Izumo Brewing Company

Address: Shimane, 831-3 Shinmachi, Hirata-cho, Izumo City
Area: Shimane Izumo City

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What kind of brewery is Izumo Brewing Company?

Hop Bro

Did you know there’s an IPA-focused microbrewery in Izumo? It’s called Izumo Brewing Company.

Mugi

IPA-focused!? I always pictured Izumo as a sake place...

Hop Bro

They started their own brewing in 2022, and even within IPA they have a bunch of varieties like Punkish IPA, Red IPA, and CitrusKiss IPA.

Mugi

Those names are all so cool! CitrusKiss... I’m curious!

Hop Bro

And they’re not just doing IPAs. They also go bold with styles like the barley wine "IZUMO BARLEY" and the weizen "IZUMO BANANA." Because they work in small batches, being a microbrewery lets them keep trying new styles.

Mugi

Is there something special about the brewing water too?

Hop Bro

That’s the interesting part. They use water from the Hii River, which appears in the Kojiki as the setting of the Yamata no Orochi legend. Their hops come from the U.S., New Zealand, the Czech Republic, and Germany, while the malt is from the U.K. and Germany. So they’re brewing with ingredients from around the world and water from mythology.

Mugi

They’re making beer with water from a river in mythology!? Now I definitely want to drink it!

Hop Bro

They also use local Izumo ingredients like citrus, persimmons, and figs as adjuncts, folding the region’s bounty into the beer. Their directly operated stand near Izumo City Station has 12 taps in total, with 8 original beers and 4 guest beers, and they also have a location in Goei Yokocho in front of Izumo Taisha Shrine.