The Beer Shop Hirakata city adds four Minoh Beer releases
The Beer Shop Hirakata city in Hirakata, Osaka announced four new Minoh Beer releases on July 1, alongside a tap lineup that spans Black Label, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, West Coast Brewing's Starwatcher, and more.
Hop BroToday’s update from The Beer Shop Hirakata city is a strong one. On July 1 they brought in four Minoh Beer releases, and the tap lineup looks seriously good.
MugiWhat! Four Minoh beers already sounds stacked, and they still refreshed the taps too? How big is that fridge supposed to be!?
Hop BroThe headline pick is Haikara Pils. It’s an Italian pilsner with soft malt character and a refined, rounded hop aroma.
MugiWait, Italian pilsner? What is that supposed to mean? Did a pilsner go on vacation and come back stylish?
Hop BroBasically, think fragrant crisp lager. It keeps the clean drinkability of a pilsner, then adds a more expressive hop aroma on top.
MugiThat sounds so good! And Grapefruit Sour caught my eye too. A sour ale with grapefruit sounds bright, refreshing, and perfect with food.
Hop BroThen there’s Kozaru IPA, which is great fun. It’s a session IPA, lighter and easier to keep drinking, with a nicely controlled bitterness.
Mugi“Easy to keep drinking” is always suspiciously dangerous. And Saruyama Shikao sounds like a whole movie title, so what’s going on there?
Hop BroThat one is a collaboration with Akishika Shuzo, a rice-koji saison. Malt and rice koji overlap in a really Japanese, gently aromatic way.
MugiThat’s already hard to choose from, and then you add Black Label, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, WCB’s Starwatcher, and more? This is tasting flight heaven.
Hop BroExactly, and because the shop does daily tap updates, you can swing from lager to sour to saison depending on your mood.
MugiI’m sold. Start with Haikara Pils, finish with Saruyama Shikao, and somewhere in between lose all self-control... I want a pint right now.
July 1 release update
The Beer Shop Hirakata city, a beer pub in Okahigashicho, Hirakata City, Osaka, shared its July 1 tap update. The lineup is broad, moving from familiar classics to more distinctive styles, which fits a pub that keeps its taps changing day by day.
Four Minoh Beer releases
- High Collar Pils: A first-time release. The post describes it as an Italian pilsner with soft malt character and a refined, rounded hop aroma.
- Grapefruit Sour: A return release that sold out quickly last time. It is a grapefruit-based sour ale with a crisp, refreshing profile that also works well with food.
- Kozaru IPA: Introduced as the younger sibling of O-saru IPA. This session IPA is pitched as moderately bitter and easy to drink.
- Saruyama Shikao: A collaboration with Akishika Shuzo. The beer is presented as a saison-style beer with malt and rice koji character.
Other taps on the board
Alongside the four Minoh beers, the pub listed Sapporo Beer's Black Label, Sierra Nevada Brewing's Pale Ale, West Coast Brewing's Starwatcher, Craft Beer Base's Lavender & Chamomile, and Hirakata Beer's Session Citra White. The range covers lager, pale ale, sour, saison, and session IPA territory, so the tap list offers plenty of contrast.
About the venue
The Beer Shop Hirakata city is a beer pub in a shopping complex in central Hirakata. The post also notes that no in-store event is fixed for July yet, while the shop is thinking about future summer outings and charcoal-grill related pop-ups. For now, the main draw is the freshly arrived Minoh Beer quartet and the well-rounded tap selection around it.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s update from The Beer Shop Hirakata city is a strong one. On July 1 they brought in four Minoh Beer releases, and the tap lineup looks seriously good.
MugiWhat! Four Minoh beers already sounds stacked, and they still refreshed the taps too? How big is that fridge supposed to be!?
Hop BroThe headline pick is Haikara Pils. It’s an Italian pilsner with soft malt character and a refined, rounded hop aroma.
MugiWait, Italian pilsner? What is that supposed to mean? Did a pilsner go on vacation and come back stylish?
Hop BroBasically, think fragrant crisp lager. It keeps the clean drinkability of a pilsner, then adds a more expressive hop aroma on top.
MugiThat sounds so good! And Grapefruit Sour caught my eye too. A sour ale with grapefruit sounds bright, refreshing, and perfect with food.
Hop BroThen there’s Kozaru IPA, which is great fun. It’s a session IPA, lighter and easier to keep drinking, with a nicely controlled bitterness.
Mugi“Easy to keep drinking” is always suspiciously dangerous. And Saruyama Shikao sounds like a whole movie title, so what’s going on there?
Hop BroThat one is a collaboration with Akishika Shuzo, a rice-koji saison. Malt and rice koji overlap in a really Japanese, gently aromatic way.
MugiThat’s already hard to choose from, and then you add Black Label, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, WCB’s Starwatcher, and more? This is tasting flight heaven.
Hop BroExactly, and because the shop does daily tap updates, you can swing from lager to sour to saison depending on your mood.
MugiI’m sold. Start with Haikara Pils, finish with Saruyama Shikao, and somewhere in between lose all self-control... I want a pint right now.
