Ballast Point Co-Brews With COEDO Brewery Japan: “West to East IPA”

IPA * 1 IPA in the Japanese style which is full of fruit that has been created in the raw material yuzu rice and sake and Japanese hops America simultaneous release of the collaboration beer "West to East IPA * 1" limited quantities in Japan and the United States in December 2012 = stands for India Pale Ale.

Brewery co-ed cooperative Shoji Co., Ltd. (President and CEO Shigeharu Asagiri), the year 2012, "Ballast Point Brewing (Ballast Point Brewing)" male world of craft beer in the United States in cooperation with, the new craft beer simultaneously released in limited quantities in the United States and Japan in December.

In the craft beer manufacturer headquartered in San Diego, Calif., won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup 2010, Ballast Point Brewery champion. Also, at the same tournament, co-ed brewery has won the silver medal. Was realized IPA that collaboration with "COEDO" and is based, was created as a raw material yuzu and hops America, rice and sake in Japan, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japanese style fruit and American hop is a fusion .

In addition, only draft (draft beer out of the barrel), this time, will be offered at the restaurant.

History of Collaboration

The IPA style beer, worldwide, Ballast Point Brewing * 2, has an excellent reputation in particular. Popular brewery, is currently imported by (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) trading company specializing in craft beer, Nagano Trading Co., Ltd. * 3 among craft beer lovers in Japan. Co Ed Brewery, and good has earned a worldwide reputation and-Shikkoku-jet is a dark beer lager Similarly, the lager style Ya-Beniaka-red crimson Japanese style lager was brewed as a raw material for the sweet potato This craft breweries.

In addition, the establishment of the two brewery dates back to 1996, coincidentally the same. Established itself as a craft beer, each personality is also, loved by beer lovers, the two companies established in the same year. I gave birth to the collaboration beer this time, after the time of 16 years, two companies of the U.S. craft beer manufacturers meet this day, has demonstrated the characteristic of both.

For COEDO that specializes lager it will be the first to IPA.

* 1 India Pale Ale:
Exhibit excerpt <Author = Fred Ekuhado other / Christine P. Rose Encyclopedia beer world, translation = Isao Tamura.> – More
Higher alcohol content than regular pale ale, pale ale color somewhat. Transmitted as historical background, at the end of the 18th century, home brewing of London called George Hodgson has devised. In order to govern the vast India, but also military and economically, a lot of people will be dispatched, the United Kingdom at the time, was asked beer. However, the beer at the time devised the "India Pale Ale" of tailored not able to withstand the voyage farther to India, George Hodgson is to increase the alcohol content for India, made is there a lot of hops further . In order to prevent me from becoming sour in the middle of the transport, introducing also hop in the barrel for transportation. Also, I used a pale malt was emerging at this time, the color was made thinner than traditional pale ale. Then, the time dilution proceeds fermentation temperature rises By long journey of the month, shaking the ship pulled up to the maximum degree fermentation, by boat to pass through twice equator, arrived in India five to India from the UK You are often dry beer, the carbon dioxide is very.

*2 Ballast Point Brewing Company: Http://Www.Ballastpoint.Com/

Nagano Trading Co., Ltd. * 3: Http://Www.Naganotrading.Com/

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4 IBU: International Bitterness Units. Units of measure for the bitterness of beer

* (SRM) 5 EBC: Unit of frequency and color of malt beer