Uchu Brewing

What kind of brewery is Uchu Brewing?

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Uchu Brewing is an insanely popular brewery where the moment a can is released, it sells out instantly, and its origin story is amazing too.

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Uchu!? Like space Uchu? What a cool name!

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The founders, Masahiro Kusunose and Rumiko Suzuki, moved from Kochi to Hokuto City in 2009 and became known as "space farmers." They were farmers growing pesticide-free rice and vegetables on a hill with views of Yatsugatake, Mt. Fuji, and the Southern Alps.

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Farmers!? So how did they get into beer from there?

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In 2016, they encountered craft beer culture in Portland, USA, and were blown away by the hop aroma of IPA. After returning to Japan, they immediately started growing pesticide-free hops, and in 2018 they built their own brewery by DIY. Literally, a handmade brewery.

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Wait, they built the brewery themselves!?

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And their flagship, "Uchu IPA," is on another level. It's a DDH IPA at 7% ABV, bursting with aromas of pineapple, citrus, mango, and blueberry, and the official description calls it "5-dimensional fruit aromatic." It has the juiciness of tropical fruit, but the finish is clean.

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5-dimensional fruit aromatic!? What even is that? I absolutely want to drink it!

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They also have "Uchu MASTER," a heavier DDH DIPA, plus labels like "BIG BANG IPA," "THUNDER," and "STARSEED," so all the beer names have a cool space theme. Their recent release "ATOM PASSIONFRUIT" is a tropical smoothie sour with passion fruit and coconut cream, and they're pushing into a whole new direction.

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Their naming sense is amazing too! I want to try all of them side by side!

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The taproom in Kobuchisawa is next to Michi-no-Eki Kobuchisawa, and it's a modern building that looks like a space station. It's only open on weekends, though. In Tokyo, they also have a taproom in Toranomon Hills, so you can go there on weekdays.

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They have one in Toranomon too!? First I'll drink Uchu IPA in Toranomon, then I'll make a trip to the main base in Kobuchisawa!

Signature beers: Uchu IPAUchu MASTERBIG BANG IPAATOM PASSIONFRUIT

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