The Farmhouse in Yamanouchi pours Shiga Kogen Beer as real ale
THE FARMHOUSE in Yamanouchi, Nagano is now highlighting real ale served through a beer engine. The post says Shiga Kogen Beer can be enjoyed this way as Porter, DPA, and Pale Ale, each showing a different side of the brewery.
Hop BroI need to tell you about real ale at THE FARMHOUSE. Shiga Kogen Beer on a hand pump is the kind of thing that makes you want a deep breath before the first sip.
MugiWait, poured by hand pump? I thought beer was supposed to come blasting out of a regular tap!
Hop BroThat is the fun part. Normal draft uses gas pressure, but real ale is served through a beer engine, one pour at a time. In the UK, people also call that style cask ale.
MugiWhat even is British cask ale? That sounds like a wizard spell. So is it softer carbonation and a gentler drink?
Hop BroPretty much. Shiga Kogen Beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized, and for real ale it goes through cask conditioning. A little yeast keeps working slowly in the keg.
MugiNo way, beer maturing in the keg sounds like it joined a secret club. Does that really change the flavor that much?
Hop BroIt does. With porter you notice the malt depth, and with DPA or pale ale the delicate mouthfeel stands out more clearly. Same beer, different expression from normal draft.
MugiHold on, what is DPA? The acronyms got serious all of a sudden. Talking to you is like surprise quiz night!
Hop BroFair point. DPA is one of Shiga Kogen Beer's popular beers, and the best part here is imagining a side-by-side tasting with the regular draft. You can really track the malt, aroma, and texture differences.
MugiAnd if you can get there from Yudanaka Station by bus, a beer detour is absolutely happening. My sightseeing plan is losing badly.
Hop BroExactly. THE FARMHOUSE is Tamamura Honten's bar and taproom, so you get the full Shiga Kogen experience. A real-ale porter there sounds dangerously convincing.
MugiThat settles it. Now I want porter and pale ale back to back, and I want that soft real-ale pour from the hand pump immediately!
THE FARMHOUSE, the Shiga Kogen Beer bar and taproom in Yamanouchi, Nagano, is highlighting its real ale service. In the post, the venue points to the large hand pump at the counter, called a beer engine, and explains that this is the traditional cask ale style used in the UK.
Unlike standard draft beer, which is pushed out by carbon dioxide pressure, real ale is drawn one glass at a time with a hand pump. The post also notes that Shiga Kogen Beer’s regular beers are unfiltered and unpasteurized, and that casks for real ale are filled with almost no gas and a small amount of yeast so the beer can continue a gentle fermentation in the cask.
The venue says it may pour Porter, DPA, or Pale Ale as real ale depending on the day. That means the same beer can show a different expression from regular draft, with softer carbonation and more delicate malt character, aroma, and texture. As the Tamamura Honten bar and taproom, THE FARMHOUSE offers a way to experience Shiga Kogen Beer from a different angle, and it is the kind of place beer fans will want to visit for the hand-pulled pour alone.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI need to tell you about real ale at THE FARMHOUSE. Shiga Kogen Beer on a hand pump is the kind of thing that makes you want a deep breath before the first sip.
MugiWait, poured by hand pump? I thought beer was supposed to come blasting out of a regular tap!
Hop BroThat is the fun part. Normal draft uses gas pressure, but real ale is served through a beer engine, one pour at a time. In the UK, people also call that style cask ale.
MugiWhat even is British cask ale? That sounds like a wizard spell. So is it softer carbonation and a gentler drink?
Hop BroPretty much. Shiga Kogen Beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized, and for real ale it goes through cask conditioning. A little yeast keeps working slowly in the keg.
MugiNo way, beer maturing in the keg sounds like it joined a secret club. Does that really change the flavor that much?
Hop BroIt does. With porter you notice the malt depth, and with DPA or pale ale the delicate mouthfeel stands out more clearly. Same beer, different expression from normal draft.
MugiHold on, what is DPA? The acronyms got serious all of a sudden. Talking to you is like surprise quiz night!
Hop BroFair point. DPA is one of Shiga Kogen Beer's popular beers, and the best part here is imagining a side-by-side tasting with the regular draft. You can really track the malt, aroma, and texture differences.
MugiAnd if you can get there from Yudanaka Station by bus, a beer detour is absolutely happening. My sightseeing plan is losing badly.
Hop BroExactly. THE FARMHOUSE is Tamamura Honten's bar and taproom, so you get the full Shiga Kogen experience. A real-ale porter there sounds dangerously convincing.
MugiThat settles it. Now I want porter and pale ale back to back, and I want that soft real-ale pour from the hand pump immediately!
