BEER NOVA is featuring Alesong Brewing & Blending through 4/30
At BEER NOVA in Urawa Ward, Saitama City, Alesong Brewing & Blending from Eugene, Oregon, USA is being featured through April 30. On Tuesday, April 28, the bar opens at 16:00, stays open until midnight as it is the eve of a holiday, and you can enjoy a varied tap list that includes barrel-aged sours and farmhouse ales.
Hop BroBEER NOVA in Urawa is featuring Alesong through 4/30. The barrel-aging-focused brewery from Eugene, Oregon is on tap, so this is one beer fans won’t want to miss.
MugiWhat! Focused on barrel aging? Even the wording alone sounds delicious! It kind of has the vibe of an adults-only secret hideout.
Hop BroThe highlight is three beers. For example, Cuvée Soleil is a sour aged in French oak with tangerine and Pinot Gris. It’s a pretty multilayered beer where fruitiness and the aroma of the wood barrels come together.
MugiWhoa! I get that sour means tart, but once Pinot Gris gets involved, doesn’t it suddenly sound like a wine tasting? My brain can’t keep up even though it’s still beer.
Hop BroThat’s what makes it interesting. It doesn’t just add acidity; it builds the shape of the aroma too. Single Origin is a naturally fermented farmhouse ale made entirely from ingredients from Gosey Farm in Silverton, Oregon. In other words, it has a wild character while still showing a strong sense of place.
MugiOhhh! So natural fermentation is like the yeast is doing independent research? It’s romantic that it’s carefully designed, but still a little unpredictable.
Hop BroAnd Rackhouse Reserva is a strong ale made by long-aging and blending multiple base beers in spirit barrels. It’s not just strong in the obvious sense; it’s the kind that layers flavor over time, and honestly, that alone is persuasive before you even taste it.
MugiWow, layering flavor over time sounds so cool! But BEER NOVA isn’t just Alesong, right? There are so many taps I’m afraid I’d get lost.
Hop BroThat’s another strength here: the wide range of domestic and imported taps includes Yorocco Beer’s Liberation Pils, Nobody × Black Tide Brewing’s Tidal Cycles, and even multiple beers from Chuo Line Beer Works. From pilsner to IPA to weizen, it’s a lineup you can choose from based on your mood.
MugiWhat, from weizen to IPA? That’s definitely not a place where you just stop at "one quick drink." And to have that much variety gathered in Urawa is seriously exciting.
Hop BroThe local lineup is impressive too, with U.B.P BREWERY’s Lala Kölsch, URAWA CITY ALE, and Hazy Celebration, so it’s fun as a Urawa tasting comparison as well. On April 28 they open at 16:00 and stay open for the holiday eve, and it’s great that both food and drinks are available late.
MugiThis is amazing...! It’s so tempting that you can drop by after work, and if there’s food too, I’d probably end up staying a while. At this point, we should just go after the beers we’re most curious about!
Hop BroExactly. The right move is to start with Alesong and finish with a local pour. I feel like our drink-of-the-night candidate is already decided.
MugiDecided! If we can drink everything from barrel-aged beers to local labels, there’s no reason not to go. I want to toast soon and set off on a flavor adventure!
The beer pub "BEER NOVA" in Urawa, Saitama, will be open on Tuesday, April 28 from 16:00 to 24:00. Because it is the eve of a holiday, the food last order is 22:45, the 500-yen food last order is 23:15, and drinks last order is 23:30.
The highlight is "Alesong Brewing & Blending PICK UP!", running through April 30. Three beers from the barrel-aging-focused brewery based in Eugene, Oregon, USA are on tap.
