Taru Taru taps West Coast Brewing x Kyoto Brewing's Game Night
Taru Taru, a beer pub in Takamatsu, Kagawa, has introduced Game Night, a collaboration beer from West Coast Brewing and Kyoto Brewing. The West Coast IPA focuses on hop-driven dank character and offers a clear chance to compare each brewery's style.
Hop BroToday's topic is Game Night on tap. At Taru Taru in Takamatsu, a guest beer just landed from a collaboration between West Coast Brewing and Kyoto Brewing.
MugiWait, two breweries together? That already sounds powerful. What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt's a West Coast IPA. The idea is to bring out that hop-driven dank character, and it lets you taste the personalities of WCB and Kyoto Brewing in one glass.
MugiHold on, what does dank mean? That sounds less like beer and more like a suspicious basement!
Hop BroFair reaction, but here it means fresh green hop character with resinous, woody edges. Then it layers in tropical fruit notes, kind of like passion fruit.
MugiWhoa! And the recipe has Idaho7, Luminosa, Strata... those names go hard. Strata CGX sounds like a cheat code!
Hop BroThe fun part is the three dry-hop additions. Dry hopping means adding hops after fermentation for aroma, and CGX is basically a concentrated hop product. They also built the malt bill with Kyoto Brewing's West Coast Double IPA in mind, so it has real backbone.
MugiSo it's not just aroma fireworks, it has structured bitterness too. Flashy on the outside, dependable on the inside. Very dangerous.
Hop BroExactly. And Taru Taru is basically in a dank week mode, since they also mentioned comparing it with Isekado Brewery's "Dank Dank Dank" that was tapped earlier.
MugiWhat is this, a brewer comparison lab? Getting to taste how different makers express similar hop character sounds ridiculously fun.
Hop BroThat's the charm of a place like Taru Taru. In Kawaramachi, you can really check out today's West Coast IPA and see how it's showing right now.
MugiI'm sold. I want a pour now, and preferably a side-by-side with the other dank beer so my excitement can get dry-hopped too!
Taru Taru, a beer pub in the Kawaramachi area of Takamatsu, Kagawa, has featured "Game Night" as a guest beer. The release is a cross-collaboration between West Coast Brewing and Kyoto Brewing, brewed in the West Coast IPA style.
According to the post, the beer was built around three dry-hop additions using Idaho7, Luminosa, Strata, and Strata CGX. The malt structure was also developed with Kyoto Brewing's West Coast Double IPA in mind, giving the beer both hop intensity and a solid backbone.
The stated flavor profile is vivid and fresh, with a green hop aroma that feels like freshly picked hops, followed by tropical fruit notes such as passionfruit. Woody and floral nuances add depth, and the finish is tightened by a firm, pleasant bitterness.
The post also frames the lineup as a "dank week," comparing this beer with Ise Kadoya Beer’s earlier tap, "Dank Dank Dank." At a beer pub like Taru Taru, that kind of guest-beer rotation makes it easy to compare different expressions of hop character side by side.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is Game Night on tap. At Taru Taru in Takamatsu, a guest beer just landed from a collaboration between West Coast Brewing and Kyoto Brewing.
MugiWait, two breweries together? That already sounds powerful. What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt's a West Coast IPA. The idea is to bring out that hop-driven dank character, and it lets you taste the personalities of WCB and Kyoto Brewing in one glass.
MugiHold on, what does dank mean? That sounds less like beer and more like a suspicious basement!
Hop BroFair reaction, but here it means fresh green hop character with resinous, woody edges. Then it layers in tropical fruit notes, kind of like passion fruit.
MugiWhoa! And the recipe has Idaho7, Luminosa, Strata... those names go hard. Strata CGX sounds like a cheat code!
Hop BroThe fun part is the three dry-hop additions. Dry hopping means adding hops after fermentation for aroma, and CGX is basically a concentrated hop product. They also built the malt bill with Kyoto Brewing's West Coast Double IPA in mind, so it has real backbone.
MugiSo it's not just aroma fireworks, it has structured bitterness too. Flashy on the outside, dependable on the inside. Very dangerous.
Hop BroExactly. And Taru Taru is basically in a dank week mode, since they also mentioned comparing it with Isekado Brewery's "Dank Dank Dank" that was tapped earlier.
MugiWhat is this, a brewer comparison lab? Getting to taste how different makers express similar hop character sounds ridiculously fun.
Hop BroThat's the charm of a place like Taru Taru. In Kawaramachi, you can really check out today's West Coast IPA and see how it's showing right now.
MugiI'm sold. I want a pour now, and preferably a side-by-side with the other dank beer so my excitement can get dry-hopped too!
