Craft Beer Bar mugi in Hiroshima Taps Matsue Beer Hearn's Sansho White Ale
Craft Beer Bar mugi in Hiroshima has added Matsue Beer Hearn's Sansho White Ale. Brewed with fresh sansho from Okuizumo, Shimane, the Belgian White-style beer is described as having a gentle sweetness up front, followed by a peppery finish and a pronounced sansho aroma.
Hop BroAt Craft Beer Bar mugi in Hiroshima, Matsue Beer Hearn just tapped Sansho White Ale. It feels like a bottle both wheat beer fans and spice lovers would jump on.
MugiWait, that name already sounds like a tingly beer bomb! I think of sansho with eel or mapo tofu, but in beer too?
Hop BroIt works, and this one goes further. They use Okuizumo sansho berries, ground fresh that day, then add them into a Belgian white. That's the key move.
MugiHold on, Belgian white just sounded like a spell. Is it not just... white beer?
Hop BroIt's a wheat-based style with a soft mouthfeel and a lightly sweet impression. Then the sansho aroma layers on top, so it goes soft, sweet, then zippy.
MugiWhat is that, a tsundere in a glass? Gentle at first, then suddenly spicy? That's a whole personality.
Hop BroExactly. It starts smooth, then the aroma lifts through your nose, and the finish leaves a clean little kick. On a hot day, that's a perfect first pour.
MugiThat aroma hitting after you've been freezing in AC sounds like summer emergency aid. Even on a no-appetite day, I could drink that!
Hop BroThe body stays light, so it's easy to use as a meal beer too. At a place like mugi, trying guest taps is half the fun.
MugiWhoa, if Hiroshima's pouring something that distinctive, I want a pint right now!
Hop BroAnd the balance matters: the gentle white ale side and the sansho heat actually meet in the middle. This is a guaranteed cheers beer.
MugiSettled then. At mugi, Matsue Beer Hearn's Sansho White Ale is impossible to skip!
Guest Beer
Craft Beer Bar mugi in Hiroshima's Naka Ward has added Matsue Beer Hearn's Sansho White Ale. The Instagram post introduces it as a new beer and positions it as a guest tap with a clear, spice-driven profile.
Flavor Profile
The beer was brewed in an original Belgian White style by crushing fresh sansho berries from Okuizumo, Shimane, on the day of brewing and adding them to the beer. It starts with the soft, gentle sweetness typical of a white ale, then moves into a tingling, peppery finish. The sansho aroma rises through the nose and gives the beer a crisp, well-defined edge.
Why It Stands Out
It is the kind of beer that fits warm-weather drinking: light enough to start a session, but distinctive enough to keep your attention. For drinkers looking for a guest beer with a Japanese twist, mugi's lineup is worth noting.
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Hop BroAt Craft Beer Bar mugi in Hiroshima, Matsue Beer Hearn just tapped Sansho White Ale. It feels like a bottle both wheat beer fans and spice lovers would jump on.
MugiWait, that name already sounds like a tingly beer bomb! I think of sansho with eel or mapo tofu, but in beer too?
Hop BroIt works, and this one goes further. They use Okuizumo sansho berries, ground fresh that day, then add them into a Belgian white. That's the key move.
MugiHold on, Belgian white just sounded like a spell. Is it not just... white beer?
Hop BroIt's a wheat-based style with a soft mouthfeel and a lightly sweet impression. Then the sansho aroma layers on top, so it goes soft, sweet, then zippy.
MugiWhat is that, a tsundere in a glass? Gentle at first, then suddenly spicy? That's a whole personality.
Hop BroExactly. It starts smooth, then the aroma lifts through your nose, and the finish leaves a clean little kick. On a hot day, that's a perfect first pour.
MugiThat aroma hitting after you've been freezing in AC sounds like summer emergency aid. Even on a no-appetite day, I could drink that!
Hop BroThe body stays light, so it's easy to use as a meal beer too. At a place like mugi, trying guest taps is half the fun.
MugiWhoa, if Hiroshima's pouring something that distinctive, I want a pint right now!
Hop BroAnd the balance matters: the gentle white ale side and the sansho heat actually meet in the middle. This is a guaranteed cheers beer.
MugiSettled then. At mugi, Matsue Beer Hearn's Sansho White Ale is impossible to skip!
