DD4D Brewing unveils Azur Lane anniversary collaboration beer "Royal Navy"
Ehime-based DD4D Brewing has announced "Royal Navy," a West Coast IPA inspired by Scylla from Azur Lane. The beer is part of the game’s 9th-anniversary lineup and will appear at the AZURLANE MUSI9:FES. event in September.
Hop BroThis one was too good to skip: DD4D BREWING in Ehime just announced a new Royal Navy release for Azur Lane's 9th anniversary, and it's a West Coast IPA.
MugiWhat! A game anniversary event gets its own collab beer now? That is wildly ambitious!
Hop BroAnd it's modeled after Scylla, with hops built around Nelson Sauvin plus Riwaka, NZ Cascade, and Motueka.
MugiWait, what is Nelson Sauvin supposed to be? A naval officer? A fancy duke of bitterness?
Hop BroThat's the fun part, it's a hop variety. It tends to give white wine and berry notes, so think elegant aromatic character instead of brute-force bitterness.
MugiOhhh! And the tasting notes say passion fruit, lime, and grapefruit too, so it sounds like a fruit-powered blast with manners!
Hop BroExactly. It's 6.5% ABV with 35 IBU. IBU is the bitterness scale, so this should have a crisp bitter finish without going full tongue attack, very West Coast IPA.
MugiGot it! And they’re pouring it on September 5 and 6, 2026 at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba for the AZURLANE MUSI9:FES. event? That's serious.
Hop BroDD4D's booth is going all in with draft beer, cans, gelato, and merch, plus stickers for draft buyers and a bonus with the six-can purchase deal. Also, this is their fourth Azur Lane collab since 2023.
MugiSo it's drinkable, collectible, and somehow includes gelato too? That's basically the full festival package.
Hop BroAnd with that Scylla-inspired label and the winey-hop aroma, having it fresh on draft sounds like an automatic toast moment to me.
MugiNo argument here. One glass of Royal Navy first, then cans to take home. I am officially in full need-a-beer mode now!
Ehime-based DD4D Brewing has announced a new collaboration with the smartphone game Azur Lane. The release is "Royal Navy (West Coast IPA)," one of the title’s 9th-anniversary beers. The beer is inspired by Scylla from Azur Lane and is built around Nelson Sauvin, with Riwaka, NZ Cascade, and Motueka also in the hop bill.
Tasting notes
- Style: West Coast IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- IBU: 35
- Aroma: elegant notes reminiscent of white wine and berries
- Flavor: firm bitterness with hop-driven layers of passion fruit, lime, and grapefruit
Event details
The post also points to AZURLANE MUSI9:FES. at Sankaku Hiroba in Shinjuku Sumitomo Building on September 5 and 6, 2026. At DD4D’s booth, visitors can find draft beer, canned beer, gelato, and collaboration goods. Draft beer buyers receive a limited collaboration sticker, and customers who buy all three canned beers, two of each, receive three character stickers while supplies last.
DD4D Brewing, based in Matsuyama, Ehime, is known for beer projects that cross over into fashion and wider pop culture. The brewery has continued collaborating with Azur Lane since 2023, and this marks the fourth installment. Label design is credited to @shigenori__nakamura.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThis one was too good to skip: DD4D BREWING in Ehime just announced a new Royal Navy release for Azur Lane's 9th anniversary, and it's a West Coast IPA.
MugiWhat! A game anniversary event gets its own collab beer now? That is wildly ambitious!
Hop BroAnd it's modeled after Scylla, with hops built around Nelson Sauvin plus Riwaka, NZ Cascade, and Motueka.
MugiWait, what is Nelson Sauvin supposed to be? A naval officer? A fancy duke of bitterness?
Hop BroThat's the fun part, it's a hop variety. It tends to give white wine and berry notes, so think elegant aromatic character instead of brute-force bitterness.
MugiOhhh! And the tasting notes say passion fruit, lime, and grapefruit too, so it sounds like a fruit-powered blast with manners!
Hop BroExactly. It's 6.5% ABV with 35 IBU. IBU is the bitterness scale, so this should have a crisp bitter finish without going full tongue attack, very West Coast IPA.
MugiGot it! And they’re pouring it on September 5 and 6, 2026 at Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba for the AZURLANE MUSI9:FES. event? That's serious.
Hop BroDD4D's booth is going all in with draft beer, cans, gelato, and merch, plus stickers for draft buyers and a bonus with the six-can purchase deal. Also, this is their fourth Azur Lane collab since 2023.
MugiSo it's drinkable, collectible, and somehow includes gelato too? That's basically the full festival package.
Hop BroAnd with that Scylla-inspired label and the winey-hop aroma, having it fresh on draft sounds like an automatic toast moment to me.
MugiNo argument here. One glass of Royal Navy first, then cans to take home. I am officially in full need-a-beer mode now!
