Teenage Brewing to Release Yama Haze for Fuji to Hood in Portland
Teenage Brewing, based in Tokigawa, Saitama, highlighted its collaboration beer Yama Haze ahead of Fuji to Hood, the Japan/Oregon festival taking place in Portland on July 18. The hazy IPA is made with sake kasu and was created with Threshold Brewing & Blending.
Hop BroI’ve got a good one today. Teenage Brewing is unveiling Yama Haze at Fuji to Hood in Portland, Oregon.
MugiWait, a brewery from Saitama is going to Portland!? Fuji to Hood sounds huge already!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It’s a Japan-US festival that moves between Tokyo and Portland, mixing beer, cider, sake, food, music, and art.
MugiOooh, nice! So this is a collab beer made for that festival? Now I need to know who they teamed up with.
Hop BroThey brewed it with Threshold Brewing & Blending, and the style is a Hazy IPA. The wild part is that it uses sake lees.
MugiHold on, sake lees in an IPA!? What even is sake lees? Why did my kitchen just crash into my pint?
Hop BroIt’s a byproduct from sake brewing, and it can add aromatic depth and a softer texture. Basically, it’s a smoothness booster.
MugiWhat is that magic!? If you add that to juicy hops, the mouthfeel must be huge already.
Hop BroExactly. The official intro says it’s 7% ABV, pairing fruity, juicy hops with sake lees for a fuller drinking texture.
MugiA brewery from Tokigawa in Saitama crossing over with Portland beer culture is the best of both worlds.
Hop BroThat mix of local identity and collab spirit is the real hook. If I were there, this would be my first pour for sure.
MugiSame here! A Hazy IPA with sake lees sounds unfairly tempting. I want a glass now.
Teenage Brewing, based in Tokigawa, Saitama, highlighted its collaboration beer Yama Haze ahead of Fuji to Hood, the Japan/Oregon collaboration festival taking place in Portland on July 18. The beer is a joint release with Threshold Brewing & Blending and will be featured at the event, which rotates biennially between Tokyo and Portland and brings together beer, cider, sake, food, music, art, and performance.
Yama Haze is listed as a 7% hazy IPA built around sake kasu, or sake lees, a byproduct of sake production. The festival's beer list says the ingredient adds fruity notes and a smooth mouthfeel, working alongside the fruity, juicy hops typical of the style. The result is a beer that ties a distinctly Japanese ingredient to a style closely associated with modern hop-forward brewing.
For Teenage Brewing, the release places a brewery from Tokigawa on a Portland stage and adds another international collaboration to its lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI’ve got a good one today. Teenage Brewing is unveiling Yama Haze at Fuji to Hood in Portland, Oregon.
MugiWait, a brewery from Saitama is going to Portland!? Fuji to Hood sounds huge already!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It’s a Japan-US festival that moves between Tokyo and Portland, mixing beer, cider, sake, food, music, and art.
MugiOooh, nice! So this is a collab beer made for that festival? Now I need to know who they teamed up with.
Hop BroThey brewed it with Threshold Brewing & Blending, and the style is a Hazy IPA. The wild part is that it uses sake lees.
MugiHold on, sake lees in an IPA!? What even is sake lees? Why did my kitchen just crash into my pint?
Hop BroIt’s a byproduct from sake brewing, and it can add aromatic depth and a softer texture. Basically, it’s a smoothness booster.
MugiWhat is that magic!? If you add that to juicy hops, the mouthfeel must be huge already.
Hop BroExactly. The official intro says it’s 7% ABV, pairing fruity, juicy hops with sake lees for a fuller drinking texture.
MugiA brewery from Tokigawa in Saitama crossing over with Portland beer culture is the best of both worlds.
Hop BroThat mix of local identity and collab spirit is the real hook. If I were there, this would be my first pour for sure.
MugiSame here! A Hazy IPA with sake lees sounds unfairly tempting. I want a glass now.
