Miura Peninsula Beer is a brewery in Nagai, Yokosuka, and the interesting thing about it is that they do in-house roasting of malt.
Mugi
In-house roasting... like coffee? They do that for beer too?
Hop Bro
They do. They use 100% premium German malt and brew with only fresh malt roasted within 24 hours. Most breweries use malt as it comes from the malting house, but here they control the degree of roasting themselves.
Mugi
Whoa, within 24 hours!? That means they're really serious about freshness.
Hop Bro
Exactly. Malt that has just been roasted has a completely different aroma. That's why the flavor turns out clear and vivid. It's a level of hands-on craftsmanship that big companies could never do.
Mugi
So Miura Peninsula means near the sea?
Hop Bro
Exactly. In the Nagai area of Yokosuka, surrounded by the sea and fields, they make beer that takes advantage of the natural blessings of the Miura Peninsula. The Miura Peninsula is actually an area where craft beer is booming, and they even made a beer map.
Mugi
There's a beer map for the Miura Peninsula!? Then you can go brewery hopping.
Hop Bro
It's still a new brewery and evolving. The direction of expressing the character of Miura through in-house roasted malt is a pretty uncommon approach, right?
Mugi
It's fun to support a brewery that was just launched. Beer with the sea breeze of the Miura Peninsula and freshly roasted malt sounds absolutely worth trying!