"Whey Sour Ale Blueberry" will be released on August 6th from Sankt Gallen. Available at official online shops, Keio Department Store Shinjuku, and liquor stores.

Whey sour ale blueberries

Whey and blueberry beer produced during cheese production at Ranch Bocca. Blueberries add sweetness to the fruity acidity of lactic acid bacteria. Even the bubbles are purple and you can enjoy the sweet and sour taste. 4% alcohol.


Cheese is made from milk, but about 10% of milk actually hardens into cheese. The remaining 90% becomes whey and is discarded. This whey is packed with lactic acid bacteria, vitamins, minerals and proteins. In a large factory with equipment, it is powdered and used for proteins, but in a small cheese factory, there is no choice but to dispose of it, and after receiving a consultation asking "Can it be used for something?", We started development.


"Acid" is an unpleasant taste for general beer, and it is dangerous to bring lactic acid bacteria to a beer factory. Therefore, on the day of production of this beer, normal operations are completely stopped so that lactic acid bacteria do not mix with other beers. It was carefully made by closing all open parts of the tank such as the exhaust port and disassembling and cleaning all parts after manufacturing.


The capacity is 330 ml and the price is 506 yen (tax included). * Whey is not recognized as a raw material for beer in Japan, so this product is treated as "happoshu". Since the malt rate is high, the actual liquor tax is the same as beer.