Sankt Gallen to Release "Suika Wheat," Bursting with Juicy Watermelon Sweetness, on April 24. Draft Limited at Direct Store and Golden Week Events.
Sankt Gallen Brewery will release a new craft beer, "Suika Wheat," featuring the refreshing sweetness of watermelon, on April 24, 2026. This draft-only limited edition will be available at their direct store, Sankt Gallen Taproom, and various beer events during Golden Week, offering a perfect refreshing drink for hot days.
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Sankt Gallen Brewery (Representative Director: Nobuhisa Iwamoto), a craft beer manufacturer in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, will release "Suika Wheat," a beer bursting with the juicy sweetness of watermelon, on April 24, 2026 (Friday), as a draft-only limited edition.
The base is a soft-textured wheat ale made with wheat malt. Approximately 220kg of watermelon puree is used per batch, creating a refreshing taste and aroma of watermelon, perfect for hot days.
Product Overview
【Product Name】Suika Wheat (Happoshu - Low-malt beer-like beverage)
This beer is labeled as "Happoshu" because it uses more auxiliary ingredients than permitted by Japanese liquor tax law. However, the malt ratio is over 50%, and the tax rate is the same as beer.
【Ingredients】Malt, Hops, Watermelon Puree
【Alcohol Content】5%
【Release Date】April 24, 2026 (Friday)
Sales (Provision) Locations
Sankt Gallen Taproom
https://www.sanktgallenbrewery.com/taproom/
Schedule: Sales from April 24, 2026 (Friday) until stock runs out.
Prices: Half size (approx. 300ml) 825 yen
Regular size (approx. 500ml) 990 yen
4-cup tasting set (approx. 150ml x 4 cups) 1,540 yen
*All-you-can-drink available with party plans.
*Take-out in special "Crowler" cans is also available (500ml / 1 can 1,100 yen).
Sankt Gallen's directly managed craft beer bar, located immediately north of Hon-Atsugi Station. It boasts 20 taps, the most in central Kanagawa, all serving their own brewed beers.
You can enjoy a wide range of lineups, including classic pale ales and IPAs, fruit beers made with fruits like Shonan Gold and pineapple, lactic acid fermented sour ales, dark beers reminiscent of chocolate and vanilla, and even barley wine with about double the alcohol content of regular beers.
Address: Hon-Atsugi Mylord 2, 1st floor, 2-2-1 Nakamachi, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture (immediately north of Hon-Atsugi Station)
Phone: 046-230-7017
Business Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-22:00 / Fri, Sat, eve of holidays 12:00-23:00
*During the Golden Week period from May 2nd to 6th, business hours will be 11:00-22:00.
*Last order: Food 1 hour before, Beer 30 minutes before.
Scheduled Event Sales
Yokohama Frühlings Fest 2026
April 24 (Friday) - May 10 (Sunday), 2026
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
https://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/yff/
Yumegaoka Beer Festival 2026
May 3 (Sunday), 2026
*The entire event runs from May 2nd to 4th, Sankt Gallen will only participate on May 3rd.
https://yumegaoka-beerfes.jp/
2026 Keyaki Hiroba Spring Beer Festival
May 13 (Wednesday) - 17 (Sunday), 2026
Saitama Shintoshin Keyaki Hiroba
https://www.beerkeyaki.jp/
Meiji Yasuda J2/J3 Centenary League Matchday 17: Shonan Bellmare vs. Vegalta Sendai
May 16 (Saturday), 2026
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka King Bell Park Sankt Gallen Booth
*Food Park is available even without a match ticket.
https://www.bellmare.co.jp/fan/foodpark
Sankt Gallen has been manufacturing and selling "Bellmare Beer," the official beer of Shonan Bellmare, since 2009, supporting the team as an official club partner.
During home games, they sell "Bellmare Beer" and several other draft craft beers, which have become one of the stadium's specialty foods.
About Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen is the "original local beer brewery" that manufactured and sold small-scale beers in the United States before local beer was liberalized in Japan. This became a topic in American media such as TIME and Newsweek, spreading to Japanese media. It stirred public opinion and became a catalyst for the liberalization of local beer in Japan. Therefore, it is known as "Local Beer No. 0" in the industry.
The beers brewed by Sankt Gallen consistently adhere to the "ale" method, which is the opposite of the "lager" method prevalent among major breweries, both in brewing method and taste. They boast numerous awards in domestic and international competitions. In addition to such classic beers, they manufacture and sell various unique beers such as fruit beers made with seasonal fruits, Valentine's limited chocolate beer, barley wine released simultaneously with Beaujolais Nouveau, and 1.8-liter bottle beers, widely disseminating the charm of craft beer.
