For Instant Launch – Worldwide craft beer, cider, and tradition competition FUJI TO HOOD is bringing Japan to Portland, OR on July twentieth, and asserting the crafts, artisans, music, performances, meals, and collaboration drinks that may make this an occasion to recollect.
Ever since Sapporo and Portland established a sister-city relationship in 1959, the bonds between two seemingly disparate cultures has been sturdy. Fuji to Hood was based as a biennial occasion in 2018 as a competition bridging Japanese and American tradition impressed by Oregon’s iconic Mt. Hood and Japan’s Mt. Fuji. Every year the competition takes place in both Tokyo or Portland, with brewers and cidermakers touring to the host nation. This yr 22 breweries and three cideries will journey from Japan to Portland.
By forming brewer/cidermaker groups between Oregon and Japan, the competition yields enjoyable, inventive, stunning and galvanizing drinks created in collaboration particularly for the competition. This yr the organizers are increasing past malt and apple based mostly drinks and welcoming premiere U.S. sake producer and importer SakeOne, Japanese & American owned Oregon vineyard Shiba Wichern Cellars, and Stone Barn Brandyworks.
However Fuji to Hood is way more than a drinks competition, it contains music, performances, arts & crafts, native distributors and tradesmen, unbelievable meals, and one thing for everybody to expertise and luxuriate in.
WINE/SPIRITS/SAKE
Wine: Shiba Wichern Cellars – a small batch boutique vineyard that strives to make balanced and delicate wines with Oregon elements from co-owner/head winemaker Akiko Shiba.
Spirits: Stone Barn Brandyworks – A small scale SE Portland distillery specializing in fruit brandy and liqueurs impressed by the European custom with a single barrel whiskey program that treats grain and oak with that very same consideration to provenance and high quality.
Sake: SakeOne – Forest Grove, Oregon producer of among the highest high quality craft sakés in the USA by using the unrivaled water from the Willamette Valley and top-notch rice grown within the famend Sacramento Valley.
COLLABORATION BEERS & CIDERS:
Each beer or cider at Fuji to Hood makes use of no less than one particular Japanese ingredient that may add an inspirational flourish, or a contact of thriller and unknowability to the ultimate outcomes. This yr our manufacturers used elements resembling Japanese black honey, sansho peppers, inexperienced tea, seaweed, candy potatoes, koji rice, cedar, plums, citrus, and way more.
Alesong Brewing & Mixing / Himitsu : Rakko
- Farmhouse Ale aged in French Oak barrels with Wakame seaweed and Dekopon (citrus). 6.3% abv
2 Cities Ciderhouse / Son of the Smith : Twin Peaks
- A bone dry unfiltered farmhouse cider ABV: 7.3%. Made with a PNW mix of apples fermented with a wild tradition from Japanese uncooked maple sap & honey, together with a home brett pressure. Surprisingly clear, bone dry and really expressive, this cider is pleasant and stylish…and did we are saying bone dry? It’s bone dry.
Baerlic Brewing / Fujisakura Kogen : Kito Yuzu-weizen
- A 5% abv Hefeweizen with Yuzu
Bauman’s Cider / Harvest Moon : Akabana-Ringo Cider
- A mix of northwest grown apples and hibiscus from Miyako Island in Okinawa. It will likely be barely candy with complicated tannins from the hibiscus. 6.9% ABV.
Block 15 Brewing / Black Tide : Darkish Environment
- A porter mashed with roasted Japanese Candy Potatoes and conditioned on roasted chestnuts. 5% ABV.
Boneyard Beer / Y. Market : Yokozuna IPA
- A clear, citrusy/floral, balanced crushable IPA with the addition of Sumo Citrus peel/ Hopped with simcoe, cascade, amarillo, and citra. ABV: 6.5% IBU: 50
Breakside Brewery / Totopia : Kurokuro
- Brown Ale with Kuromitsu (黒蜜), also called Japanese black honey. ABV 4.5%
Coldfire Brewing / North Island : Ume Lager
- Japanese model lager with Koji rice and Japanese plum. ABV: 5%
End result Brewing / Baeren : Shiso Darkish
- A Schwarzbier darkish lager brewed with Shiso. 4.8% ABV.
ForeLand Beer / Rise & Win : Pacific Present
- An Export lager with Konbu seaweed and sea salt. 5.6% abv.
Fort George Brewery / Minoh : Nikiri Rice Lager
- Made with Mirin, a candy and syrupy Japanese rice wine that’s a key ingredient in Japanese delicacies. 5.6% abv.
Gigantic Brewing / Ise Kadoya : Matcha Porter
- Porter brewed with Mizuba matcha inexperienced tea to create a beer with the flavors of a Inexperienced Tea Equipment Kat. 5.1%
Nice Notion Brewing / West Coast Brewing : Yuzuyu
- A Strawberry Peach Yuzu Shake (tart ale) 7% ABV
Hair of the Canine Brewing / Shonan Beer : Ura
- A barrel aged sturdy ale made with 12% abv Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Fred from Hair of the Canine with yuzu kosho pepper.
