Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Osaka's Kyobashi is a beer pub known for 16 taps and house-smoked dishes. This day's draft selection spans from light to rich styles, offering a lineup you'd want to compare slowly.

Opening Beer

The highlight is Black Tide's IPA "Pray for 3.11." The article describes it as a beer brewed with prayers for that day's sea and hopes for the future, and says it features pear-like sweet fruitiness, a piney aroma, and a well-balanced bitterness that tightens the whole beer.

Recommended Beer

On the recommended list is Revision's "What What What." It is a limited edition based on the popular What What Double IPA, and its points are the stimulating aroma from Strata, Simcoe, and Mosaic hops, plus a drinkability that doesn't make its 11.2% alcohol feel heavy. It is described as a rich yet light finish, with grapefruit, green grass, and pine-like aromas layered with dense fruitiness and herbal hop flavor.

Tap List for the Day

The draft lineup also includes Sapporo Breweries' Black Label, plus Ise Kadoya Beer's "West Coast Pilsner," "Mugi no Manimani," "Pale Ale," and "Hattrick TDH Hazy IPA," Oni Densetsu Beer's "Yuyabois IPL - Jamboree SP Ver," "Black Oni Stout Kato SP Ver. Mk2," and Minoh Beer's "SEYA!," "Blooming IPA," and "Session Black IPA Real Ale ver." It covers lager, IPL, IPA, and dark beer, making it easy to choose according to taste.

Pair it with smoked dishes and the range of ways to enjoy it broadens, from hop-forward IPAs to lagers that work well with food. As a day to show the breadth of beer, it's a convenient stop to make.