Rusty Nest Brewery

Mugi, did you know there's a brewery right in the middle of Kujukuri Beach, renovated from a former seafood processing plant? It's called Rusty Nest Brewery.

They renovated an entire 500-tsubo former factory site. The beginning was when the representative, Kentaro from Sakura, looked at the coastline of Oamishirasato and became certain, 'I can recreate here that feeling I had drinking craft beer on a California beach.'

Exactly. And the head brewer, Tatsuya Ebina, aka Ebichan, is interesting too. He loved craft beer but had no brewing experience and couldn't find a job, then met Kentaro and clicked immediately. He trained for about a year at Choshi Beer before starting to brew.

The flagship Rusty Nest IPA is an American IPA with 6.7% alcohol. It uses Amarillo and Mosaic hops, and bursts with grapefruit, peach, and ripe tropical fruit aromas. The tagline 'a West Coast wind that crossed the Pacific' isn't just for show.

Session IPA is a lower-ABV version for summer. They also make a coffee beer in collaboration with the local The Rising Sun Coffee. Looking ahead, they plan to use wheat and hops grown in Oamishirasato, and they're working with local farmers.

Exactly. Choshi Beer and Kujukuri Winery also exhibit, and there are even yoga sessions, too. The real strength of this brewery is that it designs the whole experience of sipping an IPA while feeling the sea breeze.