Shikaiou Junmai Ginjo [1 Koku - 4]

The "Thing" from Aichi Prefecture's Fukui Shuzo, a young-ish brewery, just approaching 100 years, and brewing with the soft waters of the Tenryu river. This is the brewery's only junmai ginjo, brewed from wakamizu milled to 50%, SMV +3, acidity 1.4, amino acidity 1.5, and 16.5% abv. Lightly sweet grassy nose leads to a similarly sweet and grainy entry, modest and light fruit on the mid, with a dry-ish mineral and grain finish. Soft until the final prickle of acidity shows up, with a faint bitterness and light iron tang. At room temperature, there's also hint of mushroom and blue cheese funk which is appealing in its way, but the better pleasure is to be had with a nice chill.