Island Brewery Strawberry Sour Ale tapped at Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Kyobashi
Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Kyobashi, Osaka has tapped one new keg: Island Brewery’s Strawberry Sour Ale. The 16-tap pub also offers a wide range of lager, IPA, real ale, and imported beer, plus house-smoked dishes.
Hop BroHatohol in Kyobashi has a fun fresh tap today. The single keg opening is Island Brewery’s Strawberry Sour Ale.
MugiWait, a strawberry beer? That already sounds like spring jumping out of the glass!
Hop BroAnd it’s a returning favorite. They use Iki-grown strawberries, but keep it from turning candy-sweet.
MugiOhh! But a sour style beer means puckering, right? Am I about to make a lemon face?
Hop BroIt’s all about balance. In a 600L batch, they use 120kg of strawberries and really dial in the aroma balance.
MugiWhat is that! Aroma balance sounds like beer homework from a lab coat professor!
Hop BroFancy words aside, it just means it smells like fresh strawberry, not jam, and finishes crisp. That low-sweetness profile makes it easy as a first glass.
MugiI’m into that! And Hatohol has a 16-tap lineup, right? Lagers, IPAs, all kinds of stuff? My eyes are underqualified.
Hop BroExactly. They’ve got Yebisu, Yorimichi no Lager, Weiss IPA, and even Kinki Pale Ale in real ale format, so the range is wide.
MugiHold on, real ale? Is that beer talking about its authentic self now?
Hop BroPretty much the opposite of over-forced fizz. It’s a gentler, more natural feel, and with Hatohol’s house-smoked snacks, I honestly want a pint already.
MugiThat’s unfair. Start me with the Strawberry Sour Ale, give me the smoked bites, and I’m absolutely doing a tap crawl.
Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Kyobashi announced, "Today's tap is one keg!!!!!..." and added Island Brewery’s `Strawberry Sour Ale` to the lineup. It is described as a long-running favorite made with strawberries from Iki Island, using 120 kg of fruit in a 600 L brew to bring out a clear fruit character and a lively sour edge.
Taps on this day
- `Yebisu`
- `Yorimichi no Lager`
- `Strawberry Sour Ale`
- `Weiss IPA`
- `Where the Wind Begins`
- `Kinoni Pale Ale Real Ale ver`
- `Snow Monkey IPA Orange Label`
- `Apple Hop Fuji ver`
- `Locomotion`
- `Double Swisher`
- `Arrogant Bastard Ale`
- `37th Anniversary Golden Ale`
Hathor has been open since 2015 and is known as a beer pub with 16 taps and house-smoked food. The lineup spans clean lager, sour beer, hop-forward IPA, real ale, and heavyweight imported ales, making it easy to build a tasting route from the first pour.
The new `Strawberry Sour Ale` looks like the most obvious first stop: it leans on fruit aroma and a crisp sour finish rather than sweetness. Paired with smoked dishes, it should fit neatly into the kind of slow, beer-focused session this pub is built for.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroHatohol in Kyobashi has a fun fresh tap today. The single keg opening is Island Brewery’s Strawberry Sour Ale.
MugiWait, a strawberry beer? That already sounds like spring jumping out of the glass!
Hop BroAnd it’s a returning favorite. They use Iki-grown strawberries, but keep it from turning candy-sweet.
MugiOhh! But a sour style beer means puckering, right? Am I about to make a lemon face?
Hop BroIt’s all about balance. In a 600L batch, they use 120kg of strawberries and really dial in the aroma balance.
MugiWhat is that! Aroma balance sounds like beer homework from a lab coat professor!
Hop BroFancy words aside, it just means it smells like fresh strawberry, not jam, and finishes crisp. That low-sweetness profile makes it easy as a first glass.
MugiI’m into that! And Hatohol has a 16-tap lineup, right? Lagers, IPAs, all kinds of stuff? My eyes are underqualified.
Hop BroExactly. They’ve got Yebisu, Yorimichi no Lager, Weiss IPA, and even Kinki Pale Ale in real ale format, so the range is wide.
MugiHold on, real ale? Is that beer talking about its authentic self now?
Hop BroPretty much the opposite of over-forced fizz. It’s a gentler, more natural feel, and with Hatohol’s house-smoked snacks, I honestly want a pint already.
MugiThat’s unfair. Start me with the Strawberry Sour Ale, give me the smoked bites, and I’m absolutely doing a tap crawl.
