craft beer BLUE taps NEKOBEER's Rakau-version pale ale
The beer pub craft beer BLUE in Minami Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, announced a new keg opening today. NEKOBEER's "Single Neko-san's Single Hop Pale Ale! Rakau ver." has been added, and the current tap list now has a total of 8 beers.
Hop BroToday's topic is the new tap opening at the Sagamihara beer pub craft beer BLUE. NEKOBEER's "Single Neko-san's Single Hop Pale Ale! Rakau ver." has been hooked up, making the place a little livelier.
MugiWhoa, that name is packed with information! Single Neko-san sounds like a cat? Or is it the beer?
Hop BroThe name is playful, but what's inside is properly a Single Hop Pale Ale. And it uses only New Zealand Rakau hops, so it's the kind of beer that focuses its aroma in one clear direction.
MugiI see... but isn't using just one hop variety actually harder? Using a bunch of different ones sounds fancier!
Hop BroThat's the interesting part. With a single-hop beer, Rakau's distinct aroma character comes through really clearly. It brings out tropical fruit-like notes and a pleasant bitterness, while a subtle malt sweetness supports it from underneath.
MugiOhhh! Just hearing tropical aroma makes me want to drink it! But pale ales are okay even if you don't really like heavy beers, right?
Hop BroThat's another key point: it's light on the palate, so it's a great fit for the current season. It keeps the easy-drinking quality of a pale ale while still letting you enjoy the hop character fully, which is a really nice balance.
MugiWait, isn't the current tap list kind of too strong too? Eight taps in total sounds like I'd get lost before I even choose!
Hop BroExactly. They have everything from Sour IPA and Sudachi Wit to Gose, West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA, and Smoked Amber Ale, so the range for choosing by mood is really broad. If you want citrusy and light, go with a Sour IPA; if you want to chase hops, go with an IPA; if you want something calmer and malt-forward, there are plenty of paths.
MugiThat sounds great! Go after work, start with a 5 p.m. opening drink, and then you'll definitely want to compare a few beers after that.
Hop BroAnd the location is easy to stop by too, since it's on the 2nd floor of Garden Building II in Sagamidai. The Rakau-version pale ale from NEKOBEER is exactly the kind of first beer you'd want there.
MugiAll right, today I can only go drink the Rakau ver.! And if I look at the other seven too, it's definitely the kind of place where I'd end up saying I need one more!
New Tap Opening
craft beer BLUE (Minami Ward, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa) announced that it has tapped one new beer today. The beer now on tap is NEKOBEER's "Single Neko-san's Single Hop Pale Ale! Rakau ver.". The style is Single Hop Pale Ale, from a brewery in Fukuoka.
In the post, it is introduced as being made using only the New Zealand hop "Rakau," with a balance of tropical fruit-like aroma, a pleasant bitterness, and a subtle malt sweetness. It is said to have a light, easy-drinking finish that suits the current season, and it seems likely to let you clearly enjoy the hop-derived character while still keeping the drinkability typical of a pale ale.
Current Tap List
Inside the shop, the following 8 beers are listed, including this NEKOBEER release.
- ① BLACK TIDE BREWING "Juicy Pink" Sour IPA
- ② BeEasy Brewing "Adohadari" Sudachi Wit
- ③ AGARIHAMA BREWERY "Suika ni~ni~" Gose
- ④ NEKOBEER "Single Neko-san's Single Hop Pale Ale! Rakau ver." Single Hop Pale Ale
- ⑤ B.R.E.W "THE O.G" West Coast IPA
- ⑥ U.B.P BREWERY "OWN GOAL IPA" IPA
- ⑦ SHARED BREWERY "Big Forest Cat" Kviek Hazy IPA
- ⑧ BrewBeast Brewery "EN de BER" Smoked Amber Ale
The lineup ranges widely from Sour IPA, Single Hop Pale Ale, West Coast IPA, and Hazy IPA to Smoked Amber Ale, making it easy to choose based on your mood that day. If you want citrusy lightness, Sour IPA or Sudachi Wit is a good pick; if you want to enjoy hops, the IPA styles are the way to go; and if you want to feel a calmer malt character, Smoked Amber Ale is the kind of option that makes comparison tasting easy to build around.
craft beer BLUE is a beer pub located on the 2nd floor of Garden Building II, 2-2-2 Sagamidai. With opening time starting at 5:00 p.m., it is an easy fit for an after-work drink. When a fresh keg is connected, it stands out as a place where you can enjoy choosing from the current tap lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is the new tap opening at the Sagamihara beer pub craft beer BLUE. NEKOBEER's "Single Neko-san's Single Hop Pale Ale! Rakau ver." has been hooked up, making the place a little livelier.
MugiWhoa, that name is packed with information! Single Neko-san sounds like a cat? Or is it the beer?
Hop BroThe name is playful, but what's inside is properly a Single Hop Pale Ale. And it uses only New Zealand Rakau hops, so it's the kind of beer that focuses its aroma in one clear direction.
MugiI see... but isn't using just one hop variety actually harder? Using a bunch of different ones sounds fancier!
Hop BroThat's the interesting part. With a single-hop beer, Rakau's distinct aroma character comes through really clearly. It brings out tropical fruit-like notes and a pleasant bitterness, while a subtle malt sweetness supports it from underneath.
MugiOhhh! Just hearing tropical aroma makes me want to drink it! But pale ales are okay even if you don't really like heavy beers, right?
Hop BroThat's another key point: it's light on the palate, so it's a great fit for the current season. It keeps the easy-drinking quality of a pale ale while still letting you enjoy the hop character fully, which is a really nice balance.
MugiWait, isn't the current tap list kind of too strong too? Eight taps in total sounds like I'd get lost before I even choose!
Hop BroExactly. They have everything from Sour IPA and Sudachi Wit to Gose, West Coast IPA, Hazy IPA, and Smoked Amber Ale, so the range for choosing by mood is really broad. If you want citrusy and light, go with a Sour IPA; if you want to chase hops, go with an IPA; if you want something calmer and malt-forward, there are plenty of paths.
MugiThat sounds great! Go after work, start with a 5 p.m. opening drink, and then you'll definitely want to compare a few beers after that.
Hop BroAnd the location is easy to stop by too, since it's on the 2nd floor of Garden Building II in Sagamidai. The Rakau-version pale ale from NEKOBEER is exactly the kind of first beer you'd want there.
MugiAll right, today I can only go drink the Rakau ver.! And if I look at the other seven too, it's definitely the kind of place where I'd end up saying I need one more!
