Using the brewing technology of Sake,
KONISHI Beer
brings the enjoyment of a lingering taste to craft beer.
Our goal is to create
KONISHI's unique
JAPAN ALE.
Konishi Brewery owns the oldest brand of sake in Japan, Shirayuki. The relationship with beer began in 1985 when the local city of Itami signed an international sister city affiliation with the city of Hasselt in Belgium. At the time, there was almost only one type of beer in Japan, Pilsner. However, in Belgium, the home of beer, there are more than 1,000 kinds of beer. We wondered if we could brew a beer that only a sake brewery could produce, combining the brewing techniques of Belgian beer with the fermentation and other techniques of Japanese sake brewing. We want to convey to Japan and the world a new way to enjoy beer with "JAPAN ALE," a beer that only we can make. KONISHI Beer has been brewed with this in mind. We would be happy if this taste and our thoughts could reach you as well.
The tradition of sake brewing produces a soft aftertaste.
While the aroma of beer is usually created by malt and hops, KONISHI Beer places importance on the aroma created by fermentation. This gives the beer not only a sharp taste but also a lingering aftertaste. We also use our unique experience in various processes, such as applying the "Kaibo" used for brewing sake to stir the malt in order to suppress the release of malt flavor.
We create an environment where the yeast is happy.
During the cooling and fermentation process after brewing, the conventional method of maintaining a constant state of fermentation through stable cooling is often seen. In our case, however, we try not to suppress the yeast activity as much as possible, and we carefully control the temperature so that we can draw out the natural fermentation process. We listen to the voice of the yeast and do what makes them happy. That is our motto.
We put our feelings for our hometown, Itami, into the name
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KONISHI ITAMI BEER Japan Ale Gold 2025 has an aroma of orange peel and coriander, which is exquisitely matched with the aroma created by the yeast. The use of malted and polished wheat gives it a refreshing taste.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 5% alcohol by volume |
| Best Drinking Temperature | 6-8°C |
| Food Recommendations | Scallion butter, sole meuniere, etc. |
A clever blend of five different malts. The roasted aroma has a mild flavor with a hint of chocolate, and the burnt taste and other unpleasant tastes are kept to a minimum.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 5% alcohol by volume |
| Best Drinking Temperature | around 10°C |
| Food Recommendations | Roast duck, Smoked dishes, etc. |
This beer is brewed with sake yeast. This specialty ale has a beautiful clear amber color and a full flavor. This beer goes well with Japanese food.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 4.5 |
| Best Drinking Temperature | 6～8℃ approx. |
| Food Recommendations | Seafood, meat, Ham, Sausages, etc. |
This beer is brewed with rice suitable for sake brewing and sake yeast. It is a fruity golden beer with a well-balanced flavor of sake, sweetness and bitterness derived from rice.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 5.5 |
| Best Drinking Temperature | around 3-5°C |
| Food Recommendations | Saikyo-yaki chicken, Cream cheese, Wasabi soy sauce marinated, Dashimaki-tamago, etc. |
A top-fermented Belgian-type beer made from wheat that has won numerous awards at prestigious competitions. This white beer has a refreshing sourness and aroma of coriander and orange peel.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 4.5 |
| Best Drinking Temperature | 6-8°C |
| Food Recommendations | Seafood, Chicken, etc. |
| *Cooling required |
This beer was brewed at the end of the Edo period by Kohmin Kawamoto, a Dutch scholar known as the founder of Japanese chemistry, and was reissued after extensive research based on documents from the time. Enjoy the unique flavor and richness of the sake yeast and the moist, creamy foam.
| Content Volume | 330ml |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 4.5 |
| Best Drinking Temperature | 6-8°C |
| Food Recommendations | Japanese food with simmered dishes and soy sauce, etc. |
| *Cooling required |