The Beer Shop Hirakata city taps Duchesse de Bourgogne on Aug. 11
The Beer Shop Hirakata city, a beer pub on the 3rd floor of Hirakata Sun Plaza No. 3 near Hirakata-shi Station, opened Duchesse de Bourgogne on tap on August 11. The day's lineup also included Sapporo Black Label, Baird Brewing's Teikoku IPA, and a local Hirakata beer.
Hop BroHirakata has a must-watch tap day today: The Beer Shop Hirakata city opens at 1 p.m. on August 11, and the headliner is Duchesse on draft.
MugiWait, Duchesse on draft sounds both royal and dangerous! What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s Duchesse de Bourgogne from Belgium’s Verhaeghe, a barrel-aged red ale with layered tartness and sweetness that feels a bit like red wine.
MugiHold on, barrel-aged red ale is a lot of beer-school vocabulary! What does the barrel part actually do?
Hop BroA lot, actually. They use blending two ages of beer: one aged 18 months in oak and a younger 6-month beer, which rounds the acidity and adds depth.
MugiEighteen months?! And ordered six months ahead for a keg? That’s not a beer, that’s a boss battle.
Hop BroAnd the tap lineup is smart too: from Black Label to Duchesse makes a great progression, with Baird’s Teikoku IPA in the middle.
MugiOh, nice! Drop in Teikoku IPA there and the hops would probably slap me awake mid-journey.
Hop BroThen Craft Bank’s 04-Kolsh keeps things crisp, and Hirakata Beer’s Session Citra White adds a local stop in the lineup.
MugiSo the drinking order has plot twists now? And Nagao's solo shift runs until 9:30 p.m.? That’s elite bartender stamina.
Hop BroWith the ACL playoff on in the bar, it turns into a full daytime drinking course. I’d finish with the Duchesse, no question.
MugiThat settles it. Near Hirakata Station, starting with Black Label and ending with Duchesse already sounds dangerously drinkable!
The Beer Shop Hirakata city, a beer pub on the 3rd floor of Hirakata Sun Plaza No. 3 near Hirakata-shi Station, posted its tap list for August 11. The shop opened at 1:00 p.m., planned to run until 9:30 p.m., and noted that Nagao would be running the room solo that day. The post also mentioned that Gamba Osaka's ACL playoff game was on in the shop, giving the afternoon a distinctly local feel.
The featured pour was Duchesse de Bourgogne from Verhaeghe in Belgium. It is a red ale aged for 18 months in oak, then blended with a younger six-month beer before being bottled or kegged. The shop described it as a beer with oak-driven acidity, a gentle sweetness from sugars, and a red-wine-like profile. It was also noted as a rare keg acquisition that needs to be arranged about half a year in advance.
The rest of the tap list was broad and approachable:
- Sapporo Brewery, Black Label
- Baird Brewing, Teikoku IPA
- Verhaeghe, Duchesse de Bourgogne
- Craftbank Brewery, 04-Kolsh
- Hirakata Beer, Session Citra White
It is a lineup that moves from an easy-drinking lager to a hop-forward IPA, then into a barrel-aged Belgian specialty, with a local Hirakata beer in the mix as well.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroHirakata has a must-watch tap day today: The Beer Shop Hirakata city opens at 1 p.m. on August 11, and the headliner is Duchesse on draft.
MugiWait, Duchesse on draft sounds both royal and dangerous! What kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s Duchesse de Bourgogne from Belgium’s Verhaeghe, a barrel-aged red ale with layered tartness and sweetness that feels a bit like red wine.
MugiHold on, barrel-aged red ale is a lot of beer-school vocabulary! What does the barrel part actually do?
Hop BroA lot, actually. They use blending two ages of beer: one aged 18 months in oak and a younger 6-month beer, which rounds the acidity and adds depth.
MugiEighteen months?! And ordered six months ahead for a keg? That’s not a beer, that’s a boss battle.
Hop BroAnd the tap lineup is smart too: from Black Label to Duchesse makes a great progression, with Baird’s Teikoku IPA in the middle.
MugiOh, nice! Drop in Teikoku IPA there and the hops would probably slap me awake mid-journey.
Hop BroThen Craft Bank’s 04-Kolsh keeps things crisp, and Hirakata Beer’s Session Citra White adds a local stop in the lineup.
MugiSo the drinking order has plot twists now? And Nagao's solo shift runs until 9:30 p.m.? That’s elite bartender stamina.
Hop BroWith the ACL playoff on in the bar, it turns into a full daytime drinking course. I’d finish with the Duchesse, no question.
MugiThat settles it. Near Hirakata Station, starting with Black Label and ending with Duchesse already sounds dangerously drinkable!
