Yosano no Chosen
Kyoto Brewing Company in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵
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7.07
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仲間リーズ第３弾(１７目の仕込み)：地産地消というビール作りはビール造りのルーツにあって、いつか京都醸造の商品にできるだけ地元産の原材料を使いたいという夢がある。ただ、大手メーカーが契約栽培などをし、殆どの日本産の原材料は手に入らない。選択肢としてホップを始め、自分たちで育てるしかないと思っていました。
事業開始が近づいていたころ、ご縁があって京都府北部にある与謝野町の方々に出会った。与謝野町は日本で初めて町を上げて小規模ブルワリー向けのホップ栽培という野望な挑戦に挑んだ。始まったばかりのプロジェクトだが、幸運のことに初めての収穫を一部分けていただくことができた。
今回の生ホップ(加工せずに摘みたてのままで使うホップ)の個性が目立つように、モルトと酵母感のひかいめのビールに使用した。ライトな口当たりとドライな仕上がりで飲み飽きしないビールとなり、少し温まると与謝野町ホップの繊細な香りが引き立つ。
ネーミングについて:与謝野町は町を上げてクラフトビールブルワリー向けのホップ栽培を始めた。この大胆な挑戦を応援したいという気持ちでネーミングを「与謝野の挑戦」にした。
与謝野町町長の山添様・プロジェクトを監督した藤原様・与謝野町相棒の香山様・与謝野町の関係者様・心の底からご感謝しております。
Our third beer in the 'Nakama' (or 'friendship') series (also our 17th batch) started shipping nationwide on Wednesday. It has always been a dream of ours to use locally sourced ingredients in as many of our beers as possible. In Japan, this proves very difficult as the majority of growing and processing facilities for beer ingredients are owned, operated, and strictly controlled by large breweries that have little to no interest in sharing their harvest with competitors, no matter how small. Our only option we felt was to start our own growing programs at some point in the future, beginning with hops as they require the least amount of additional processing prior to use.
As we began to meet more and more people in Kyoto interested in craft beer, we were introduced to the town of Yosano in northern Kyoto. Inspired by a local resident heavily involved with the beer community in Japan, Yosano has taken the bold step of starting Japan's first hop farm for craft brewers. While still in its infancy, the program's goals are promising and we were fortunate enough to receive a portion of the very first harvest for use in one of our brews.
We decided to use the freshly picked hops in a beer that showcases a balance of light malt and yeast character to see how the hops balanced with other ingredients. Light, crisp, and easy drinking, the essence of the delicate Yosano hops come out in the finish of the beer, especially as it warms.
About the naming: 'Yosano no Chosen' (or, 'Yosano's challenge') represents the fact that Yosano has put the flag down to try and create an independent hop farm in Japan and all the hurdles that lay ahead of them. We salute them in their quest and we hope to work with them in the future.
事業開始が近づいていたころ、ご縁があって京都府北部にある与謝野町の方々に出会った。与謝野町は日本で初めて町を上げて小規模ブルワリー向けのホップ栽培という野望な挑戦に挑んだ。始まったばかりのプロジェクトだが、幸運のことに初めての収穫を一部分けていただくことができた。
今回の生ホップ(加工せずに摘みたてのままで使うホップ)の個性が目立つように、モルトと酵母感のひかいめのビールに使用した。ライトな口当たりとドライな仕上がりで飲み飽きしないビールとなり、少し温まると与謝野町ホップの繊細な香りが引き立つ。
ネーミングについて:与謝野町は町を上げてクラフトビールブルワリー向けのホップ栽培を始めた。この大胆な挑戦を応援したいという気持ちでネーミングを「与謝野の挑戦」にした。
与謝野町町長の山添様・プロジェクトを監督した藤原様・与謝野町相棒の香山様・与謝野町の関係者様・心の底からご感謝しております。
Our third beer in the 'Nakama' (or 'friendship') series (also our 17th batch) started shipping nationwide on Wednesday. It has always been a dream of ours to use locally sourced ingredients in as many of our beers as possible. In Japan, this proves very difficult as the majority of growing and processing facilities for beer ingredients are owned, operated, and strictly controlled by large breweries that have little to no interest in sharing their harvest with competitors, no matter how small. Our only option we felt was to start our own growing programs at some point in the future, beginning with hops as they require the least amount of additional processing prior to use.
As we began to meet more and more people in Kyoto interested in craft beer, we were introduced to the town of Yosano in northern Kyoto. Inspired by a local resident heavily involved with the beer community in Japan, Yosano has taken the bold step of starting Japan's first hop farm for craft brewers. While still in its infancy, the program's goals are promising and we were fortunate enough to receive a portion of the very first harvest for use in one of our brews.
We decided to use the freshly picked hops in a beer that showcases a balance of light malt and yeast character to see how the hops balanced with other ingredients. Light, crisp, and easy drinking, the essence of the delicate Yosano hops come out in the finish of the beer, especially as it warms.
About the naming: 'Yosano no Chosen' (or, 'Yosano's challenge') represents the fact that Yosano has put the flag down to try and create an independent hop farm in Japan and all the hurdles that lay ahead of them. We salute them in their quest and we hope to work with them in the future.
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