Aoshima Craft

Aoshima in Miyazaki is one of Japan's top surf spots. There's a brewery there that was founded with the help of a former pro surfer.

More precisely, it was founded by three co-founders. Representative Atsuyoshi I., who was born in Aoshima, runs the seaside inn "Misakisou" and a cafe. Director Toru Nagano is a former pro surfer with experience as an ASP judge, and he also holds sommelier and oyster master qualifications. He moved from Osaka to Miyazaki at age 20 and now runs a surf shop and an oyster restaurant.

And the CDO, Takuya Umehara, is originally from Otaru, Hokkaido. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he worked as a mobile phone development programmer at Panasonic, then founded a web production company at 25. After that, he moved from Tokyo to Miyazaki.

The starting point was the realization that even though they were holding a beer festival, there was no beer here in Aoshima. They built the brewing facility inside Misakisou over 18 months. The flagship, "Aoshima Surf Ale," is a fruity beer made with Nijo lemons from Miyazaki plus refreshing hops and New Zealand hops, at 4% alcohol.

That's exactly the concept. They also make "Aoshima Turf Ale," an English-style EPA using herbal hops, and "Jidori Ale," a specialty beer developed solely to make Miyazaki jidori chicken even more delicious. "Aoshima Botanical Ale" has a botanical aroma like gin, and they created it in collaboration with three yakitori shops in town.

They promote "local first" and "local respect," setting prices with local customers in mind and developing original beer for Miyazaki Car Ferry. Their activities are thoroughly rooted in Aoshima and Miyazaki.