VANAVASA in Kamakura adds two PASSIFIC BREWING guest beers
VANAVASA, the beer pub in Kamakura’s Onari-cho district, highlighted two guest beers from Passific Brewing: ZAZZ'INN 4.5%, a sour ale made with Kagoshima benifuuki tea, and MU 5.5%, a Hazy IPA collaboration with Sneaks.
Hop BroVANAVASA in Kamakura just poured two Passific guests at once. ZAZZ'INN 4.5% and MU 5.5% on the same board is a pretty unfair combo.
MugiWait, two fresh taps at once? And the names are ZAZZ'INN and MU? That sounds less like beer and more like a festival lineup!
Hop BroFirst up, ZAZZ'INN 4.5% is a benifuuki sour ale. It's a collab with the Chigasaki izakaya Que, and it uses tea leaves from Kagoshima.
MugiNo way! Tea in a beer? What's that even like? Sour plus tea sounds like my taste buds are about to hold a staff meeting!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The acidity and tea character create a clean, snappy finish. The tannins add a little grip, so the flavor doesn't go slack.
MugiWhat is that, like a grown-up lemon tea? Okay, my taste-bud meeting just approved the proposal!
Hop BroBut MU 5.5% absolutely keeps up. It's a Sneaks collab Hazy IPA, born around the timing of Mori, Michi, Ichiba, so it feels extra special.
MugiHazy IPA means a cloudy-looking IPA, right? And if it's exotic and spicy, I'm suddenly picturing curry steam coming out of the glass!
Hop BroDon't get fooled by that. It's still beer, just driven by dry-hop aroma. You get mango-ish fruit, a little green edge, and that soft Hazy IPA texture.
MugiOkay, so it's basically an IPA you travel by smell. ZAZZ'INN sounds bright and tea-like, MU sounds plush and aromatic, and now I need the side-by-side at VANAVASA.
Hop BroAnd VANAVASA feels like the kind of place where you can drop in for a quick stand-up pint. With the easy kakuuchi and tachinomi vibe, these two sound even better.
MugiThen it's settled: a Kamakura beer crawl. ZAZZ'INN first, MU second, and somehow this article already made my throat book a trip to Passific Brewing!
VANAVASA, a beer pub in Kamakura’s Onari-cho district, introduced two guest beers from Passific Brewing. The post features ZAZZ'INN 4.5%, a collaboration with the Chigasaki izakaya “Que,” and MU 5.5%, a collaboration with the special unit “Sneaks” that was formed around the time of the “Mori, Michi, Ichiba” festival.
- ZAZZ'INN 4.5%: A sour ale brewed with Benifuuki tea from Kagoshima Prefecture.
- MU 5.5%: A Hazy IPA collaboration with Sneaks. The post describes it as exotic and spicy.
VANAVASA is a beer pub in Kamakura, and the post also includes the hashtags #角打ち, #立ち飲み, and #お土産, suggesting an easygoing stop-in atmosphere. The lineup gives drinkers two clearly different options: a tea-forward sour ale and an aromatic Hazy IPA. If you want to compare the range of Passific Brewing in one visit, this is an appealing pairing.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroVANAVASA in Kamakura just poured two Passific guests at once. ZAZZ'INN 4.5% and MU 5.5% on the same board is a pretty unfair combo.
MugiWait, two fresh taps at once? And the names are ZAZZ'INN and MU? That sounds less like beer and more like a festival lineup!
Hop BroFirst up, ZAZZ'INN 4.5% is a benifuuki sour ale. It's a collab with the Chigasaki izakaya Que, and it uses tea leaves from Kagoshima.
MugiNo way! Tea in a beer? What's that even like? Sour plus tea sounds like my taste buds are about to hold a staff meeting!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The acidity and tea character create a clean, snappy finish. The tannins add a little grip, so the flavor doesn't go slack.
MugiWhat is that, like a grown-up lemon tea? Okay, my taste-bud meeting just approved the proposal!
Hop BroBut MU 5.5% absolutely keeps up. It's a Sneaks collab Hazy IPA, born around the timing of Mori, Michi, Ichiba, so it feels extra special.
MugiHazy IPA means a cloudy-looking IPA, right? And if it's exotic and spicy, I'm suddenly picturing curry steam coming out of the glass!
Hop BroDon't get fooled by that. It's still beer, just driven by dry-hop aroma. You get mango-ish fruit, a little green edge, and that soft Hazy IPA texture.
MugiOkay, so it's basically an IPA you travel by smell. ZAZZ'INN sounds bright and tea-like, MU sounds plush and aromatic, and now I need the side-by-side at VANAVASA.
Hop BroAnd VANAVASA feels like the kind of place where you can drop in for a quick stand-up pint. With the easy kakuuchi and tachinomi vibe, these two sound even better.
MugiThen it's settled: a Kamakura beer crawl. ZAZZ'INN first, MU second, and somehow this article already made my throat book a trip to Passific Brewing!
