RAKU BEER opens NOVORU BREWING’s Tagiru on its Aug. 13 tap list
RAKU BEER, a beer pub in Hiroshima’s Mikawa-machi area, posted its Aug. 13 tap list. NOVORU BREWING’s Tagiru is newly on tap, alongside nine draft beers centered on Japanese craft.
Hop BroToday's big topic is RAKU BEER's new tap. On the August 13 tap list, they just opened NOVORU BREWING's "Tagiru" from Miyazaki.
MugiThat name, Tagiru already sounds intense! What kind of beer is it, like a fizzy hype machine?
Hop BroThis one is a West Coast Pale Ale. It's light and dry, with a crisp bitterness and a really defined hop character.
MugiDry on the palate sounds like laundry to me! I know it's supposed to be good, but my brain needs help.
Hop BroVery much the good kind. It means the finish stays clean. Then Nelson Sauvin brings white grape and muscat notes, while El Dorado adds ripe fruit underneath.
MugiWhite grape and muscat? That sounds classy already! And it still brings proper bitterness too? That's unfairly talented.
Hop BroAnd RAKU BEER built a full nine-tap lineup. There are sours too, like HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING's "Daigorei Sakekasu SOUR ALE - Ichika -" and "Lemoburu GO HIROSHIMA."
MugiSake lees sour and lemon too!? That range is ridiculous. This isn't a tap list anymore, it's basically a beer festival.
Hop BroAnd it's not done yet, because Cold IPA joins the party. You've also got CHORYO Craft Beer's "NARA CRASH," CRAFTROCK BREWING's "Smells Like Swan Spirit" collab with Swan Lake Beer, Minoh Beer's Weizen, NUDE BEER's "Kodama Wood Aged Saison with Citrus," GRANDLINE's "VERY VERY BERRY," and even Heartland.
MugiSo this is an official tasting-flight day. Add meat dishes to that, and my self-control is absolutely not surviving.
Hop BroStart with Tagiru, wander through a sour and a weizen, then somehow come back again. That's a perfect little beer journey without ever leaving the bar.
MugiThen it's settled: meet me at RAKU BEER. Just imagining that first pour is making me thirsty already!
Highlight
RAKU BEER in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward is a beer pub known for draft Japanese craft beer and a relaxed setting. The shop also offers food, with meat dishes that pair naturally with the tap list.
In its Aug. 13 post, the bar introduced a new beer from NOVORU BREWING: Tagiru, a West Coast Pale Ale. The beer is described as having white grape and muscat-like aromas from Nelson Sauvin, layered with ripe fruit notes from El Dorado. It sounds light, dry, and firmly bitter, with a crisp finish.
The day’s lineup includes nine draft beers. From Hiroshima’s HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING, there are Dai Goro Sakagasu SOUR ALE -Ichika- and Lemoburu GO HIROSHIMA. Also on tap are NARA CRASH from CHORYO Craft Beer, Smells Like Swan Spirit Swan Lake Beer collaboration from CRAFTROCK BREWING, Weizen from Minoh Beer, KODAMA Wood Aged Saison with Citrus (Shonan Beer collaboration) from NUDE BEER, VERY VERY BERRY from GRANDLINE BREWING, and Heartland from KIRIN BEER.
The range runs from hop-forward pale ale and Cold IPA to sour ale, saison, weizen, and pilsner. For drinkers who enjoy moving between styles in one session, RAKU BEER’s tap list offers plenty of room to compare and choose by mood.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's big topic is RAKU BEER's new tap. On the August 13 tap list, they just opened NOVORU BREWING's "Tagiru" from Miyazaki.
MugiThat name, Tagiru already sounds intense! What kind of beer is it, like a fizzy hype machine?
Hop BroThis one is a West Coast Pale Ale. It's light and dry, with a crisp bitterness and a really defined hop character.
MugiDry on the palate sounds like laundry to me! I know it's supposed to be good, but my brain needs help.
Hop BroVery much the good kind. It means the finish stays clean. Then Nelson Sauvin brings white grape and muscat notes, while El Dorado adds ripe fruit underneath.
MugiWhite grape and muscat? That sounds classy already! And it still brings proper bitterness too? That's unfairly talented.
Hop BroAnd RAKU BEER built a full nine-tap lineup. There are sours too, like HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING's "Daigorei Sakekasu SOUR ALE - Ichika -" and "Lemoburu GO HIROSHIMA."
MugiSake lees sour and lemon too!? That range is ridiculous. This isn't a tap list anymore, it's basically a beer festival.
Hop BroAnd it's not done yet, because Cold IPA joins the party. You've also got CHORYO Craft Beer's "NARA CRASH," CRAFTROCK BREWING's "Smells Like Swan Spirit" collab with Swan Lake Beer, Minoh Beer's Weizen, NUDE BEER's "Kodama Wood Aged Saison with Citrus," GRANDLINE's "VERY VERY BERRY," and even Heartland.
MugiSo this is an official tasting-flight day. Add meat dishes to that, and my self-control is absolutely not surviving.
Hop BroStart with Tagiru, wander through a sour and a weizen, then somehow come back again. That's a perfect little beer journey without ever leaving the bar.
MugiThen it's settled: meet me at RAKU BEER. Just imagining that first pour is making me thirsty already!
