Sakura Festival Held at Enibrew, Featuring WAKABA, Sakura Beer, and New NOMCRAFT Bottles
At the beer pub Enibrew in Nakamozu-cho, Sakai City, Osaka, the "Sakura Festival" is underway, with the interior decorated in cherry blossoms. Alongside draft WAKABA and Kinuka, the lineup also includes sakura beer and four bottles from NOMCRAFT, making it easy to enjoy a wide range of spring-like pours.
Hop BroAt the beer pub Enibrew in Nakamozu, Osaka, the Sakura Festival is underway. The whole place is decorated with cherry blossoms, so it feels like spring has been poured straight into your glass.
MugiWhat! The inside of the shop is covered in cherry blossoms!? That's basically drinking while hanami-ing. And it's only a 2-minute walk from the station? The temptation is way too close!
Hop BroThe main highlight this time is two draft beers, starting with NAMI NO OTO BREWING's WAKABA. It uses Awaji Island's new rice "Yumemusubi" and is slowly low-temperature fermented and matured for three months with sake yeast.
MugiLow-temperature fermentation sounds like a science experiment all of a sudden! And if it uses sake yeast, does that mean it has a ginjo aroma even though it's beer?
Hop BroExactly, that's the interesting part. It has a sweet, elegant aroma layered with mellow acidity and delicate rice-derived umami. It's the kind of beer where sake-like character and beer body coexist really well.
MugiWow! It's kind of refined, but still clearly has that beer feel. What about the other one, Kinuka?
Hop BroJohana Beer’s Kinuka combines the fruitiness of saison yeast with yuzu peel, and it finishes with a soft sweetness too. It's a very gentle spring beer that's easy to enjoy even if you don't like bitterness.
MugiOhhh! Once you add yuzu too, the aroma is practically traffic jammed, but it's great that it isn't bitter. And the sakura-themed tap called Spring Whisper is just unfair from the name alone!
Hop BroOn top of that, four bottles from NOMCRAFT BREWING have just come in too. NOMCRAFT IPA, NOMCLASSIC Irish Stout, Octopus King, and Moonbow Sheep make for a lineup that's fun to compare in terms of hop character and drinking texture.
MugiWait, you can choose from both draft and bottles!? And they even have Beer To Go? That's the kind of place that makes you want another one on the way home. I seriously want to drink something spring-like today!
At the beer pub Enibrew in Nakamozu-cho, Sakai City, Osaka, the cherry blossom-decorated "Sakura Festival" is still going on. Step into the basement shop and a springtime scene spreads out before you, and with its convenient location just a two-minute walk from Nakamozu Station, it is an easy place to stop in for a drink after work or on the weekend.
This round of new taps features two draft beers. "WAKABA" (NAMI NO OTO BREWING / Hyogo), brewed with Awaji Island's new rice "Yumemusubi" and slowly low-temperature fermented and matured for three months with sake yeast, is characterized by its sweet, elegant ginjo aroma, mellow acidity, and delicate umami derived from rice. The other pour, "Kinuka" (Johana Beer / Toyama), combines the fruitiness of saison yeast with yuzu peel, resulting in a soft sweetness as well, making it a beer that even those who dislike bitterness can enjoy.
The cherry blossom-themed selection is also well stocked. On tap, the pub is offering "Spring Whisper" (Ise Kadoya Beer / Mie), "Sakura Sakihokore" (HOPDOG BREWING / Akita), "Sankt Gallen Sakura" (Sankt Gallen / Kanagawa), and "Ouka Ranman" (Niwaji Brewery / Hyogo). Sake is also available, but for those coming for beer, the lineup lets you feel the full sense of sakura season.
In addition, the bottle shop has just received four new beers from NOMCRAFT BREWING. "NOMCRAFT IPA" is the flagship American IPA, while "NOMCLASSIC Irish Stout" is a collaboration with Kyoto Beer Lab and is an easy-drinking beer despite its rich flavor. "Octopus King" is a Dip Hop IPA, and "Moonbow Sheep" is an IPA, making this a lineup that invites you to compare differences in hop character and drinking texture. You can enjoy them in the shop or as beer to go, and draft beer by the pint is also available to take home in a dedicated PET bottle.
Sakura-themed sake and beer have been popular every day, and some labels are reportedly running low. If you want to taste a full range of spring-inspired drinks, it would be best to visit soon.
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Hop BroAt the beer pub Enibrew in Nakamozu, Osaka, the Sakura Festival is underway. The whole place is decorated with cherry blossoms, so it feels like spring has been poured straight into your glass.
MugiWhat! The inside of the shop is covered in cherry blossoms!? That's basically drinking while hanami-ing. And it's only a 2-minute walk from the station? The temptation is way too close!
Hop BroThe main highlight this time is two draft beers, starting with NAMI NO OTO BREWING's WAKABA. It uses Awaji Island's new rice "Yumemusubi" and is slowly low-temperature fermented and matured for three months with sake yeast.
MugiLow-temperature fermentation sounds like a science experiment all of a sudden! And if it uses sake yeast, does that mean it has a ginjo aroma even though it's beer?
Hop BroExactly, that's the interesting part. It has a sweet, elegant aroma layered with mellow acidity and delicate rice-derived umami. It's the kind of beer where sake-like character and beer body coexist really well.
MugiWow! It's kind of refined, but still clearly has that beer feel. What about the other one, Kinuka?
Hop BroJohana Beer’s Kinuka combines the fruitiness of saison yeast with yuzu peel, and it finishes with a soft sweetness too. It's a very gentle spring beer that's easy to enjoy even if you don't like bitterness.
MugiOhhh! Once you add yuzu too, the aroma is practically traffic jammed, but it's great that it isn't bitter. And the sakura-themed tap called Spring Whisper is just unfair from the name alone!
Hop BroOn top of that, four bottles from NOMCRAFT BREWING have just come in too. NOMCRAFT IPA, NOMCLASSIC Irish Stout, Octopus King, and Moonbow Sheep make for a lineup that's fun to compare in terms of hop character and drinking texture.
MugiWait, you can choose from both draft and bottles!? And they even have Beer To Go? That's the kind of place that makes you want another one on the way home. I seriously want to drink something spring-like today!
