Exquisite! Iwate’s liquor special – beer

① Akatsuki Brewery Hachimantai Factory (Hachimantai City)

Akatsuki Brewery Hachimantai Factory is a microbrewery that was born in Hachimantai City in 2020. The beer is brewed using Kanazawa Shimizu, one of Japan’s 100 best waters, which flows through the premises, and the brewery uses geothermal energy to make beer that takes full advantage of the power of nature.
The name of the organic beer “Dragon Eye” made here comes from the popular spot “Hachimantai Dragon Eye” where the melting snow in Kagaminuma near the summit of Mt. Hachimantai looks like the eye of a dragon. It is also designed.

Representative brand [Organic beer/Dragon Eye]

② Baeren Brewery (Morioka City)

We use brewing equipment relocated from Germany to produce classic beers using traditional European methods. There are three directly managed restaurants in Morioka City where you can always drink our beer: Nakanobashi, Saien, and in front of Morioka Station. Please check the restaurant information on the website.
( https://www.baerenbier.co.jp/restaurant/ )

Representative brand [Baeren beer]

[Brewery tour] Reservation required

●Support period: As per factory business calendar

●Visiting hours: Sunday only 11:00~, 15:00~

●Time required: Approximately 30 minutes

●Capacity: Please inquire for more than 10 people

●Application: Make a reservation at least 4 days in advance of your desired date using the reservation form or email.

●Note: Free tour of the 2nd floor tour room, 100 yen without tasting, 500 yen with tasting, 1,000 yen all you can drink https://www.baerenbier.co.jp/factorytour/

③ Sanriku Beer (Ofunato City)

We make beer using agricultural products and marine products grown along the Sanriku coast as secondary ingredients.
The wheat-based white beer “Weekend no Umineko” uses Kesen camellia tea leaves carefully hand-picked in the Kesen area, giving it a slight taste of camellia tea. There are yuzu from the northern limit of Rikuzentakata, sansho from Echikirai in Sanriku Town, and oyster stout made from oysters landed on the Sanriku coast. Craft ginger ale, which is a mixture of ginger and seven carefully selected spices and is scented with yuzu from the northern limit of Rikuzentakata, is also popular.
*Products are sold at Roadside Station Sanriku, Roadside Station Takada Matsubara, Three Peaks, etc.

Representative brand [Sanriku Beer]

④ Rikuzentakata Micro Brewery (Rikuzentakata City)

Rikuzentakata Micro Brewery is a small craft beer brewery located in Rikuzentakata City. It is located in the fermentation-themed commercial facility “Fermentation Park Camosy.” Using the fermentation culture and special products of this region, we create craft beer unique to Rikuzentakata. The beer you can enjoy in the store is also sold in bottles for those driving by or to take home as souvenirs.

⑤ Seki no Ichi Sake Brewery (Ichinoseki City)

“Iwate Kura Beer” was launched in 1995 by Sekiichi Sake Brewery, which has been in business since the Edo period.
We are committed to safety, health, and local production for local consumption, and use many locally produced ingredients, including barley, blueberries, and oysters. Actively fermented at room temperature, it has a rich flavor and is rich in vitamins and other micronutrients.It is brewed with the utmost care to avoid filtration or sterilization to preserve the flavor and nutrients, and has won numerous international competitions. doing.

[Brewery tour] Reservation required

● Support period: All year round

● Time required: Approximately 30 minutes

● Application: 500 yen for viewing only

● Note: If there is a tasting, 50 minutes (10:00~/14:00~) 1,650 yen

https://sekinoichi.co.jp/experience/beerfactory/

⑥ Helios Sake Brewery Sawauchi Brewery (Nishiwaga Town)

Nishiwaga Town has the most snow in Iwate Prefecture, and lives in snow for about half of the year. Because the beer is brewed with the rich, high-quality water from the Ou Mountains brought by the snow, the result is a beer with a very soft texture.
Each label design represents a season in Nishiwaga, with the white beer using the winter snow motif, the Kölsch using the early summer bracken, and the pale ale using the spring katakuri motif.

Representative brand [Yuki no Chikara White Beer]

⑦ Tono Brewing (Tono City)

Tono City has been growing hops for over half a century as a hop production area.
Tono Brewery is a microbrewery that opened in 2018 near Tono Station. In addition to a brewing facility, the restaurant has a restaurant where you can enjoy dishes made with local ingredients. We brew over 20 types of beer each year, and you can always enjoy 5 to 6 types of homemade beer on tap.

Representative brand [Pale Ale]

⑧ Kamihei Sake Brewery (Tono City)

A special beer made by a sake brewery in Tono, one of Japan’s leading hop producing areas. We manufacture and sell “Weizen,” “Pilsner,” and “Alto.”

Representative brand [Tono Beer ZUMONA]

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