Heater Allen Brewing / Setouchi : Pirika Weizenbier
- Hefeweizen with sansho pepper and kuromoji wooden has a mix of aromas coming from spicebush-wood kuromoji of mild linalool and geraniol, with tangy citrus-like peppercorn punch of sansho that blends with recent yeasty banana and clove. 5.1% abv
Degree Beer / Fukuoka Craft : Kodaru Otaku
- English-style Ale infused with “Biwa-cha” loquat leaf tea and cask conditioned with “Kokuto” black sugar. ABV: 4.5%
Little Beast Brewing / Ushitora : Peak to Peak
- Biere de Garde, however as a substitute of specialty malts for colour it makes use of Job’s Tears (Hatomugicha) for the colour and taste addition. This offers the beer a toasted and nutty taste, with a clear lager-like ale character.
Dwelling Haus Beer / Uchu : Baba
- West coast IPA with Coleman Citra and Japanese Shikuwasa lime juice. 6.8% abv.
Migration Brewing / RePuBrew : Onigiri
- Umeboshi Sea Salt Saison is gentle, crisp with pilsner malt and wheat, spicy clove phenols from saison yeast, vivid acidity from tart and salty umeboshi plum complimented by Japanese sea salt from Shizuoka prefecture. 6% ABV
Ruse Brewing / Beer Mind : Vitality Backyard
- Amazake Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie Tart Ale. 4.5% ABV.
Son of Man / OK, Adam : Akita
- Cider aged on Akita cedar, moscato grape skins and Oregon yuzu. ABV 6.5%
SteepleJack Brewing / Heiwa Craft : Hinotori Solar
- Tropical summer time lager brewed with Japanese pink rice. ABV: 5.9%
StormBreaker Brewing / Spring Valley
- Cozy Koji Japanese Lager with Koji mash throughout each the mash out and whirlpool levels. A refreshing lager boasting a energetic zing, complemented by the delicate heat paying homage to silky sake. 5.5%
Threshold Brewing / Yokosuka : Tide Rider
- Ginger lemon pastry bitter, 6% ABV
Von Ebert Brewing / Far Yeast : Take a look at of Braveness
- Brewed with the daring zest of iyokan and the electrifying spice of sansho, this blended tradition saison beckons you to enterprise into uncharted territory. With every sip, embrace the fun of discovering new sensations and the braveness to embrace the unknown. Round 5.5-6% ABV
FOOD & SNACKS:
Lardo Sandwiches – Famed Portland sandwich store that worships on the altar of bovine will probably be presenting a particular Japanese impressed menu for the fest.
Miyamoto Sushi – Fashionable southeast Portland sushi restaurant identified for his or her craft beer connection to beer bar Roscoe’s, and scrumptious recent sushi and extensive choice of rolls and bowls.
Ramen Ippo – Portland meals truck devoted to bringing you beautiful genuine Japanese-style ramen noodles of each conventional and fashionable recipes.
Oyatsupan Bakers – Conventional Japanese bakery in Beaverton serving breads, pastries & curry doughnuts.
Soen – Cafe identified for Japanese consolation meals and sweets, specializing in shaved ice referred to as Kakigori, additionally serving small plates of onigiri, and inari.
Mikiko Mochi Donuts – Gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free butter mochi donuts made recent every day.
Fulamingo – Japanese packaged snacks and desserts.
Imo Madoi 芋円居 – All-natural, handmade Japanese snacks
PERFORMANCES:
Obukan Kendo Membership – The Obukan Kendo Membership is an outgrowth of the Obukan Judo Dojo. Following the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, Dr. Jigoro Kano, judo’s founder, visited Oregon whereas touring the USA and insisted that the Portland membership name itself “Obukan” (央武館). The “O” (央) refers to Oregon; Oregon was referred to as “O-shu” or O-state by Japanese immigrants. The “Bu” (武) means martial coaching. And the “Kan” (館) means constructing or coaching corridor.
Group Japonesque – Portland-based dance group established in October of 2017 introduces Japanese tradition by a combination of conventional and fashionable dance motion, music, and costumes – resembling Japanese kimono costume. “Japonesque” means the photographs of Japan.
RuShFunk (DJ Reiko & DJ Sora) – Famend Japan based mostly turntablist DJ Reiko spins from an in depth assortment of vinyl data. She weaves hip hop samples, soulful melodies, and drum breaks to create one thing groovy, upbeat, and funky.
RuShfunk is the turntable unit consisting of DJ REIKO and her daughter SORA.
Influenced by REIKO, who began DJing in 1995, SORA began practising scratching and beat juggling in 2018. They received third place within the 2020 IDA World On-line present class, which was their first time as a mother or father and baby. third place within the DMC World On-line group class in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, SORA participated within the DMC JAPAN FINAL and took third place in her first battle. Primarily based on Soul and Funk, their motto is to allow you to benefit from the sounds we create by turntables. Try their youtube web page right here.
