Libushi Bashamichi announces collaboration beer with Sakamichi Brewing
Libushi Bashamichi in Yokohama has announced a collaboration beer with Sakamichi Brewing on Instagram. The two breweries used the same base recipe apart from the hops, then chose Nelson Sauvin from different lots to highlight subtle aroma differences and make the beers easy to compare.
Hop BroToday’s topic is Satobushi Bashamichi’s new release. AJB Co.’s brewpub in Yokohama’s Bashamichi area just announced a collaboration beer with Sakamichi Brewing.
MugiWait, a collaboration beer drop!? I only recently got into craft beer and I’m already hyped.
Hop BroThe clever part is everything but the hops matched. They used the same recipe, but each brewery chose Nelson Sauvin from a different farm.
MugiWhat, different-farm Nelson Sauvin? So it’s the same hop, but with a different personality? Hops have secret twin energy now?
Hop BroExactly. That’s basically hop terroir. When it’s grown in different places, the aroma shifts, so a side-by-side tasting really shows the differences.
MugiTe-terroir... okay, so the hop’s address changes the smell? Weirdly, that makes perfect sense to me.
Hop BroThe Satobushi Bashamichi version is said to have white grape-like aroma, layered with tropical flavor, then finish clean with a lager-like malt character.
MugiWhoa, tropical then lager finish? That sounds like going on vacation and then suddenly remembering to be elegant on the way home.
Hop BroWhat I like is that it’s not chasing flashiness. It’s built to show the shape of the aroma and the drinking experience in a careful way, especially next to Sakamichi Brewing’s version.
MugiThen this is officially a must-drink comparison. Same hop variety, different nuance? Yeah, I need both glasses in front of me immediately.
Libushi Bashamichi is one of AJB Co.'s brewpub-style bases in the Bashamichi area of Yokohama. Known for going beyond beer into spirits and food, the brewery has continued to build a broad creative platform around drink-making, and this release fits that approach.
The new beer is a collaboration with Sakamichi Brewing. According to the post, the two breweries matched the recipe everywhere except for the hops, and each used Nelson Sauvin from different fields. Even when the variety is the same, terroir can shift the aroma and flavor profile, and that contrast is the core idea behind this project.
Libushi Bashamichi describes its version as having white-grape-like aromatics, a tropical layer, and a clean finish with lager-like malt character. Rather than chasing intensity, the beer seems designed to show balance and nuance. Tasting it side by side with Sakamichi Brewing's take should make the differences in hop expression and brewing philosophy easier to understand.
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Hop BroToday’s topic is Satobushi Bashamichi’s new release. AJB Co.’s brewpub in Yokohama’s Bashamichi area just announced a collaboration beer with Sakamichi Brewing.
MugiWait, a collaboration beer drop!? I only recently got into craft beer and I’m already hyped.
Hop BroThe clever part is everything but the hops matched. They used the same recipe, but each brewery chose Nelson Sauvin from a different farm.
MugiWhat, different-farm Nelson Sauvin? So it’s the same hop, but with a different personality? Hops have secret twin energy now?
Hop BroExactly. That’s basically hop terroir. When it’s grown in different places, the aroma shifts, so a side-by-side tasting really shows the differences.
MugiTe-terroir... okay, so the hop’s address changes the smell? Weirdly, that makes perfect sense to me.
Hop BroThe Satobushi Bashamichi version is said to have white grape-like aroma, layered with tropical flavor, then finish clean with a lager-like malt character.
MugiWhoa, tropical then lager finish? That sounds like going on vacation and then suddenly remembering to be elegant on the way home.
Hop BroWhat I like is that it’s not chasing flashiness. It’s built to show the shape of the aroma and the drinking experience in a careful way, especially next to Sakamichi Brewing’s version.
MugiThen this is officially a must-drink comparison. Same hop variety, different nuance? Yeah, I need both glasses in front of me immediately.
