Akita Brewing Company

Daisen City's first craft brewery, Akita Brewing Company, is still a new rookie, but it's pretty interesting.

It's a 3-minute walk from the east exit of Omagari Station. They center their lineup on Seattle-style hoppy beer, bringing West Coast American craft beer culture to Akita.

Their standard "Heba Ale" is great. It's a blonde ale at 4%, and the name comes from the Akita dialect "heba" meaning "see ya." It means an easy-drinking beer. The sense of naming beer in Akita dialect is great, isn't it?

They also make "Seseragi Summer Ale," a pale ale brewed in the SMaSH style with just one malt and one hop variety, and it has a refreshing citrus character. It's 5.5%. "Anchors Team" is a California Common amber with malt aromas that bring to mind chocolate at 5.1%.

"momomo Hazy IPA" is a series that develops the popular "Momo SMaSH" into a Hazy-style beer. They also regularly hold an event called "Chivicco's Night," a food collaboration that promotes beer and food pairings.

Right now they're open only from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays, mainly for draft sales by volume. They're preparing a taproom too, so once that's finished it should get even livelier. Being close to the station is also a big plus, since you can stop by on the way to the fireworks festival.