Brewers Are Making Persona, Final Fantasy and Yakuza Inspired Beer
https://www.dualshockers.com/persona-final-fantasy-yakuza-beer/
Persona, Final Fantasy, and Yakuza make cameos on craft brewers labels and
inspirations, as they target geek and gaming culture.
I’m a simple man. Like most bearded bald men in their late 20’s, I only
have two hobbies: gaming and waifu pillows craft beer. And while these two do
occasionally have crossovers, they are indirect: Super Smash Bros. or Mario
Kart tournaments at the local taproom. However, I’m thinking about making a
road trip to Canada to try out these Persona, Final Fantasy, and Yakuza
themed craft beers from Fuggles & Warlock.
Surfacing earlier this week on the dedicated Persona 5 Reddit community, I
actually saw my first glimpse of the Persona 4 Golden themed beer. According
to the user, the beer was just added to the lineup in their shop:
https://i.imgur.com/mVqx81R.jpg
Digging around a little bit, this is by all means not a “new” beer line —
other members of the community have shown it up as far as two years ago.
However, after digging further, it is no wonder that the distinct label hasn’
t caught more traction: it is relatively locked to a pretty small area.
Crafted by brewery Fuggles & Warlock, you are only able to find their beer in
Canada (where they are based out of), Brazil, Japan, or South Korea. The
brewer says in their bio that they are all about “keeping beer weird” which
includes a distinct focus on geek culture and gaming. Hell, this is an image
they use to advertise on the site:
https://i.imgur.com/tHm7DRi.jpg
With that said, they don’t need to make claims when their brands do the
talk. While “Personas” (seen above) is a lager that borders on fruity and
malty notes, they don’t shy away from changing up flavor profiles. Their
Yakuza themed Kiwami beer is on the other end of the spectrum — a sour,
brewed using fresh plums. Meanwhile, Shiva — a recurring ice-elemental
summon from the Final Fantasy series — is the namesake of their seasonal
White IPA with grape notes.
https://i.imgur.com/r019IHW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/RZfsbB6.jpg
Oh, and if you are looking for another deep cut among gaming references, one
of their more popular “core” beers is The Last Strawberry — without a
doubt a riff off of Mistwalker’s The Last Story that kickstarted Operation
Rainfall for Nintendo Wii. For this beer, we are treated with a Belgiean
witbear brewed with strawberries:
https://i.imgur.com/UnzuccV.jpg
This is by no means the only gaming-themed beer, but those are normally
licensing deals and not copyright infringement homages. You may remember that
indie title STONE launched alongside a limited beer, and the broader Final
Fantasy series is no stranger to wine. In fact, they are willing to jump into
more fun promotions including Final Fantasy XIV Limit Break chicken (which is
exclusive to Japan).
It’s a shame that Fuggles & Warlock are localized to so few countries,
because this is definitely a brand I would love to support — especially for
RPG drinking benders. That said, you can visit them if you are in the
vicinity of British Columbia, or follow some of their posts and developments
on both Twitter and Instagram.
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由加拿大酒廠 Fuggles & Warlock 推出的系列啤酒。
有女神異聞錄、最終幻想和人中之龍系列。
目前只在加拿大、日本、韓國和巴西販賣。