3) Izu Kogen Brewery “Omuro” (ale)

Guys like Good Beer and Country Boys, Beer Haiku Daily and BeerMason should be interested by this other brew by Izu Kogen Brewery in Ito City, Izu Peninsula!

Izu Kogen Brewery “Omuro” (ale)

Ingredients: Grain Malt, Hops
Alcohol: 5%
Contents: 300ml
Live yeast, unfiltered, unpasteurized.

Clarity: Slightly smoky (live yeast)
Colour: Orange
Foam: Very short head, fine bubbles
Aroma: Bread, oranges
Taste: Light. Oranges, persimmons, bread, grapefruit.
Short tail. Finishes with little welcome acidity and more oranges

Overall: Refreshing, quickly drunk.
Thirst-quenching beer!

Izu Kogen Brewery
413-0231 Ito City, Tomito, 1103-21
Tel.: 0120-513-540, 0557-513000
Fax: 0557-513001
HOMEPAGE
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IZU KOOGEN BREWERY RESTAURANT

Izu Peninsula and especially Izu Koogen (part of Ito City) is renown for its great natural water. No wonder it counts no less than three micro-breweries!
Izuo Koogen Brewery has three restaurants to provide beer with (you can buy the beer at Ito JR Station, too!), but the best is probably Izu Koogen Biiru Honten, that is their main restaurant cum brewery cum shop.

located along the main thoroughfare, the restaurant is very busy even on week days.
One can both enjoy Japanese food and European/American fare.
If you want to challenge Japanese food I recommend you to try the “mini donburi set”.
Plenty for big appetites!

But guys like Good Beer and Country Boys must try the sample set with a plate of sausages and some fried potatoes! Don’t go for the small set. Order the 6-glass sample set comprising of three regular beers, two seasonal ones and one sparkling fruit beer!

To your health (and safe driving!)

Izu Kogen Brewery
413-0231 Ito City, Tomito, 1103-21
Tel.: 0120-513-540, 0557-513000
Fax: 0557-513001
HOMEPAGE

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KURO BIIRU/BLACK BEER

Good Beer and Country Boys and Beer Haiku Daily should be interested to know that Izu Kogen Brewery in Ito City, Izu Peninsula not only brews beer but serve very adequate food at their restaurant cum brewery!

Last time I went there (Posting coming soon!) I bought a few bottles I had not tasted yet:

Izu Kogen Brewery Black Beer (Kuro Biiru)

Ingredients: Grain Malt, Hops
Alcohol: 5%
Contents: 300ml
Live yeast, unfiltered.

Clarity: Smoky (live yeast)
Colour: Very dark brown, almost black
Foam: Very short head, fine bubbles
Aroma: Bread, blueberries
Taste: Kalhua, a hint of caramel. Welcome acidity. Comparatively light for a stout.

Overall: Very easy to drink in spite of its stout nature.
Can be drunk at all times.
A beer for all seasons and food.

Izu Kogen Brewery
413-0231 Ito City, Tomito, 1103-21
Tel.: 0120-513-540
HOMEPAGE
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AMAGI

This particular beer brewed by Izu Koogen Brewery in Ito City, Izu Peninsula was brought back to me by Lojol.

Izu Koogen Brewery: Amagi
Draught/nama Beer
Ingredients: Barley Malt/Hops. Natural water collected on Amagi Plateau, Izu Peninsula
Alcohol: 5 degrees
Contents: 300 ml

Clarity: smoky
Colour: rich dark nutty brown
Foam: very short head
Aroma: Yeast, bread
Taste: Dry. Long dry tail. Sharpish. Caramel, yeaｓｔ

Overall: A beer suited for food, especially meat, sausages and the like. Can be appreciated cold in summer on its own, though. Strong marked taste. English-type beer. Deserves to be experienced

Izu Kogen Brewery
413-0231 Ito City, Tomito, 1103-21
Tel.: 0120-513-540
HOMEPAGE