NUMBER NINE BREWERY has released "Aomikan IPA," a bittersweet and refreshing craft beer made with thinned out mandarin oranges: Limited quantities available at HUGE online store "HUGEst"
NUMBER NINE BREWERY, a craft beer brewery located at QUAYS pacific grill in Minato Mirai, Yokohama, is now offering “Aomikan IPA,” a bittersweet and refreshing citrus-based craft beer made with mandarin oranges that are thinned out to promote their growth.
You can enjoy it at QUAYS pacific grill, and it will also be available in limited quantities at the HUGE online store “HUGEst” from March 14 (Mon).
”Are these green oranges being thrown away? What a waste!”
When NUMBER NINE BREWERY’s Brewmaster Kengo Saito first bite into a green mandarin orange, he was inspired by its refreshing sourness and amazing aroma, and decided to use it to brew a bittersweet, refreshing, citrusy IPA.
The story of “Aomikan IPA” began with an encounter with Ms. Natsumi Okui, owner of Amandarina LLC, a company that buys picked oranges from farmers in Kanagawa Prefecture and produces and sells them as juice and dressings.
Aomikan is the young fruit of Onshu mandarin orange. When all the oranges on the tree are ripe, each one is small and does not have enough flavor, so they are thinned out while they are still green to improve the taste and size of the oranges. The fruit is full of juice with a refreshing sourness and aroma. It would be a shame to throw away such a delicious fruit.
Ms. Okui, the owner of Mandarina buys green mandarin oranges as soon as they are picked. Not only does she rebirth the wasted and worthless green oranges into something new, but she also turns them into juices and dressings that can be preserved so that the fresh taste and aroma of young oranges can be enjoyed all year round. She wants to build win-win relationships with farmers and deliver “deliciousness” to consumers.
While listening to Ms. Okui’s passionate and powerful thoughts, Saito took a bite of a green mandarin and and was surprised to find that “the sourness was perfect for beer” The idea struck him, and he promised to brew a Aomikan IPA.
Through the online event, “Aomikan IPA” was born with the help of all those who share and support this passion.
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From the very first sip, the unprecedented fruitiness of this beer quenches the concept of craft beer. The refreshing hop aroma is followed by the aroma of fresh mandarin oranges, and the final taste is bittersweet and malty, like squeezed mandarin oranges with their peels. It is a perfect match for dishes such as fried chicken enjoyed with a squeeze of lemon. We hope you will enjoy this craft beer, which is full of citrusy midsummer fruits.
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At NUMBER NINE BREWERY and other HUGE’s restaurants, we will continue our efforts to “upcycle” by adding value to foods that are thought to have no use, so that the producers and the consumers who enjoy them can all smile.
We will also continue to deliver the passion of the people involved in the rebirth of our products through HUGE restaurants.
Click here for Amandarina‘s website
Aomikan IPA
【Abv.】5.5% 【Style】Fruit IPA 【IBU】51.7
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Price on HUGE online store “HUGEst”
Aomikan IPA 6-pack: 4,320 yen (tax included)
Aomikan IPA & Classic Craft Beer Mixed 6-pack: 4,200 yen (tax included)
[Contents ] 3 bottles of Aomikan IPA & 1 bottle each of Hammer Head Ale, QUAYS Pilsner, and #9 Hazy
*Exclusive to the online store HUGEst.
Delivered in a craft beer paper box!
Available from 1p.m. on Monday, March 14
▼ Purchase from the HUGE online store “HUGEst.
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