Sankt Gallen is a place name in Switzerland.
The Sankt Gallen Abbey there was the first place in the world to acquire a brewing license.
To inherit that origin, they named their brand "Sankt Gallen."
The base is a soft-textured wheat ale made with wheat malt. Approximately 220kg of watermelon puree is used per batch, creating a refreshing taste and aroma of watermelon, perfect for hot days.
Product Overview
【Product Name】Suika Wheat (Happoshu - Low-malt beer-like beverage)
This beer is labeled as "Happoshu" because it uses more auxiliary ingredients than permitted by Japanese liquor tax law. However, the malt ratio is over 50%, and the tax rate is the same as beer.
【Ingredients】Malt, Hops, Watermelon Puree
【Alcohol Content】5%
【Release Date】April 24, 2026 (Friday)
Sales (Provision) Locations
Sankt Gallen Taproom
https://www.sanktgallenbrewery.com/taproom/
Schedule: Sales from April 24, 2026 (Friday) until stock runs out.
Prices: Half size (approx. 300ml) 825 yen
Regular size (approx. 500ml) 990 yen
4-cup tasting set (approx. 150ml x 4 cups) 1,540 yen
*All-you-can-drink available with party plans.
*Take-out in special "Crowler" cans is also available (500ml / 1 can 1,100 yen).
Sankt Gallen's directly managed craft beer bar, located immediately north of Hon-Atsugi Station. It boasts 20 taps, the most in central Kanagawa, all serving their own brewed beers.
You can enjoy a wide range of lineups, including classic pale ales and IPAs, fruit beers made with fruits like Shonan Gold and pineapple, lactic acid fermented sour ales, dark beers reminiscent of chocolate and vanilla, and even barley wine with about double the alcohol content of regular beers.
Address: Hon-Atsugi Mylord 2, 1st floor, 2-2-1 Nakamachi, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture (immediately north of Hon-Atsugi Station)
Phone: 046-230-7017
Business Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-22:00 / Fri, Sat, eve of holidays 12:00-23:00
*During the Golden Week period from May 2nd to 6th, business hours will be 11:00-22:00.
*Last order: Food 1 hour before, Beer 30 minutes before.
Scheduled Event Sales
Yokohama Frühlings Fest 2026
April 24 (Friday) - May 10 (Sunday), 2026
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
https://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/yff/
Yumegaoka Beer Festival 2026
May 3 (Sunday), 2026
*The entire event runs from May 2nd to 4th, Sankt Gallen will only participate on May 3rd.
https://yumegaoka-beerfes.jp/
2026 Keyaki Hiroba Spring Beer Festival
May 13 (Wednesday) - 17 (Sunday), 2026
Saitama Shintoshin Keyaki Hiroba
https://www.beerkeyaki.jp/
Meiji Yasuda J2/J3 Centenary League Matchday 17: Shonan Bellmare vs. Vegalta Sendai
May 16 (Saturday), 2026
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka King Bell Park Sankt Gallen Booth
*Food Park is available even without a match ticket.
https://www.bellmare.co.jp/fan/foodpark
Sankt Gallen has been manufacturing and selling "Bellmare Beer," the official beer of Shonan Bellmare, since 2009, supporting the team as an official club partner.
During home games, they sell "Bellmare Beer" and several other draft craft beers, which have become one of the stadium's specialty foods.
About Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen is the "original local beer brewery" that manufactured and sold small-scale beers in the United States before local beer was liberalized in Japan. This became a topic in American media such as TIME and Newsweek, spreading to Japanese media. It stirred public opinion and became a catalyst for the liberalization of local beer in Japan. Therefore, it is known as "Local Beer No. 0" in the industry.
The beers brewed by Sankt Gallen consistently adhere to the "ale" method, which is the opposite of the "lager" method prevalent among major breweries, both in brewing method and taste. They boast numerous awards in domestic and international competitions. In addition to such classic beers, they manufacture and sell various unique beers such as fruit beers made with seasonal fruits, Valentine's limited chocolate beer, barley wine released simultaneously with Beaujolais Nouveau, and 1.8-liter bottle beers, widely disseminating the charm of craft beer.
Sankt Gallen is a place name in Switzerland.
The Sankt Gallen Abbey there was the first place in the world to acquire a brewing license.
To inherit that origin, they named their brand "Sankt Gallen."