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Helios Sake Brewery is a brand "Premium Craft Beer Galaxy Express 999" developed at Sawauchi Brewery in Sawaguchi, Nishiwaga Town, with the motif of "Galaxy Express 999" by cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto.

　Helios Sake Brewery (Representative Director, Ryo Matsuda, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture) is a brand "Premium Craft Beer Galaxy Express 999" developed at Sawauchi Brewery in Sawaguchi, Nishiwaga Town, with the motif of "Galaxy Express 999" by cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto. As the third in the series, it sells three products such as "Galaxy Express 999 Harlock's Galaxy IPA" (350 ml can).

　Following "Maetel's Weizen" and "Conductor's Black Beer", IPA (India Pale Ale) is characterized by a refreshing bitterness using Galaxy hops. Harlock and his ally Tochiro are toasting. The alcohol content is 5%.

　The "Galaxy Express 999 Harlock no Kura Highball" (350ml can), which was released at the same time, is a highball made from the original sake of Helios Sake Brewery's flagship product "Furushu Kura" and has an alcohol content of 8%. Awamori "Galaxy Express 999 Maetel no Kura" (720 ml bottle) is designed to show the heroine Maetel behaving a highball, and the alcohol content is 25%. Both are open prices. In addition to being sold at liquor stores and supermarkets nationwide, it is also sold at online shops.

　Asuka Matsuda, director of Sawauchi Brewery, said, "IPA is bitter but easy to drink. I hope you enjoy it according to the taste of winters such as the year-end and New Year holidays."

[Photo] (From left) Harlock's Kura Highball, Harlock's Galaxy IPA, Maetel's Kura