Beer House Hobbit opens Great Dane Brewing's first tap with Great Lager
On June 6, Beer House Hobbit, a beer pub in Hirakata, Osaka, introduced Great Dane Brewing's Great Lager as its first tap from the brewery. The beer is being served alongside pork loin with sansho pepper stir-fry, and the tap list also includes IPA, sour, hazy, and white-style beers.
Hop BroBeer House Hobbit in Hirakata had a fun June 6 post: first tapping of Great Lager, and it was also their first time pouring Great Dane Brewing.
MugiWhat! A first-time brewery is already exciting, and Great Dane Brewing sounds like it shows up wearing armor!
Hop BroThis Great Lager is a lager made with premium Wisconsin malt, and the cool part is that it gives off citrusy and tropical-fruit-like aromas.
MugiWait, hold on, what is malt? You just turned this into Beer Science Class!
Hop BroIt’s grain that’s been sprouted and dried, basically the foundation of beer. When that part is good, the aroma and body come through clean.
MugiOhhh, so a fragrant lager is like a straight-A lager suddenly breaking into dance at a festival?
Hop BroThat’s honestly pretty close. It keeps the crisp snap of a lager, but it also has an ale-like finish, so it drinks clean and then opens up at the end.
MugiWhat is that combo! And pairing it with pork loin sansho stir-fry sounds like the kind of dish that makes every sip disappear instantly!
Hop BroExactly. The peppery sansho and pork umami should work with the lager’s light feel, and the tap list is basically a five-beer lineup with IPA, hazy, sour, and white styles all in the mix.
MugiIf it goes from IPA to sour to white, that’s dangerous in the best way. I want a Great Lager toast first, then that stir-fry immediately after!
Beer House Hobbit, a beer pub in Kawaramachi, Hirakata, Osaka, announced in a June 6 post that it had tapped Great Dane Brewing's Great Lager as the day's guest beer. The post also notes that this is the first brewery from Great Dane Brewing to be poured at the shop.
Great Lager is described as a lager brewed with premium Wisconsin malt. The beer is said to offer aromas reminiscent of citrus and tropical fruit, followed by a bright, refreshing finish. It keeps the crisp character expected from a lager while also leaving a fuller, ale-like aftertaste.
The recommended food pairing is pork loin with nagaimo and okra stir-fried with sansho pepper. The peppery spice and aroma of sansho should sharpen the pork's richness while matching the beer's clean, easy-drinking profile. It is a pairing that fits Beer House Hobbit's straightforward, beer-first style.
The day's draft lineup was:
- Minoh Brewery: Kozaru IPA
- Great Dane Brewing: Great Lager
- Free Spirits Brewing: Peach Hazy IPA
- Minoh Brewery: Grafru Sour
- Hirakata Beer: Session Citra White
The list mixes local Osaka beers with selections from Miyagi and Hyogo, covering IPA, hazy, sour, and white styles. For drinkers in Hirakata looking to follow a new guest beer and compare it with familiar regional taps, Beer House Hobbit offers a compact but varied lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBeer House Hobbit in Hirakata had a fun June 6 post: first tapping of Great Lager, and it was also their first time pouring Great Dane Brewing.
MugiWhat! A first-time brewery is already exciting, and Great Dane Brewing sounds like it shows up wearing armor!
Hop BroThis Great Lager is a lager made with premium Wisconsin malt, and the cool part is that it gives off citrusy and tropical-fruit-like aromas.
MugiWait, hold on, what is malt? You just turned this into Beer Science Class!
Hop BroIt’s grain that’s been sprouted and dried, basically the foundation of beer. When that part is good, the aroma and body come through clean.
MugiOhhh, so a fragrant lager is like a straight-A lager suddenly breaking into dance at a festival?
Hop BroThat’s honestly pretty close. It keeps the crisp snap of a lager, but it also has an ale-like finish, so it drinks clean and then opens up at the end.
MugiWhat is that combo! And pairing it with pork loin sansho stir-fry sounds like the kind of dish that makes every sip disappear instantly!
Hop BroExactly. The peppery sansho and pork umami should work with the lager’s light feel, and the tap list is basically a five-beer lineup with IPA, hazy, sour, and white styles all in the mix.
MugiIf it goes from IPA to sour to white, that’s dangerous in the best way. I want a Great Lager toast first, then that stir-fry immediately after!
