Hitachi Beer Brewery Introduces OEM “NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA” for Grilled Dishes
Hitachi Beer Brewery introduced its OEM beer, “NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA,” designed to pair with grilled food. This COLD IPA, at 5.5% ABV and 40 IBU, is built around the crispness of rice and the aroma of sansho pepper, enhancing the richness and savoriness of meat dishes.
Hop BroThe NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA from Hitachi Beer Brewery is an OEM beer built with grilled meat in mind.
MugiWait, so it’s basically a beer made exclusively for grilled meat? That sounds like it got a job as a yakiniku sidekick!
Hop BroExactly. It’s a COLD IPA with 5.5% ABV, 40 IBU, and SRM 3. It’s designed to look pale and deliver a clean bitterness.
MugiSRM 3 means it’s really light-colored, but the name sounds so intense. That contrast is wild!
Hop BroWhat’s really interesting is the core of the recipe: pilsner malt and flaked rice, with Citra and Cascade, plus red sansho pepper and green sansho pepper layered in.
MugiWait, a beer with sansho pepper? That’s basically drinkable spice. My mouth might tingle so much the conversation stops halfway through!
Hop BroThat’s the point, though. It sharpens the rice-driven crispness and is designed to cut through fat, lifting the savory aroma of the meat.
MugiGot it, so that’s why it’s a partner for meat dishes. With fried chicken or steak, the beer might do its job before the sauce does!
Hop BroIt’s sold at Grill plus in Suehirocho, Hitachi City. Hitachi Beer Brewery has the brewery on the first floor and the restaurant on the second, so enjoying freshly brewed beer with food is one of its strengths.
MugiSo it’s already one of those beers that’s completed by pairing with food! This sounds like a contest between grilling the meat and making our own throats growl first!
Hitachi Beer Brewery (Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture) introduced “NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA” as an OEM beer. According to the post, the style is COLD IPA, with 5.5% ABV, SRM 3, and 40 IBU. The concept is “the ultimate Cold IPA, taking the crispness of rice (88) to the extreme,” and it was designed with grilled meat in mind.
The recipe centers on a grain bill combining pilsner malt and flaked rice, along with Citra and Cascade hops, and the use of red and green sansho pepper as spices. The post describes it as a “COLD IPA made exclusively for grilled meat” and a “drinkable spice,” clearly emphasizing not only the beer’s standalone drinkability but also its compatibility with food.
It is sold at Grill plus in Suehirocho, Hitachi City. Hitachi Beer Brewery is a brewpub restaurant in Bentencho, Hitachi City, with the brewery on the first floor and the restaurant on the second. As a brewery that has long created a place where freshly brewed beer can be enjoyed with meals, this new release also clearly follows the direction of being a beer completed through pairing with food.
In Hitachi’s craft beer scene, product design that makes use of connections with local ingredients and restaurants has been gradually expanding. “NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA” is one beer born from that trend, and one that deserves attention as a drink made with the assumption that it will be enjoyed alongside food.
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Hop BroThe NIHACHI 88 COLD IPA from Hitachi Beer Brewery is an OEM beer built with grilled meat in mind.
MugiWait, so it’s basically a beer made exclusively for grilled meat? That sounds like it got a job as a yakiniku sidekick!
Hop BroExactly. It’s a COLD IPA with 5.5% ABV, 40 IBU, and SRM 3. It’s designed to look pale and deliver a clean bitterness.
MugiSRM 3 means it’s really light-colored, but the name sounds so intense. That contrast is wild!
Hop BroWhat’s really interesting is the core of the recipe: pilsner malt and flaked rice, with Citra and Cascade, plus red sansho pepper and green sansho pepper layered in.
MugiWait, a beer with sansho pepper? That’s basically drinkable spice. My mouth might tingle so much the conversation stops halfway through!
Hop BroThat’s the point, though. It sharpens the rice-driven crispness and is designed to cut through fat, lifting the savory aroma of the meat.
MugiGot it, so that’s why it’s a partner for meat dishes. With fried chicken or steak, the beer might do its job before the sauce does!
Hop BroIt’s sold at Grill plus in Suehirocho, Hitachi City. Hitachi Beer Brewery has the brewery on the first floor and the restaurant on the second, so enjoying freshly brewed beer with food is one of its strengths.
MugiSo it’s already one of those beers that’s completed by pairing with food! This sounds like a contest between grilling the meat and making our own throats growl first!
