Phase Three x Blue Hoss DDH Hazy "Pickcell Popros" tapped at Two Fingers
Two Fingers, a beer pub in Nishi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo, has posted its latest tap list on Instagram. The highlight is the collaboration Hazy "Pickcell Popros" from Phase Three Brewing and Blue Hoss. With three Hazy beers on tap, it is a lineup made for side-by-side tasting.
Hop BroTwo Fingers in Nishi-Ikebukuro is doing something fun again. This time the star is Pickcell Popros, a collaboration between Phase Three Brewing and Blue Hoss.
MugiWhoa, that name already sounds intense! But what kind of beer is Pickcell Popros?
Hop BroThe style is DDH double HAZY. In other words, it is a heavily double-dry-hopped beer that really makes the aroma pop.
MugiDry hopping, what even is that? Do you dry the hops out? Is it like the hops are going wild?
Hop BroNot drying them out. It is a method where hops are added after fermentation to build aroma. That makes the full fruit character and tropical notes come through much more clearly.
MugiI see! And Two Fingers has three Hazy beers lined up, right? A tasting session would really keep your nose busy!
Hop BroExactly. They have Hazy beers from WCB and North Park too, plus the house-brewed beer named after the bar, so it's easy to plan whether to start with a light lager or head straight into bold aroma.
MugiSo the move is probably to start light with one beer and then go for Pickcell Popros on the second!
Hop BroOn a slightly cool rainy night, this lineup is pretty ideal. Start with a Helles or APA, then place the DDH Hazy as the aromatic climax at the end, and it all lands nicely.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! If I went on a tasting trip in Nishi-Ikebukuro, I'd probably be happy by the time I got home!
The beer pub Two Fingers in Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, announced its current tap lineup on Instagram. The selection feels suited to a slightly cool rainy night, with three Hazy beers on tap. The one that stands out most is Phase Three Brewing x Blue Hoss's collaboration beer "Pickcell Popros", a DDH double HAZY. It is the kind of beer that makes you want to look forward to its full fruit character and the strong aroma that comes from double dry hopping.
Two Fingers is a beer pub that also serves house-brewed beers bearing the bar's name. In addition to familiar easy-drinking lagers and IPAs, the tap list spans domestic and international collaboration beers, plus backup kegs. Beer lovers can likely enjoy moving through the lineup one by one while comparing different styles.
ON TAP NOW
- Two Fingers "Highway to Helles" (Helles)
- Two Fingers "Garage" (APA)
- Two Fingers "Hop Gasoline" (IPA)
- WCB x Inkhorn Brewing "Super Fresh" (Double HAZY)
- North Park Beer Co. "X-Raining Nectaron" (HAZY)
- Phase Three Brewing x Blue Hoss "Pickcell Popros" (DDH Double HAZY)
- Black Raven Brewing "Trickster" (IPA)
- WCB x Sakamichi Brewing "Hop Dux" (IPA)
- Bellwoods Brewery "Brettal Head" (Brett Pale Ale)
- Prairie Artisan Ales "Bomb!" (BA Imperial Stout)
BACK UP BEER
- Faro x Sailors Grave Brewing "Shiso Lemon Gose" (Gose)
- North Park Beer Co. "Digital Jedi" (WC Pilsner)
- North Park Beer Co. "Hibernation Sickness" (DDH IPA)
A place like Two Fingers, where American Hazy beers and Japanese house brews can be compared at the same table, is a very convenient spot for drinkers. You can start lightly with a first pint in Nishi-Ikebukuro, then move on to a richly aromatic Hazy like "Pickcell Popros" for your second and later drinks.
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Hop BroTwo Fingers in Nishi-Ikebukuro is doing something fun again. This time the star is Pickcell Popros, a collaboration between Phase Three Brewing and Blue Hoss.
MugiWhoa, that name already sounds intense! But what kind of beer is Pickcell Popros?
Hop BroThe style is DDH double HAZY. In other words, it is a heavily double-dry-hopped beer that really makes the aroma pop.
MugiDry hopping, what even is that? Do you dry the hops out? Is it like the hops are going wild?
Hop BroNot drying them out. It is a method where hops are added after fermentation to build aroma. That makes the full fruit character and tropical notes come through much more clearly.
MugiI see! And Two Fingers has three Hazy beers lined up, right? A tasting session would really keep your nose busy!
Hop BroExactly. They have Hazy beers from WCB and North Park too, plus the house-brewed beer named after the bar, so it's easy to plan whether to start with a light lager or head straight into bold aroma.
MugiSo the move is probably to start light with one beer and then go for Pickcell Popros on the second!
Hop BroOn a slightly cool rainy night, this lineup is pretty ideal. Start with a Helles or APA, then place the DDH Hazy as the aromatic climax at the end, and it all lands nicely.
MugiNow I really want to drink it! If I went on a tasting trip in Nishi-Ikebukuro, I'd probably be happy by the time I got home!
