Mercato Mabuchi in Sakanamachi, Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu, is a long-established specialty shop for wine, sake, craft beer, and other alcoholic beverages and foods. Its official profile describes it as a must-see for craft beer fans, with one of the largest selections in the area, and it also carries foods and snacks that pair well with beer.

In this Instagram post, the shop presented several lineup groupings under the theme “Craft Beer for the Weekend.” The labels featured were eight in total: Uchu Beer’s “Galactic Path,” “COSMIC WHALE,” and “Uchu Relax”; Himitsu Beer’s “KAWAUSO Kiyari” and “KAWAUSO Enya”; UDON BREWING’s “Yuzu Oroshi Udon” and “Kamatama Butter Udon”; and Topa Topa Brewing’s “Blue Heaven.”

The descriptions were also specific. For example, “Galactic Path” is introduced as a refined hazy IPA created in collaboration with the German hop company BarthHaas. “COSMIC WHALE” is a collaboration with Finback Brewery, and is a beer that puts pineapple, citrus, and mango aromas front and center. “Uchu Relax” is described as a beer brewed with Citra and Nelson Sauvin, offering a light, smooth drinking experience.

Himitsu Beer’s two offerings are “KAWAUSO Kiyari,” characterized by the crisp bitterness of noble hops, and “KAWAUSO Enya,” with notes of peach and thyme. UDON BREWING’s two beers make use of the character of Kagawa-grown wheat while expressing the refreshing quality of yuzu and the richness reminiscent of kamatama butter udon. The final beer, “Blue Heaven,” is introduced as an IPA with aromas reminiscent of melon and blood orange, and its balance of briskness and bitterness is a highlight.

For people in the Dainichi-dori area who want to compare a wide range of guest beer styles all in one place, this is a lineup that makes in-store side-by-side tasting easy. The structure, which carefully conveys each beer’s individuality, also reflects the shop’s characteristic abundance of information.