Nova Brewing Co

10/16/2026

Thank you to all our friends, family and supporters who came out on Oct. 3 to celebrate our 7th anniversary and release of our new sake Cascade.

Despite the sudden heat spike that went up to 103 degrees Fahrenheit, the tasting room was full of laughter and cheers.

We were very happy to see old faces who’s been supporting us since our very first event and also new faces who we have never talked to before. It warms our hearts that we are able to gather people from all over LA/OC in this random brewery in Covina and make new friends over a a glass of sake.

We were also very satisfied with the feedback of our new Cascade sake as many of you seemed to enjoy it and saw many empty bottles on the tables. We’re always nervous to release unconventional sake but we are proud to keep trying new things as a craft brewery and having an identity of our own. Please comment your honest feedback about Cascade!

We also appreciate our staff who worked hard all day, and special thanks to Shin-Sen-Gumi Restaurant Group for firing up yakitori grill under the hot sun for 7 hours.

We don’t know how long we can last with rising costs (f*** tariffs), shifting economy and…well exhaustion, but thank you for allowing us to do this for 7 years!

10/02/2026

New “BREWED WITH THE FORCE OF NATURE” shirt now available at the tasting room in black and white and in sizes M, L, XL, XXL.

To show appreciation to our community who’s supported us all these years, we will offer 20% off for the shirts on our anniversary party on October 3rd.

BTW meet Zak Warner - brewer, who loves brewing sake and agreed to be the model for the shirt while washing rice. He’s been with us for about 3 years and shows high potential to be a head brewer one day.

Looking forward to seeing our old & new supporters on Saturday!

10/01/2026

NEW SAKE RELEASE ON OCTOBER 3

CASCADE
Pet-nat sparkling nigori sake dry-hopped with California Cascade hops.

HOPS IN SAKE?
Hops are green flowers from the plant Humulus Lupulus under Cannabaceae family, primarily used in b**r for bittering and imparting fruity/floral aroma. Hops in sake is a fairly new thing, and considering we are hybrid b**r/sake brewery, you would think that we would’ve tried it already. Our brewer initially didn’t like the idea of using hops in sake especially after having tried some pretty bad ones. However during our recent trip to Japan, we noticed growing popularity of hopped sake brewed by younger craft sake brewers to the point they were selling out. We were blown away as they were some of the tastiest sake we had on the trip. It was a new and refreshing expression of sake that you cannot achieve by using different rice, koji, yeast or fruit. So our brewer made his own version using California grown Cascade hops. But simply dry-hopping the sake was not exciting and “Nova” enough for us so we took it even further.

PET-NAT
Short for pétillant natural (naturally sparkling), it’s one of the oldest method of creating sparkling w**e by allowing primary fermentation to finish in the bottle. This method also has been used in producing sparkling nigori sake for a long time. Unlike ch*****ne method, no extra yeast and sugar is added in the bottle and we let the ORI (rice haze + yeast) of the nigori sake continue to ferment the sake in the bottle to create natural carbonation. Then we pasteurize it to stop the fermentation when the target carbonation level is reached.

TASTE
The combination of fermentation from the sake and the Cascade hops gives it tropical fruit and citrus aroma that tastes like you’re biting into a fresh grapefruit under a pine tree. The natural soft sparkling balances out with the sweetness from the sake to provide a refreshing mouthfeel that easily pairs with any food. There is nothing like it, you have to taste it before you make any judgement.

PINK?
Due to chemical reaction between oxygen and polyphenols from hops, it is one of the characteristics of hopped sake to turn pink over time, and it is not a sign of spoilage.

09/18/2026

Revealing the name and the label design of our next experimental sake to be released on our anniversary event day October 3!

Our brewer James Jin has a side hobby of gardening and Bonsai and the name and the label design reflects his appreciation in the art of Bonsai. He sees a natural connection with brewing and bonsai - two crafts shaped by patience, intuition and guiding natural phenomena. Using natural ingredients to bring out unique characters that reflect the brewer’s intentions.

The art is of Japanese black pine (Kuromatsu 黒松) in Cascade style - where the main trunk of the tree grows downward below the base of the pot.

There’s another reason why we’re calling it Cascade but that will be revealed when the sake is revealed!

08/21/2026

Join us to celebrate Nova Brewing Co.’s 7th Anniversary! 🍶🔥

When we first took over a b**r brewery in 2019 with a goal of brewing sake, we had no idea how to run a brewery or a business. We started independently with our own savings and still to this day remain independent craft brewery and a family business. Our sake and b**rs are in over 50+ businesses nationwide while we remain a team of 4. We stayed honest, we stayed humble, and we worked hard. And this year has proved to us that, that is enough to gain trust and support as our business grows. We didn’t have any time for an event last year as we brewed non-stop all year. But we realized that hanging out, laughing, drinking and eating good food with our community recharges our energy, and get motivation to work harder.

So this year we’re celebrating how far we’ve come—and we want to celebrate with everyone who has been part of the journey.

For our 7th Anniversary, we’re excited to welcome back our longtime friends at Shinsengumi!
Shinsengumi opened its first restaurant in Gardena in 1992 and has since become an LA/OC institution, known for its authentic yakitori and Hakata-style ramen. They’ve supported Nova since our first event after the COVID lockdowns were lifted, so having them back for our anniversary makes this one especially meaningful.

