Rice beer 'Mimisawo' developed by Gyeonggi Agricultural Research Institute wins gold medal at World Beer Awards

The rice beer 'Mimi Sour,' developed by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup held in Japan.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Rice beer developed by Gyeonggi Province won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup.

The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced on the 19th that 'Mimi Sour,' a rice beer they developed and transferred the technology to the private sector, won the gold medal in the American Style Sour Ale category at the International Beer Cup 2022 (IBC), one of the world's top three beer competitions held in Japan.

The IBC competition, held annually since 1996, is Asia's largest craft beer contest, with over 1,100 types of beer entered this year.

The Agricultural Research and Extension Services developed and filed a patent in 2020 for the "method of manufacturing rice beer with enhanced aroma," and earlier this year transferred the technology to Eight People Brewery in Namyangju. Eight People Brewery began marketing 'Mimi Sour' (美米SOUR) produced using this technology in May of this year.

Mimi Sour features a unique flavor by increasing the addition of the rice variety 'Cham Dream,' developed by Gyeonggi Province, to 50% (54.9% starch basis). It is characterized by a sour taste due to acidity generated during fermentation.

The Agricultural Research and Extension Services plan to support research on alcoholic beverages using local agricultural products, including developing fruit-added beer next year.

Lee Young-soon, head of the Crop Research Division at the Agricultural Research and Extension Services, said, "Although beer consumption has recently increased mainly among young people, most of the main ingredients are imported agricultural products, which has not greatly helped domestic farmers' income. We hope this award will help increase rice consumption."

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