Background
Oni Densetsu Brewery, also known as Noboribetsu Brewpub, is a craft beer brewery located in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. They brew and sell the Oni Densetsu range of beers and are owned by the Wakasaimo Confectionery company. Noboribetsu Brewery started out as an offshoot in 1998 when the parent company wanted to take advantage of the government relaxations of the alcohol producing licensing laws.
Soon after, head brewer Shibata-san took over, after doing some internships at Ise Kadoya in Mie along with Manabu-san, now head brewer at Shimane Beer Company. Every February, the company active takes part in the Setsu-bun festival, where children throw beans at a monster, or an Oni, but this festival for Noboribetsu Brewery involves Shibata-san travelling around dressed as the oni.
Beer Reviews
The following are some of the beers we’ve had:
- Oni Densetsu Kin’oni Pale – A 5.5% American pale ale that is dry-hopped with five different kinds of American hops.
- Oni Densetsu Pilsner – A 5% Czech style pilsner that uses Saaz hops along with four other kinds of European hops.
- Oni Densetsu Red Ale – A 5% English brown ale that accentuates the caramel flavours found in English beers.
- Oni Densetsu White Ale – A 5% Belgian witbier that contains coriander.
Limited & Seasonal Beers
The following are some of the beers we’ve had:
- Oni Densetsu Chocolat Stout – A 7% stout that uses three different kinds of chocolate, rather than malts, to produce the chocolate flavours.
- Oni Densetsu Framboise – A 5.5% fruited wheat beer that uses locally sourced raspberries.
- Oni Densetsu Ki Ichigo Framboise – A 5% fruit beer that uses locally sourced raspberries in the secondary fermentation stages.
- Oni Densetsu Oni no Hanaiki W-IPA – A 7.5% double IPA brewed using locally sourced Hokkaido wheat, with the “w” representing the wheat aspect.
- Oni Densetsu Oni wa Soto IPA – An 8% double IPA that is part of their part of their annual release for setsubun.
- Oni Densetsu Sicilian Rouge Tomato – A 6.5% vegetable ale that contains Sicilian tomatoes, basil, and coriander.
- Oni Densetsu Sweet Strawberry – A 6.5% fruit beer that uses locally sourced strawberries in the secondary fermentation stages.
- Oni Densetsu White Peach – A 5% fruit beer that uses the Noboribetsu White Ale as its base and locally grown peaches.
Details
- Address : 96-6 Nakanoboribetsu-cho, Noboribetsu, Japan 059-0463
- Phone : 0143-80-2111
- Homepage : https://www.wakasaimo.com/onidensetsu/
- Online store : https://onidensetsu.thebase.in/
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