Aramasa Sake Brewery
新政酒造
Aramasa Sake Brewery
Prefecture
Akita
Tohoku (東北)
Founded
1852
Water Source
Sources water from deep underground wells in Akita City, fed by snowmelt from the Ou Mountains and Akita's abundant annual snowfall. The naturally soft Akita water allows Aramasa's natural yeast No.
About
Aramasa is one of Japan's most revolutionary modern breweries. Under 8th-generation president Yusuke Sato, the brewery exclusively uses Kyokai No. 6 yeast (originally isolated at Aramasa in 1930), Akita-grown rice, and the labor-intensive kimoto method. Their avant-garde numbered series (No. 6, Colors, Private Lab) has redefined what sake can be.