Background
Minoh Beer (also known as Minoh Brewery or 箕面ビール) is a highly respected craft brewery located in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the pioneers of the Japanese craft beer movement and is known for its award-winning beers and strong commitment to quality brewing.
Opened in 1997, Minoh Beer started out when the late Oshita-san, originally a liquor shop owner eager to diversify Japan’s beer landscape as laws relaxed in 1994, bought a brewery for two of daughters, Kaori and Mayuko, and later their younger sister joined in. Minoh Beer first made news when the W-IPA was advertised in a Japanese newspaper; however, Minoh Beer were known among Japanese craft beer fans before then.
Their motto is rooted in brewing beer they themselves enjoy drinking. The brewery values craftsmanship, consistency, and a connection with the local community. Minoh Beer has won numerous awards both domestically and internationally, including at the World Beer Awards and International Beer Cup.
Beer Reviews
The following are some of the beers we’ve had:
- Minoh Pale Ale – Brewed using cascade hops to produce a citrus, American style pale ale.
- Minoh Pilsner – A pilsner that is fermented at lower than usual temperatures.
- Minoh Stout – An award-winning stout that was voted best Stout at the World Beer Awards.
- Minoh Weizen – Wheat beer brewed using a south German style recipe.
- Minoh W-IPA – A double IPA brewed using 2.5 times the usual amount of cascade hops.
Limited & Seasonal Lineup
The following are some of the limited and seasonal beers we’ve had:
- Minoh Autumn Saison – A 6% saison brewed using saison yeast and released in Autumn.
- Minoh Barrel Aged Imperial Stout – Minoh’s Imperial Stout is added to Ichiro’s Whiskey casks and then aged.
- Minoh Beer Geek Breakfast – A 9% imperial stout brewed using anko, also known as sweet bean paste.
- Minoh Bloom – a 5.5% golden ale brewed using five different kinds of hops.
- Minoh Blooming IPA – A 6% Belgian IPA brewed using five different kinds of American hops and uses Belgian yeast during fermentation.
- Minoh Bosuzaru IPA – A 6% Black IPA that’s part of their three monkeys lineup with Minoh Kozaru IPA and Minoh Osaru IPA.
- Minoh Godfather 4 – Minoh’s annual effort towards the Masaji Beer Project for 2015 is a Belgian stout flavoured with Yuzu.
- Minoh Godfather 5 – Minoh’s annual effort towards the Masaji Beer Project for 2016 is an amber / Vienna lager.
- Minoh Godfather 6 – Minoh’s annual effort towards the Masaji Beer Project for 2017 is a rice lager.
- Minoh Godfather 7 – A 5.5% gose brewed using locally sourced salt and was their effort for the 2019 Masaji Beer Projec.t
- Minoh Godfather 8 – A 6% pale ale that was their effort for the 2020 Masaji Beer Project.
- Minoh Imperial Stout – 9% imperial stout that is brewed for Valentine’s but produced in early January.
- Minoh Kokusan Peach Weizen – A weizen that has been infused with peaches.
- Minoh Kozaru IPA – Minoh’s take on a session IPA is this 5% IPA.
- Minoh Osaru IPA – A golden ale IPA cross brewed with three different kinds of hops: citra, crystal, and amarillo.
- Minoh Papa Zaru – a 5% vienna dark lager.
- Minoh Rice Bock – An 8% weizenbock brewed with rice malt alongside koji, with Motueka hops.
- Minoh Seasonable Bitter – A 4% English bitter that was brewed using imported UK hops.
- Minoh Yuzu Wheat – Take a weizen and add some locally sourced yuzu to the fermentation.
Articles
The following are some of the articles we’ve done:
- Minoh Beer Warehouse Review – the taproom for the brewery conveniently located in the same building.
Details
- Address : 3-14-18 Makiochi, Minoh, Osaka 562-0004
- Phone : 072-725-7234
- Homepage : https://www.minoh-beer.jp/
- Online store : https://store.minoh-beer.jp/
- Social Media : Facebook / Instagram
