Open Air Minatoyama Brewery unveils limited beers for Hyogo Station-front event Bakuen
Open Air Minatoyama Brewery in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, introduced a lineup of limited beers for an upcoming event on Instagram. The selection includes a collaboration beer made with sake lees, along with Hazy and sour styles, for a total of 11 varieties.
Hop BroToday it’s about how Kobe’s Open Air Minatoyama Brewery is putting out as many as 11 beers just for Bakuen.
MugiWhoa! 11 kinds? That makes the event venue basically a little beer festival!
Hop BroAnd the fact that it’s a brewery renovated from the cafeteria kitchen of the former Minatoyama Elementary School is great too.
MugiWhat! Turning a cafeteria kitchen into a beer factory is such a dream job switch!
Hop BroThe highlight is the Hamafukutsuru collaboration, Sake Lees Smoothie Gose with sakura.
MugiWait, what’s a gose? It sounds sour just from the name, and delicious!
Hop BroSimply put, it’s a style with salt and acidity, and this time they’ve also added sake lees, making it a challenge with a new ingredient.
MugiHuh! They’ve used sake yeast before, but hearing that this is their first try with sake lees makes me suddenly want to drink it!
Hop BroAnd on top of that, last year’s popular huajiao lager has evolved toward a Hazy style, and craft cola sour and peach oolong gose are coming too.
MugiWhoa, hearing about a Hazy-leaning design already makes me curious, and I want to check the stock and go early!
Hop BroExactly, with 11 limited varieties, the right move is to grab the ones you want as soon as you get there.
MugiThen I’ll go for the sake lees smoothie gose, and Hop bro will go Hazy, and we’ll want to drink everything over both days!
Open Air Minatoyama Brewery is a Kobe brewery in Hyogo Ward born from the renovation of the cafeteria kitchen at the former Minatoyama Elementary School. In this Instagram post, the lineup tied to the event Bakuen, held in front of Hyogo Station, was announced.
According to the post, this year marks the third Bakuen. In addition to beer, the two-day event will also feature food, and for the first time this year, sake as well. For the occasion, Open Air brewed "Sake Lees Smoothie Gose with sakura" in collaboration with Hamafukutsuru. The brewery has made beers using sake yeast before, but this is its first time using sake lees, and it presents the beer as an attempt to combine a new ingredient with the brand’s identity.
Several venue-only beers will also appear. "huajiao lager," which was well received at last year’s Bakuen, has been redesigned this year with a more Hazy-leaning profile. In addition, "craft cola sour" and "peach oolong gose" will debut.
The image shows a "Bakuen HYOGO TAP LIST" listing 11 beers planned for service, including the limited releases as well as a "new Hazy" and award-winning beers. Because quantities are limited, visitors are advised to check remaining stock of any beers they are interested in on the day. The result highlights both Open Air Minatoyama Brewery’s experimental spirit and its attention to a local event.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday it’s about how Kobe’s Open Air Minatoyama Brewery is putting out as many as 11 beers just for Bakuen.
MugiWhoa! 11 kinds? That makes the event venue basically a little beer festival!
Hop BroAnd the fact that it’s a brewery renovated from the cafeteria kitchen of the former Minatoyama Elementary School is great too.
MugiWhat! Turning a cafeteria kitchen into a beer factory is such a dream job switch!
Hop BroThe highlight is the Hamafukutsuru collaboration, Sake Lees Smoothie Gose with sakura.
MugiWait, what’s a gose? It sounds sour just from the name, and delicious!
Hop BroSimply put, it’s a style with salt and acidity, and this time they’ve also added sake lees, making it a challenge with a new ingredient.
MugiHuh! They’ve used sake yeast before, but hearing that this is their first try with sake lees makes me suddenly want to drink it!
Hop BroAnd on top of that, last year’s popular huajiao lager has evolved toward a Hazy style, and craft cola sour and peach oolong gose are coming too.
MugiWhoa, hearing about a Hazy-leaning design already makes me curious, and I want to check the stock and go early!
Hop BroExactly, with 11 limited varieties, the right move is to grab the ones you want as soon as you get there.
MugiThen I’ll go for the sake lees smoothie gose, and Hop bro will go Hazy, and we’ll want to drink everything over both days!
