Ohio Sake - Cherry Limited Release | Urban Artifact What Is Ohio Sake? Ohio Sake is a traditionally brewed sake made in Cincinnati, Ohio, with real Midwest fruit. Cherry is the first release - a dry, full-bodied sake brewed in the traditional Japanese method, finished with real cherries and nothing artificial. Bold, red, and not for the casual drinker. 10.0% ABV. 8 oz cans. Available in 4-packs. What Does It Taste Like? Traditional sake first. The brewing method is Japanese in every respect - rice, koji, water, time. What comes out the other end is clean, dry, and structurally sound in the way that real sake is when it's made correctly. Then the cherries arrive. Forward and unapologetic. A deep, vivid red that tells you exactly what's in the can before the first sip. It drinks dry despite the fruit presence - the sweetness of the cherry burns off and leaves a clean, long finish that serious sake drinkers will recognize immediately. This is not a fruit drink with sake characteristics. It is a sake with cherries in it. The distinction matters. What Makes It Different? Sake brewed in Ohio is already unusual. Sake brewed in Ohio with Midwest fruit, in the traditional Japanese method, by a brewery obsessed with real ingredients - that's something else entirely. Urban Artifact has spent over a decade handling real fruit at scale. The Ohio Sake line applies that same standard to a completely different fermentation tradition. No extracts. No shortcuts. Real cherries, real koji, real process. The result is a can that has no obvious category to sit in. That's intentional. Who Is It For? The sake drinker who wants something they haven't seen before. The adventurous craft drinker ready to step outside beer entirely. The person who finishes a bottle of Junmai and wonders what it would taste like with Midwest cherries in it. (The answer is: exactly like this.) This is not an entry-level drink. At 10.0% ABV, brewed dry, with a strong cherry presence and the structural complexity of traditional sake, it rewards the drinker who comes prepared. The Ohio Sake Line Cherry is the first release. The plan is to keep going - Midwest fruits, traditional method, Ohio-brewed. What comes next depends on what the fruit and the season allow. If you want to see where this goes, start here. Limited Release Available exclusively through the Urban Artifact online store. No retail. No distribution. 4-packs, 8 oz cans. When it's gone, it's gone. If it comes back, it'll be with something new in the can. FAQ Is this actually sake? Yes. Ohio Sake is brewed using the traditional Japanese method - rice, koji, and water fermented in the traditional fashion. It is sake. It is brewed in Ohio. Both of those things are true at the same time. What's the ABV? 10.0%. Is it sweet? No. It drinks dry despite the strong cherry presence. The cherry flavor is bold and forward but the finish is clean and dry. Is it brewed with real cherries? Yes. Real cherries, not extract or flavoring. The same fruit standards Urban Artifact applies to everything it makes. Why 8 oz cans? Because 10.0% ABV sake with real cherries deserves to be approached with some intention. Eight ounces is the right amount to start with. (You can always order more.) Where can I find it? Online only, through the Urban Artifact website. Limited availability. Extremely limited retail distribution for this release.
