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Far Yeast Brewing launches the new brand “Off Trail” The first release is the barrel-aged beer “Ginspiration”

Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Shiro Yamada) unveils a new brand  today: “Off Trail.” The first product, “Ginspiration,” will be released on the market on Thursday, November 14th. 

Barrel-Aged beer is beer has been aged for a period of time in a wooden barrel much like wine. In addition to the flavor and aroma contributions of the wood, wild  yeasts further ferment the beer, resulting in an elegant product that surpasses a standard beer’s complexity. Base beer, yeast and bacteria, fruit and spices, and barrel selection all work together to create a unique combination of flavors through the aging process. Although originating in Europe, Barrel-Aged beers are now appreciated by craft beer consumers the world over, especially in the United States.

To craft “Ginspiration,” juniper berries*, commonly used for making gin, were steeped in the beer after barrel aging. Fusing the herbal aroma of juniper berries and the base beer’s citrus peel bitterness deepened the beer’s flavor and produced a gin-like aroma. The beer pairs well with sunomono and salmon, pungent cheese, or shrimp and pork dumplings. “Ginspiration” will be released to the market starting Thursday, November 14th in 750ml bottles and on draft at “Far Yeast Tokyo Craft Beer & Bao” in Shibuya, Tokyo as well as other taprooms around Japan. We will continue to challenge ourselves to innovate and deliver value to our customers worldwide.

 

* What is Juniper Berry?

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It has a herbal aroma, moderate bitterness and spicy flavor. Juniper berries are commonly used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also gives gin its distinct flavor. 

 

Product specs

Name：Ginspiration

Release Date：Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Price：Open Price

Ingredients： Malted Barley, Juniper Berries, Hops, Sugar.

ABV： 6.4％

Style： Barrel Aged Belgian Ale

Product Type：Happoshu  (malt content more than 50%)

Brewery：Far Yeast Brewing Genryu Brewery (Kosuge village, Yamanashi Prefecture)   

Format：750ml Bottle, 10L keg

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

About Off Trail

“Off Trail” is a new brand following our two brands “Far Yeast” and “KAGUA.” 

The name “Off Trail” is inspired by our aim to express the local terroir of Kosuge-mura, Yamanashi, and Japan at large, coupled with our challenge to innovate and experiment with every batch to discover new recipes and chart undiscovered territory in brewing.

 

About Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd.

“Democratizing beer” – Developed under the mission to “ re-establish the diversity and abundance of true beer culture, which has sadly been hidden by relentless over-commercialisation.”

To achieve this goal, we enlist our Japanese flavored beer brand “Kagua,” Tokyo themed brand “Far Yeast,” and Innovative beer brand “Off Trail” to spread our distinctive beers to the world.

Company Profile

Company name       Far Yeast Brewing Co., Ltd.

Head office address       2-6-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 5th floor

Brewery address       4341 Kosuge-mura, Kitatsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture

Representative Director   Shiro Yamada

Founded                     September 7, 2011

Business                     Craft beer brewing, distribution sales. Restaurant management.

URL                                   https://bbc-theme.info/faryeast

 

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Limited brew Far Yeast Peach Session

We are proud to announce that our special limited brew, Far Yeast Peach Session, will be released on August 8th. This environmentally friendly fruit session ale fits the summer season perfectly!

We used 430kg of locally harvested Peaches, picked the day just before brewing. Although the fruit was deemed “too ugly” for commercial sale, they were still packed with fresh sweet peach flavour. Rather than throw such good fruit to the compost heap, we decided to use them to create a wonderful fruit session ale.

Our brewery team spent five hours painstakingly cleaning and puréeing the fruit to be added to the boil. Please enjoy the photos below to get an idea of the process!

①Washed the peaches in water

②Scrubbed off the peach fuzz:
Before

③Scrubbed off the peach fuzz:
After

④Cut the cleaned peaches one by one

⑤Carefully removed the pits from the flesh

⑥Puréed the fruit using a food processor

These delightful peaches came to us from “Peach Senka Yamashita” (Head office: Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Representative Director: Ichiko Yamashita).
In addition to cultivating fruit, Peach Senka Yamashita runs a well-known cafe, “La Casa Della Pesca,” in Yamanashi City.

We also used their peaches to create other limited brewing products such as “Far Yeast Peach Brut” (released on March 2019).

Peach Senka Yamashita uses organic farming methods to bring out the fruit’s best natural taste spontaneously.

Through collaborations like this one, we will continue to challenge ourselves to create new and interesting products that will delight a wide variety of customers.

【Product info】


Beer name ：Far Yeast Peach Session
Release date ：August 8th
Price ：Open
Ingredients ：Peaches, Malt, Sugar, and Hops.
ABV ：4.5％
IBU ：25
Style ：Session Fruit Ale
Category ：Happo-shu
Brewery ：Far Yeast Brewing Genryu brewery. Kosuge, Yamanashi.
Sizes Available ：15L Keg or 330ml bottle.