Name: Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Blonde #001 Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co./ Shiga Kogen (Japan) Style: Wild Specialty Beer (Base Style: Blonde Ale) ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 Barrel-Aged Yama-Bushi Blonde #001 (木樽熟成 山伏) by Tamamura Honten Co. (Nagano, Japan) is a sour blonde ale brewed with unmalted wheat, barley, and wheat malt. This sour beer was then aged …
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Name: Ninja (#327) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Ninja is the first “Imperial Black IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. Batch 327 features the hop varieties Simcoe and Mosaic. Uchu Brewing is a space-themed craft brewery in Hokuto City, Yamanashi, and was founded by Masahiro …
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Name: Samurai (#322) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Cold IPA ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Samurai (#322) is the first interpretation by Uchu Brewing master brewer Masahiro Kusunose of an emerging beer style dubbed the “Cold IPA.” Aside from rice and corn as adjuncts, Samurai was also brewed with malts, Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin …
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Name: Milky Way (#308) Brewer: Uchu Brewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Experimental Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 7% Review Year: 2021 Milky Way is a hazy IPA brewed with lactose by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. For batch no. 308, the brewers of Uchu have selected Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand) as the …
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Name: Dark Matter (#311) Brewer: UchuBrewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 6.5% Review Year: 2021 Dark Matter (#311) is a double dry-hopped IPA brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. An ode to the invisible matter that fills the universe, this beer revolves around two popular hop varieties, Citra and Galaxy. Uchu Brewing …
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Name: Irodori Saison Ver.10 Brewers: Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Fruit Beer (Base Style: Saison) ABV: 5.5% Review Year: 2021 The Iridori Saison is the tenth beer in the “Brewing From the Field” series of Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房), a microbrewery on a farm in Ogawa, Saitama surrounded by the Sotochichibu Mountains. This Saison was brewed with locally sourced …
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Name: Birth IPA (#305) Brewer: UchuBrewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA ABV: 6% Review Year: 2021 Birth IPA is a hazy and juicy IPA from Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan that features Galaxy and Simcoe hops. This is the seventh beer in the “Space Creation” series of the brewery and is an expression of …
Name: Recreational Bitter Brewers: Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房) Style: Best Bitter ABV: 4.5% Review Year: 2021 Recreational Bitter is the first “English Bitter” from Zakkoku Koubou (麦雑穀工房), a microbrewery on a farm in the town of Ogawa (Saitama) surrounded by the Sotochichibu Mountains. The brewery is known to source local ingredients for its beers. Before being known …
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Name: Land (#278) Brewer: UchuBrewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: Experimental Beer (Base Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2021 Land is a “Hazy Double IPA” brewed by Uchu Brewing from Hokuto City, Japan. This beer was brewed with oats, the New Zealand hop variety, Nelson Sauvin, and a touch of lactose. Uchu Brewing is a …
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Name: Sun (#282) Brewer: UchuBrewing うちゅうブルーイング (Japan) Style: American IPA ABV: 7.5% Review Year: 2021 A tribute to the closest star to our homeworld, Sun is an American IPA brewed by one of Japan’s most exciting craft breweries, Uchu Brewing. This beer features the Strata hop variety among others. Uchu Brewing is a space-themed craft brewery in Hokuto …