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Coffee House Chaff – Honduras El Rincon (2018 Cup of Excellence)

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Name: El Rincon Origin: Danli, El Paraiso (Honduras) Variety: Parainema Processing: Washed Roaster: Coffee House Chaff (Otaru, Japan) Roast: Light-Medium Brewing Method: v60 THE GROWER Honduras El Rincon was cultivated by second-generation coffee farmer, Anner Joad Gonzalez Sanchez on his farm in Danli, Honduras. Situated at 1,300 meters above sea level (masl), the farm these coffee …

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Tamamura Honten x Trunk Coffee “Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter (2020) FINCA LOS CONGOS ‘Pacamara’ Nicaragua”

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Name: Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter (2020) FINCA LOS CONGOS “Pacamara” Nicaragua Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co., Trunk Coffee (Japan) Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Baltic Porter) ABV: 8% Review Year: 2020 Nagano meets Nagoya for this Shiga Kogen Imperial Coffee Porter brewed by Tamamura Honten Co. This Baltic or Imperial Porter was created …

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Tamamura Honten “THE FAR EAST (2020)” Barrel-Aged Imperial House IPA

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Name: THE FAR EAST (2020) Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: American Strong Ale) ABV: 15% Review Year: 2020 THE FAR EAST is an “Imperial House IPA” (15% ABV) of the Nagano-based Tamamura Honten Co. aged in barrels that housed formerly Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Floor Malted. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …

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Tamamura Honten x Hair of the Dog “ECKHARDT” Special Strong Golden Ale

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Name: ECKHARDT Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan), Hair of the Dog Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2020 The Nagano-based brewery, Tamamura Honten joined forces with Portland’s Hair of the Dog for the fifth time to create ECKHARDT, a “Special strong golden ale” brewed …

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