🔥 AUTHENTIC BINCHOTAN YAKITORI
Shinsengumi will be bringing their yakitori grill directly to the brewery, firing up binchotan charcoal and grilling fresh yakitori to order.
For one day, we’re turning Nova into an izakaya-style brewery experience—fresh sake, charcoal-grilled yakitori, and good company.

🍶 BRAND NEW SAKE RELEASE
We’ll also be unveiling a completely new sake that our brewer has been developing for the past several months.
It’s a modern style of sake currently gaining popularity in Japan and something we’ve never explored at Nova before.
We’re keeping the details under wraps for now...
Follow us as we reveal more about the new sake leading up to our 7th Anniversary.
Come celebrate 7 years of craft sake and craft b**r with us. 🍶

Check out some photos from the past events below!

Free admission and walk-ins allowed but please RSVP below so we can estimate attendance.

Check out our event on Saturday, Oct 3, 2026.

Click here for event details from Nova Brewing Co.!

08/21/2026

Join us to celebrate Nova Brewing Co.’s 7th Anniversary and new sake release October 3! 🍶🔥

When we first took over a b**r brewery in 2019 with a goal of brewing sake, we had no idea how to run a brewery or a business. We started independently with our own savings and still to this day remain independent craft brewery and a family business. We stayed honest, we stayed humble, and we worked hard. And this year has proved to us that, that is enough to gain trust and support from our community as our business continues to grow. We didn’t have any time for an event last year so we missed hanging out, laughing, eating good food and drinking with our community.
So this year we’re celebrating how far we’ve come—and we want to celebrate with everyone who has been part of the journey.

For our 7th Anniversary, we’re excited to welcome back our longtime friends at Shinsengumi!
Shinsengumi opened its first restaurant in Gardena in 1992 and has since become an LA/OC institution, known for its authentic yakitori and Hakata-style ramen. They’ve supported Nova since our first event after the COVID lockdowns were lifted, so having them back for our anniversary makes this an exciting reunion.

🔥 AUTHENTIC BINCHOTAN YAKITORI
Shinsengumi will be bringing their yakitori grill directly to the brewery, firing up binchotan charcoal and grilling fresh yakitori to order.
For one day, we’re turning Nova into an izakaya-style brewery experience—fresh sake, charcoal-grilled yakitori, and good company.

🍶 BRAND NEW SAKE RELEASE
We’ll also be unveiling a completely new sake that our brewer has been developing for the past several months.
It’s a modern style of sake currently gaining popularity in Japan and something we’ve never explored at Nova before.
We’re keeping the details under wraps for now...
Follow us as we reveal more about the new sake leading up to our 7th Anniversary.
Come celebrate 7 years of craft sake & craft b**r with us. 🍶🍺

📍WHERE
Nova Brewing Co.
1580 W. San Bernardino Rd. Unit H
Covina, CA 91722
🗓️WHEN
October 3, 2026, 12-7pm

Free admission but please RSVP (link in bio).

07/24/2026

See you tonight (July 24, 2026) from 7-10pm Sake in the Park 2026 at Grand Park DTLA!

This video contains music from Shutterstock, licensed by Splice video editing app.

06/19/2026

Hello Summer!

Mango Doburoku is now available at our tasting room!

MANGO DOBUROKU
100% unfiltered sake fermented with 100% real mangoes. It is now becoming our summer tradition to clean and cut mangoes in the brewery. The Doburoku base is first fermented for about 25-30 days, then we add the mangoes and ferment for a few more days, and then fermented again in the bottle to produce natural effervescence pet-nat style. The slight carbonation gives it a refreshing crisp finish to balance out the creaminess and the sweetness from the rice and the mangoes. 7.5% ABV.

STORAGE
If you’ve been taking bottles of Doburoku home, you know that our Doburoku has gotten to the point of being stable and safe to open without explosion. It took us a lot of messy trial and error (even our brewer’s kitchen has Doburoku stains on the ceiling) to get our product to this level of consistent stability without over-pasteurizing. Our tests have shown that even after a month of room temperature storage, there were no signs of re-fermentation. However, please make sure you store all our Doburoku bottles in the fridge for best taste and to prevent any yeast from re-activating.

Click here for an update from Nova Brewing Co.!

06/19/2026

Our summer seasonal release MANGO DOBUROKU 2026 ver. now available at our tasting room!

MANGO DOBUROKU
100% unfiltered sake fermented with 100% real mangoes. It is now becoming our summer tradition to clean and cut mangoes in the brewery. The Doburoku base is first fermented for about 25-30 days, then we add the mangoes and ferment for a few more days, and then fermented again in the bottle to produce natural effervescence pet-nat style. The slight carbonation gives it a refreshing crisp finish to balance out the creaminess and the sweetness from the rice and the mangoes.

STORAGE
If you’ve been taking bottles of Doburoku home, you know that our Doburoku has gotten to the point of being stable and safe to open without explosion. It took us a lot of messy trial and error (even our brewer’s kitchen has Doburoku stains on the ceiling) to get our product to this level of consistent stability without over-pasteurizing. Our tests have shown that even after a month of room temperature storage, there were no signs of re-fermentation. However, please make sure you store all our Doburoku bottles in the fridge for best taste and to prevent any yeast from re-activating.

Check out our reel from last year Aug 29 to see how we make it!

ABV 7.5%