Wolfbrau

There’s a brewery in Shuri run by a German guy. It’s called Wolfbrau.

The owner, Wolfram Oppitz, is from Germany and has spent many years going back and forth between Japan and Europe. When he decided to make beer brewing his career, he quit his company job and went back to school at a brewing academy in Germany.

And he chose Shuri because it has tradition and a great environment. Shuri has been a sake-producing area since the Ryukyu Kingdom era, and he was also drawn to the atmosphere of a town with many creators, thanks to Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.

What’s more, they’re completely strict about it: they follow Germany’s Beer Purity Law, the Reinheitsgebot, and make beer with 100% malt using only malt, hops, and yeast. No adjuncts at all, a true German-style brew.

Their flagship beer, "Shuri no Kaze," is a German-style ale that won an Excellence Award from the Naha Mayor’s Prize. They also have a classic lineup of pilsner, weizen, and helles, and you can drink freshly made beer at the taproom’s six taps.

Their collaboration with Orion Beer produced the interesting "Shuri 1427." It’s an ale made with barley from Nanjo City combined with German malt and hops, packed with both companies’ hopes of supporting Shuri Castle’s restoration and energizing the town. They also roast their own coffee on a Probat roaster from Germany, so it’s a brewery and roastery where you can enjoy both beer and coffee.