Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

From Sankt Gallen, a fruit beer "Warashi no Weizen" that uses pears as a raw material has appeared. Fruits that cannot be shipped due to abnormal weather are being used. It will be on sale from October 15th.

Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

The bottle capacity is 330 ml and the estimated price is 460 yen (excluding tax). In 2020, due to long rains and lack of sunshine, a large amount of pears with "honey disease", which causes a change called "honey" in the flesh, appeared. Nectar is pleasing when it is found in apples, but when it occurs in pears, it cannot be shipped due to poor texture and appearance problems.

Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

Since there is no problem with the taste, it is taken over by Sankt Gallen and used as a raw material for fruit beer. In addition to Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is the hometown of Sankt Gallen, there was also a request from farmers in Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture, and about 350 kg of "translated pears" were purchased from two prefectures. There are several varieties such as Hosui, Kosui, Kikusui, and Niitaka.

Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

Sankt Gallen also produces beer "Shonan Gold" using "translated orange" and beer "apple cinnamon ale" using "translated apple", and Weizen of Japanese pear is a similar brand.

Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

In order to bring out the original aroma and taste of the fruit without relying on spices, the fruit is used in a generous amount, and the beer is based on the fruity Weizen style, which uses wheat malt as the main ingredient. Pears can be added in three stages: shredded, processed into paste, and processed into juice. The bitterness is suppressed, and the sweet scent of pears and the fresh flavor are tightly confined.

Pear beer "Warashi Weizen"

It was planned to be served in barrels as a limited beer for the "Yokohama Oktoberfest" to be held at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse in October, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the event was canceled shortly before, so it will be sold in bottles. It has been switched.

Since the amount of fruit used is larger than that permitted by the Japanese Liquor Tax Law, it is labeled as "Happoshu". However, the malt rate is 50% or more and the tax rate is the same as beer. Alcohol is 5.5%.

Available at directly managed online shops, Keio Department Store Shinjuku, Sogo Yokohama, Shinanoya Foods (excluding some) and others.