- Cuvée Soleil: a sour beer brewed with tangerine and Pinot Gris, then aged in French oak barrels
- Single Origin: a farmhouse ale naturally fermented with 100% ingredients from Gosey Farm in Silverton, Oregon
- Rackhouse Reserva: a strong ale made by long-aging and blending different base beers in multiple spirit barrels
In addition, the taps also include Yorocco Beer’s "Liberation Pils", Nobody × Black Tide Brewing’s "Tidal Cycles", several beers from Chuo Line Beer Works including "Weizen", "Poppo-ya Ale", "Golden Ale", and "American IPA", Repubrew’s "WILD FUNKYARD CHERRY" and "GOLDEN SLUMBERS", Hop Kotan Brewing’s "Umemi Gachi", COEDO’s "Marihana" and "Sake Beer", and Shiga Kogen Beer’s "SNOW MONKEY IPA".
Also available from local U.B.P BREWERY are "Lala Kölsch", "Iroha", "Raspberry Light", "THE HOME & AWAY CS GOSE", "Woo-hoo!", "URAWA CITY ALE", "Meia Lua", "Beer All Right", "Step Over", "Scissors", "Hazy Celebration", "Shadow", and "La Bomba Real Ale ver.". It is a lineup that lets you explore distinctive beers from Japan and abroad all at once in Urawa.
Inside the bar, the food menu is available via Stories, and U.B.P BREWERY’s all-you-can-drink plan is also being promoted. True to its nature as a station-close beer pub, it is a place you can drop by after work or settle in for a serious tasting session.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBEER NOVA in Urawa is featuring Alesong through 4/30. The barrel-aging-focused brewery from Eugene, Oregon is on tap, so this is one beer fans won’t want to miss.
MugiWhat! Focused on barrel aging? Even the wording alone sounds delicious! It kind of has the vibe of an adults-only secret hideout.
Hop BroThe highlight is three beers. For example, Cuvée Soleil is a sour aged in French oak with tangerine and Pinot Gris. It’s a pretty multilayered beer where fruitiness and the aroma of the wood barrels come together.
MugiWhoa! I get that sour means tart, but once Pinot Gris gets involved, doesn’t it suddenly sound like a wine tasting? My brain can’t keep up even though it’s still beer.
Hop BroThat’s what makes it interesting. It doesn’t just add acidity; it builds the shape of the aroma too. Single Origin is a naturally fermented farmhouse ale made entirely from ingredients from Gosey Farm in Silverton, Oregon. In other words, it has a wild character while still showing a strong sense of place.
MugiOhhh! So natural fermentation is like the yeast is doing independent research? It’s romantic that it’s carefully designed, but still a little unpredictable.
Hop BroAnd Rackhouse Reserva is a strong ale made by long-aging and blending multiple base beers in spirit barrels. It’s not just strong in the obvious sense; it’s the kind that layers flavor over time, and honestly, that alone is persuasive before you even taste it.
MugiWow, layering flavor over time sounds so cool! But BEER NOVA isn’t just Alesong, right? There are so many taps I’m afraid I’d get lost.
Hop BroThat’s another strength here: the wide range of domestic and imported taps includes Yorocco Beer’s Liberation Pils, Nobody × Black Tide Brewing’s Tidal Cycles, and even multiple beers from Chuo Line Beer Works. From pilsner to IPA to weizen, it’s a lineup you can choose from based on your mood.
MugiWhat, from weizen to IPA? That’s definitely not a place where you just stop at "one quick drink." And to have that much variety gathered in Urawa is seriously exciting.
Hop BroThe local lineup is impressive too, with U.B.P BREWERY’s Lala Kölsch, URAWA CITY ALE, and Hazy Celebration, so it’s fun as a Urawa tasting comparison as well. On April 28 they open at 16:00 and stay open for the holiday eve, and it’s great that both food and drinks are available late.
MugiThis is amazing...! It’s so tempting that you can drop by after work, and if there’s food too, I’d probably end up staying a while. At this point, we should just go after the beers we’re most curious about!
Hop BroExactly. The right move is to start with Alesong and finish with a local pour. I feel like our drink-of-the-night candidate is already decided.
MugiDecided! If we can drink everything from barrel-aged beers to local labels, there’s no reason not to go. I want to toast soon and set off on a flavor adventure!
