Horsehead Labs to Release a Special Set Featuring Guryubai Sake Lees IPA and Nayuta 10^60
Shizuoka-based Horsehead Labs has announced a special online set featuring Guryubai Sake Lees IPA and Nayuta 10^60. According to the brewery’s Instagram post, sales will begin at 8:10 p.m. today, offering drinkers two distinctly different expressions for autumn outings.
Hop BroHorsehead Labs in Kanbara-juku, Shimizu, Shizuoka has a great-value set for a two-IPA tasting adventure. It goes on sale today at 8:10 p.m. in its official online store.
MugiWhat! Which beers are in it? Calling it an autumn outing beer already makes me want to pack a cooler!
Hop BroOne is Garyubai Sake Lees IPA, brewed with sake lees from Sanwa Shuzo's Garyubai. The other is Nayuta 10^60 from its Bato series, a DDH-IPA.
MugiDDH-IPA sounds like a code! Is it a double-hop super move from the beer universe?
Hop BroDDH means double dry hopping. Brewers add hops during or after fermentation to bring out vivid aroma—more about fragrance than simply adding bitterness.
MugiOoh! Nayuta 10^60 is 7.0% ABV and uses four additions of hops, right? That is more aromatic information than my weekend calendar can process!
Hop BroExactly. It uses 100% British Maris Otter malt, plus four hop varieties—including estate-grown Centennial—for citrus aroma and firm bitterness.
MugiThen I want it with Asian curry or Sichuan mapo tofu! It sounds like the perfect spicy-food partner. I may sweat, but I will not release the glass!
Hop BroGaryubai Sake Lees IPA is 6.0% ABV and includes sake lees, oats, strawberry juice, and lactose. Its hallmark is sake lees and strawberry aroma layered with floral hops.
MugiStrawberry, sake lees, and lactose? That is a delicious traffic jam! And there is a richer cloudy version, too—my excitement has settled right to the bottom!
Hop BroThat cloudy edition is filled from the tank's bottom layer for extra richness. It feels very Horsehead Labs: a Kanbara-juku experiment crew making playful drinks with local character.
MugiThe gentle sake-lees-and-strawberry side and hop-forward Nayuta both sound irresistible! Let's be ready to toast at 8:10 tonight and bring them on our autumn outing!
A set built around two contrasting beers
Horsehead Labs will release a special set containing Guryubai Sake Lees IPA and Nayuta 10^60, a beer from its Batou series. The brewery announced on Instagram that sales will begin at 8:10 p.m. through its official online store.
Guryubai Sake Lees IPA is brewed with sake lees from Sanwa Shuzo’s Guryubai sake. The product information lists malt, sake lees, oats, strawberry juice, lactose, hops, yeast and other ingredients, with an alcohol content of 6.0%. Its profile combines the aroma and umami of sake lees with floral hop notes and a fresh strawberry character. Horsehead Labs offers both a standard version and a richer, hazier version drawn from the bottom layer of the tank.
Nayuta 10^60 takes a very different direction. Listed as a 7.0% DDH IPA, it uses 100% Maris Otter malt and four hop varieties, including Centennial grown in the brewery’s own field. The hops are added in four separate stages, aiming for a complex aroma that moves from citrus top notes into a fuller bouquet, supported by assertive bitterness. The brewery suggests pairing it with Asian curry, Sichuan mapo tofu and spicy snacks.
An experimental brewery in Kanbara
Horsehead Labs is based in Kanbara, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City. The brewery describes itself as an experimental group making a range of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, drawing on the water and coastal environment at the foot of Mount Fuji.
This set brings together two different approaches: one beer built around sake lees and strawberry, and another that places layered hop character at the center. For fans planning an autumn tasting, it offers an opportunity to compare the ingredients and brewing ideas behind each bottle. Availability and sales conditions should be checked through the official online store.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroHorsehead Labs in Kanbara-juku, Shimizu, Shizuoka has a great-value set for a two-IPA tasting adventure. It goes on sale today at 8:10 p.m. in its official online store.
MugiWhat! Which beers are in it? Calling it an autumn outing beer already makes me want to pack a cooler!
Hop BroOne is Garyubai Sake Lees IPA, brewed with sake lees from Sanwa Shuzo's Garyubai. The other is Nayuta 10^60 from its Bato series, a DDH-IPA.
MugiDDH-IPA sounds like a code! Is it a double-hop super move from the beer universe?
Hop BroDDH means double dry hopping. Brewers add hops during or after fermentation to bring out vivid aroma—more about fragrance than simply adding bitterness.
MugiOoh! Nayuta 10^60 is 7.0% ABV and uses four additions of hops, right? That is more aromatic information than my weekend calendar can process!
Hop BroExactly. It uses 100% British Maris Otter malt, plus four hop varieties—including estate-grown Centennial—for citrus aroma and firm bitterness.
MugiThen I want it with Asian curry or Sichuan mapo tofu! It sounds like the perfect spicy-food partner. I may sweat, but I will not release the glass!
Hop BroGaryubai Sake Lees IPA is 6.0% ABV and includes sake lees, oats, strawberry juice, and lactose. Its hallmark is sake lees and strawberry aroma layered with floral hops.
MugiStrawberry, sake lees, and lactose? That is a delicious traffic jam! And there is a richer cloudy version, too—my excitement has settled right to the bottom!
Hop BroThat cloudy edition is filled from the tank's bottom layer for extra richness. It feels very Horsehead Labs: a Kanbara-juku experiment crew making playful drinks with local character.
MugiThe gentle sake-lees-and-strawberry side and hop-forward Nayuta both sound irresistible! Let's be ready to toast at 8:10 tonight and bring them on our autumn outing!
