DD4D BREWING Announces Collaboration IPA "Journeyman IPA" with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
DD4D BREWING, based in Matsuyama, Ehime, introduced its collaboration beer "Journeyman IPA" with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery of Richmond, Virginia. A West Coast IPA built on Hardywood's recipe, it is characterized by aromas reminiscent of pine, white grape, and citrus.
Hop BroHere it is, DD4D BREWING teaming up with U.S. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Journeyman IPA. This is definitely a beer that catches my eye.
MugiWhoa, the name alone already feels like a journey! A collaboration IPA sounds like an adventure waiting to happen!
Hop BroExactly. And it's not just any IPA, either. It's a West Coast IPA built on Hardywood's recipe.
MugiWest Coast sounds cheerful, but what's different about it? West Coast IPA sounds hard to wrap my head around...!
Hop BroBasically, it's a style where the hop aroma and bitterness are crisp and clear, with a sharp finish. That's what we mean by a well-defined flavor profile.
MugiI get that! But if the hops are that amazing, who exactly are Appolo and those NZ hops?!
Hop BroAlong with Appolo, they use Motueka, NZ Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin, and the layers of hop aroma combining pine, white grape, and citrus are irresistible.
MugiWait, pine, white grape, and lime too!? That's already a total aroma traffic jam before you even drink it!
Hop BroAnd the bitterness is moderate, with a clean mouthfeel, so it has real drinkability that keeps you going glass after glass.
MugiDD4D makes that many different beers? More than 300 releases? That's basically a factory for ideas!
Hop BroThey started in Matsuyama back in 1998, and now they connect with breweries overseas too. That very wanderer-like story is carried right into the beer itself.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! Tonight I want to raise a glass while imagining this Matsuyama-born collaboration IPA!
DD4D BREWING's latest release is "Journeyman IPA," a collaboration beer with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, based in Virginia, U.S.A. According to the official website, it is introduced as a West Coast IPA finished based on Hardywood's recipe, combining Appolo hops with three New Zealand hop varieties: Motueka, NZ Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin.
Its aroma profile layers pine, white grape, and meadow-like notes with juicy impressions of lime and grapefruit. The bitterness is moderate, the mouthfeel is clean, and it is designed to be easy to keep drinking. While it is a distinctly defined IPA in true DD4D style, it is also put together as a beer that lets you enjoy the character of the hops in a straightforward way.
DD4D BREWING began in 1998 in Matsuyama as a select shop, and in 2019 it took its current form with a brewery added inside its Chifunemachi location in the same city. In 2021, a second production facility also began operating in Mitsuhama, a port town, and the brewery has since released more than 300 kinds of beer across Japan and overseas. Another hallmark of the company is the many collaborations it has carried out across industries such as sports, apparel, confectionery, and film.
This Journeyman IPA can also be seen as an extension of that approach. While layering in the story of a "wanderer" who drops by somewhere along the way and then heads on to the next place, it adds another new beer to the collaboration context that DD4D does best. As a West Coast IPA born from dialogue with an overseas brewery, this is a release worth watching from the Matsuyama-based brewer.
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Hop BroHere it is, DD4D BREWING teaming up with U.S. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Journeyman IPA. This is definitely a beer that catches my eye.
MugiWhoa, the name alone already feels like a journey! A collaboration IPA sounds like an adventure waiting to happen!
Hop BroExactly. And it's not just any IPA, either. It's a West Coast IPA built on Hardywood's recipe.
MugiWest Coast sounds cheerful, but what's different about it? West Coast IPA sounds hard to wrap my head around...!
Hop BroBasically, it's a style where the hop aroma and bitterness are crisp and clear, with a sharp finish. That's what we mean by a well-defined flavor profile.
MugiI get that! But if the hops are that amazing, who exactly are Appolo and those NZ hops?!
Hop BroAlong with Appolo, they use Motueka, NZ Cascade, and Nelson Sauvin, and the layers of hop aroma combining pine, white grape, and citrus are irresistible.
MugiWait, pine, white grape, and lime too!? That's already a total aroma traffic jam before you even drink it!
Hop BroAnd the bitterness is moderate, with a clean mouthfeel, so it has real drinkability that keeps you going glass after glass.
MugiDD4D makes that many different beers? More than 300 releases? That's basically a factory for ideas!
Hop BroThey started in Matsuyama back in 1998, and now they connect with breweries overseas too. That very wanderer-like story is carried right into the beer itself.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! Tonight I want to raise a glass while imagining this Matsuyama-born collaboration IPA!
