Koshi no Iso

Do you know Koshi no Iso? It’s a long-established sake brewery founded in 1909, and it’s also been brewing beer since 1998. The sake brewery is known for its sake brands "Koshino Iso" and "Ichigo Ichie".

Its biggest strength is that it applies the know-how built through sake brewing, such as fermentation control and yeast handling, directly to beer brewing. Its brand name is "Echizen Fukui Roman Beer DIOS".

It comes from Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. The name was chosen through a public contest. All of its beers are 100% malt, unfiltered, and unpasteurized, so the yeast is still alive when it’s bottled.

Exactly. The standard lineup has three types: pilsner, amber ale, and dark ale. The pilsner is known for foam as white and fine as snow, and the dark ale is deep brown with a strong richness and aromatic fragrance.

The Golden Ale called "Fukui Beer Rokujo Barley" is impressive. It uses 100% "Fiber Snow," a six-row barley grown in Fukui Prefecture. In fact, Fukui is Japan’s top producer of six-row barley.

Also, "Koshi no Beer" was jointly developed with Fukui Prefectural University and the Food Processing Research Institute, using Fukui-grown plum yeast and 100% six-row barley. It combines the techniques of a long-established sake brewery with university research to create new beer. There’s also the directly operated Italian restaurant "Bel Paese," so you can enjoy it with food.