Natural Roots Studio Announces a Dark Lager Brewed with Cold-Extracted Coffee Beans
Natural Roots Studio in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture has announced a Prague-style dark lager made with cold-extracted coffee beans. Designed to layer coffee bitterness over the aroma of black malt, it is being offered as a black beer for summer.
Hop BroI heard Natural Roots Studio in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture is putting out a new beer made with coffee bean extraction. This time it's a Prague-style dark lager, and as a black beer for summer, it's pretty interesting.
MugiWait, a black beer for summer!? It looks heavy, but can you actually drink it in a refreshing way?
Hop BroThat's the key: because it's finished with lager yeast, it has a clean, crisp drinking feel. And what's clever is how the roastiness of black malt is layered with the bitterness of coffee.
MugiLager yeast makes that much of a difference? What's the difference from ale? My brain suddenly turned into a beer factory!
Hop BroTo put it simply, lager is fermented slowly at lower temperatures, so it tends to produce a clean aftertaste. That means even if you add the aroma of coffee, it stays cohesive instead of getting messy.
MugiI see! And the coffee beans are roasted in Numazu, right? Using local ingredients makes it feel like you can trust the flavor even more!
Hop BroExactly. Since they infuse it after fermentation like cold brew, the aroma of cold-brew coffee comes through beautifully. The way they keep the acidity subdued is very craftsmanship-like.
MugiWhat, they even think about reducing acidity!? Building that level of balance into the finish is incredible!
Hop BroNatural Roots Studio, as Repubrew's new brewery, keeps working with designs that aren't bound by convention. The way it folds the character of Mishima and Numazu into the beer gives it a real sense of place.
MugiBlack malt's roasted aroma, coffee bitterness, and it's still light? Isn't that almost cheating? It pulls in both black beer fans and coffee fans!
Hop BroYeah, this is definitely the kind of beer that makes you want to drink it. Tonight, I'd want to slow down and toast with a summer dark lager.
MugiIt's decided! My head is already full of a coffee-scented dark lager. I absolutely want to drink this!
Brewing Intent
Natural Roots Studio is known as Repubrew's new brewery factory, based in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture. This new release is a limited coffee beer announced by Natural Roots Studio, and is a beer inspired by Prague-style dark lager.
Flavor Design
At the core of the recipe is a combination of the clean finish of lager yeast and coffee beans roasted locally in Numazu. By infusing coffee flavor into the beer after fermentation using a cold-brew method, it layers the roastiness from black malt with coffee bitterness. In addition, the brewing water was designed to suppress acidity, aiming for a flavor that stays well integrated through the finish.
Natural Roots Studio Character
Repubrew has continued creating beers that are not bound by convention, making use of both its Mishima and Numazu bases. As its development hub, Natural Roots Studio plays the role of translating local ingredients and roasting culture into recipes. This dark lager, too, brings together coffee beans while keeping the body from feeling too heavy, and can be seen as a release that clearly reflects the studio's direction.
Notable Points
The beer pours a deep black, and its aroma layers the fragrance of black malt and coffee. Its defining feature is that it preserves the outline of a black beer while giving it the lightness expected of a lager. Designed to appeal to both coffee lovers and black beer fans, it is worth noting as a new proposal from Natural Roots Studio.
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Hop BroI heard Natural Roots Studio in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture is putting out a new beer made with coffee bean extraction. This time it's a Prague-style dark lager, and as a black beer for summer, it's pretty interesting.
MugiWait, a black beer for summer!? It looks heavy, but can you actually drink it in a refreshing way?
Hop BroThat's the key: because it's finished with lager yeast, it has a clean, crisp drinking feel. And what's clever is how the roastiness of black malt is layered with the bitterness of coffee.
MugiLager yeast makes that much of a difference? What's the difference from ale? My brain suddenly turned into a beer factory!
Hop BroTo put it simply, lager is fermented slowly at lower temperatures, so it tends to produce a clean aftertaste. That means even if you add the aroma of coffee, it stays cohesive instead of getting messy.
MugiI see! And the coffee beans are roasted in Numazu, right? Using local ingredients makes it feel like you can trust the flavor even more!
Hop BroExactly. Since they infuse it after fermentation like cold brew, the aroma of cold-brew coffee comes through beautifully. The way they keep the acidity subdued is very craftsmanship-like.
MugiWhat, they even think about reducing acidity!? Building that level of balance into the finish is incredible!
Hop BroNatural Roots Studio, as Repubrew's new brewery, keeps working with designs that aren't bound by convention. The way it folds the character of Mishima and Numazu into the beer gives it a real sense of place.
MugiBlack malt's roasted aroma, coffee bitterness, and it's still light? Isn't that almost cheating? It pulls in both black beer fans and coffee fans!
Hop BroYeah, this is definitely the kind of beer that makes you want to drink it. Tonight, I'd want to slow down and toast with a summer dark lager.
MugiIt's decided! My head is already full of a coffee-scented dark lager. I absolutely want to drink this!
