Yufuin Jibeer Brewery
- Address
- Oita, 108-1 Kawaminami, Yufuinmachi, Yufu City
- Area
- Oita Yufu
What kind of brewery is Yufuin Jibeer Brewery?
Hop BroDid you know there’s a craft beer brewery in Yufuin, Oita, that was the very first local beer brewery in Kyushu?
MugiWhat, the very first in Kyushu!? Since when has it been around?
Hop BroSince 1994. And it’s not just any brewery - it’s an affiliated company launched by the long-established inn Yufuin Sansuikan, founded in 1911. An onsen ryokan starting a beer brewery was probably a pretty bold move at the time.
MugiWhoa! A hot-spring inn makes beer? That’s so cool!
Hop BroThe brewery is on the inn’s grounds, and they use German-made equipment. Following Germany’s Beer Purity Law, they’ve kept making 100% malt beer using only water, malt, hops, and yeast.
MugiSo nothing unnecessary goes into it, right? What does beer like that taste like?
Hop BroTheir signature beer is a Weissbier called "Yufu no Hojun." It comes in two versions, a light and a dark one, and the wheat character really comes through. Tasting them side by side is interesting because their personalities are completely different.
MugiYufu no Hojun! Nice name. Do they make anything else?
Hop BroThey also make an ale and a stout called "Yufu no Kaori," for four varieties in total. Since all of them are 100% malt, the malt flavor comes through strongly.
MugiSo you can take a hot spring bath and then compare freshly brewed Weissbiers... that sounds perfect!
Hop BroThat’s exactly what you can do. The restaurant is arranged so you can see the brewing tanks, and you can enjoy freshly brewed beer along with about 50 kinds of buffet dishes. Drinking a Weissbier while looking out at Mount Yufu must be exceptional.
MugiYou can add a beer tour to a hot-spring trip in Yufuin... I absolutely want to go!
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