山形県長井市の蔵で再び醸す海の男酒「磐城寿」｜株式会社鈴木酒造店長井蔵

Suzuki Sake brewery was founded in Namiemachi, Fukushima Prefecture towards the end of the Edo era, advancing together with the fishermen as Japan's closest sake brewery to the sea. Standing alongside the fishing port as the feature of the local area, this brewery has continued to be loved by local people as it continues to produce sake that is a good accompaniment to fish. But 3.11 was the day when the hard work of the brewery workers was rewarded, to use a local term, with the 'koshiki (the wooden steaming basket used in brewing) being turned over'. The brewery was washed away by the tsunami following the earthquake, and because it is located about 6 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, access is now restricted. However, Suzuki has already taken steps to rebuild his business in order to carry the flag for the famous local sake Iwasaki Kotobuki. As deposits of the starter mash needed for brewing still remained at the laboratory in Aizuwakamatsu city, Suzuki has started to reestablish sake production in Minami Aizu in order to connect, through sake, the people of Namiemachi who have dispersed in all directions. Source: https://wayback.archive-it.org/7472/20170510193843/http://wawa.or.jp/en/project/000067.html