Hyappa Brews

Hyappa Brews is a microbrewery in the Nishiura Onsen area of Gamagori, but the brewer’s background is wild.

Craig Morley, from Chicago. He originally came to Okazaki as a researcher, started a restaurant called "Izakaya ja nai!" in Okazaki in 2001, and then took the leap into beer brewing in 2013.

Their motto is "100% LOVE IN EVERY DROP." You can really taste that local love in the beer. Their New England IPA called GIPPA includes Gamagori mandarin juice.

It comes from "Gamagori IPA," shortened to GIPPA. In other words, it’s a Gamagori-style IPA. They also have a "Gamagori Goen" series, named after the "goen" associated with Benzaiten enshrined on Takeshima.

Even more impressive is Ieyasu B. It’s an ESB, short for Extra Special Bitter, but it’s uniquely bittered with reishi mushroom, inspired by the historical tale of Tokugawa Ieyasu’s defeat at the Battle of Mikatagahara.

They also make a beer called Miso Corny using Okazaki’s Hatcho miso. Turning 700 years of miso history into beer really brings out the appeal of the region in a way only someone from outside could notice. They also use Aichi-grown Kinunokai wheat and Murasaki barley.