Takohachi – Japanese Taiko drum group with a repertoire together with songs within the fashionable Kumi Daiko model, fashionable amongst Taiko troupes within the US, in addition to many songs within the conventional Dentou Geinou model of historical Japan.
CRAFTS/VENDORS:
The Retro Japanese Auto Membership – a brand new group that loves the Japanese motoring tradition and needs to share it with everybody. They consider that these previous autos needs to be maintained and pushed as a substitute of scrapped and forgotten.
Seisuke Knife – devoted to sourcing genuine, handcrafted Japanese kitchen knives. Greater than only a software to chop meals, we consider a kitchen knife is a bit of artwork into which a craftsman forges their coronary heart and soul.
Cataround Stamps – hand carved stamps impressed by conventional Japanese new yr’s greeting put up playing cards referred to as Nengajo (年賀状) and that includes your favourite furry pals!
East Winds Co. – Distinctive and well-designed high quality handmade items, like earrings, baggage, keychains, and crafts for on a regular basis use.
Traditions by Takako – kimono rental, demonstrations, courses, dressing companies, and photograph shoots for Shichi-Go-San and Coming of Age ceremonies.
Stumptown Otaku – SW Portland store has an ever-expanding collections of Geeky and Nerdy items. For all of your anime collectible figurines and collectables wants.
Korokoro Workshop – sustainable handmade items for mother or father and baby.
Toyama Prefecture – Toyama (富山県, Toyama-ken) is a prefecture alongside the Sea of Japan coast within the the Chubu Area. Their Hida Mountains are identified for decent springs and ski areas, and the 90km-long Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is famed for sightseeing journeys.
JASO (Japanese-American Society of Oregon) – a non-public, nonprofit membership group selling enterprise, training & tradition between Japan & Oregon.
PROJECT VINYL:
New to the 2024 Fuji to Hood occasion are music collaborations. Tokyo-based music producer, DJ and document label proprietor Chikaramanga curated a choice of Nineteen Seventies and Nineteen Eighties Japanese data and despatched them to Oregon for native beat makers to pattern and use. The tracks they created type the Japanese supply materials will probably be accessible at no cost downloads by way of a QR code on the official competition beer “Mission Vinyl”, a rice lager from Degree Beer that will probably be on the market in cans to-go solely on the competition. As well as, Chikaramanga crafted an hour-long mixture of Japanese “Metropolis Pop” tunes which can even be accessible on the Mission Vinyl obtain.
ABOUT FUJI TO HOOD:
Fuji to Hood was based and first held in Portland in 2018 by Pink Gillen, Ezra Johnson-Greenough, Michael Walcott, and Tomas Sluiter. In 2019, Nobuhiro Tajima based and arranged the primary “Hood to Fuji” sister occasion in Japan, the place it was held once more in 2023 after a pandemic pause. Tajima-san is the editor of Transporter Beer Journal, a craft beer publication printed in Japan and South Korea. He additionally consults for the craft beer trade in Japan, creates recipes, and has been instrumental in beginning up breweries resembling Black Tide Brewing and Fukuoka Craft. Every year the Oregon and Japan organizers collaborate to pick out, pair, and facilitate the brewery and cidery groups’ collaborations whereas welcoming the visiting nation and upping the ante on native hospitality.
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The Fuji to Hood 2024 Competition is feasible due to our sponsors:
Journey Portland
Journey Portland is the official vacation spot advertising and marketing and administration group for the town of Portland, Oregon. Its mission is to generate journey demand that drives financial influence for Portland. For extra info on Journey Portland, go to TravelPortland.com.
SakéOne
In 1997, SakéOne started producing among the highest high quality craft sakés in the USA by using the unrivaled water from the Willamette Valley and top-notch rice grown within the famend Sacramento Valley. SakéOne’s brewery and tasting room are positioned in Forest Grove, Oregon. Immediately, below the masterful lead of Toji Takumi Kuwabara, SakéOne continues to be the chief in brewing craft saké within the US and is dedicated to broadening the enjoyment of premium saké worldwide. For extra info, go to sakeone.com.
WUSATA
The Western United States Agricultural Commerce Affiliation is a USDA-backed nonprofit devoted to enhancing worldwide progress for Western agribusinesses. WUSATA gives exporter training and a global advertising and marketing reimbursement program whereas working intently with member states and territories to supply purchaser connection alternatives in key markets. With WUSATA, small U.S. meals & agribusinesses can double their worldwide advertising and marketing funds, discover new markets at discounted charges, meet new patrons, and entry a variety of market intelligence sources. Study extra at WUSATA.ORG.
Oregon Hop Fee
The Oregon Hop Fee is devoted to enhancing the Oregon hop trade by increasing alternatives for progress by analysis, training, and promotion. The Fee units trade precedence insurance policies and makes selections about commodity-specific advertising and marketing. For extra info, go to www.oregonhops.org.
