. The beer is priced at ¥803 and is sold as a refrigerated product.
Budou Ale is a fruit ale made with a generous amount of freshly pressed juice from Fuji no Yume, a wine grape variety grown in Fukuoka Prefecture. The beer brings the aromatic character of a wine grape into an ale brewed by a local craft brewery.
This release is the third grape ale produced through the collaboration with Budou no Ki. Behind the project is the winery’s brewing manager, who had long held the dream of making a beer with grapes. The result brings together the regional identity of both beer and wine in a single collaboration.
A beer shaped by Okagaki
Fukuoka Craft Brewing uses natural water drawn from 50 meters underground in Okagaki. The brewery describes this water as unusually hard for Japan and considers it an important element in pursuing its ideal beer.
By combining the brewery’s local water with grapes grown and pressed by a winery in the same town, Budou Ale reflects the ingredients and producers of Okagaki. It also demonstrates how local agricultural products can be given a new expression through craft beer.
The beer is categorized as a fruit ale and has an alcohol content of 5%. It should appeal to drinkers interested in grape-forward aromas, as well as those curious about the space between craft beer and wine. The product should be kept refrigerated after purchase.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroA new third Budou Ale release has arrived from Okagaki, Fukuoka! It’s a collaboration between Fukuoka Craft Brewing and local winery Budou no Ki.
MugiWait, grapes in beer!? A winery collaboration already sounds ridiculously stylish before the first sip!
Hop BroThe star is Fuji no Yume juice, made from a Fukuoka-grown wine grape. It’s a fruit ale with plenty of aromatic grape juice.
MugiWhat even is a fruit ale? Does beer with fruit juice mean it will taste like a sweet juice drink?
Hop BroIn simple terms, fruit adds aroma and flavor to an ale. Here, expect a wine-like grape aroma alongside the rounded character of beer.
MugiOoh! If it tastes like between beer and wine, even a craft-beer newcomer like me has to try it!
Hop BroThey also brew with unusually hard local water drawn from 50 meters underground in Okagaki. Its minerals help form the flavor’s foundation.
MugiFifty meters underground!? So it’s Okagaki in every sip—local grapes, local water, and maximum hometown pride!
Hop BroExactly. It also carries the winemaker’s long-held wish: make beer with grapes. That story is part of every bottle.
MugiThat sounds like a dream aged to perfection! It costs 803 yen, and keep it refrigerated, right? I want mine ice-cold!
Hop BroAt 5% ABV, this aromatic grape ale sounds perfect for taking slow, thoughtful sips. Time to find some glasses.
MugiDone! Let’s raise a glass to Okagaki town and taste this meeting of grapes and beer!
