KARAKURI in Kanda Opens Swan Lake x Craftrock's Rouge Cerise
KARAKURI -Craft Beer & Oden & Sake- in Kanda, Tokyo, announced the tap opening of Rouge Cerise, a collaboration beer from Swan Lake and Craftrock. The beer celebrates Swan Lake Beer’s 29th anniversary and features layered barrel-aging character.
Hop BroToday’s headline is that Kanda’s KARAKURI just tapped Rouge Cerise from Swan Lake and Craftrock.
MugiWhat! That name already sounds fancy, so what kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s a 29th anniversary collab for Swan Lake Beer, and the style is a Flanders Red Ale.
MugiWait, what? Flanders Red Ale sounds like you just cast a spell.
Hop BroPut simply, it’s a Belgian-style red ale with a wine-like vibe where sweetness and acidity play together.
MugiOhhh, so it’s not just sour, it’s more like a balanced grown-up flavor?
Hop BroExactly. They blended three aged versions from an oak cask used for Niigata Japanesque, a CAVE D’OCCI red wine barrel, and a stainless keg for a luxury three-way blend.
MugiThree aging routes? That’s not a beer, that’s a barrel orchestra.
Hop BroAnd the round malt sweetness overlaps with gentle acidity, while the swan-on-red label totally nails the beer’s whole mood.
MugiA pour like that with oden in KARAKURI’s basement pub sounds unfairly good. I need a glass right now!
KARAKURI -Craft Beer & Oden & Sake- is a beer pub in a basement location in Kanda, Tokyo, known for craft beer, sake, natural wine, and creative dishes centered on oden. In its August 9 post, the shop announced a new tap: Rouge Cerise / Swan Lake (Niigata) x Craftrock (Tokyo).
The beer is a 29th-anniversary release for Swan Lake Beer. Built on a Flanders Red Ale base, it blends three versions aged in different vessels: an oak barrel previously used for Swan Lake Beer’s Niigata Japanesque, a red-wine barrel from CAVE D’OCCI in Niigata, and stainless keg conditioning. The result is described as showing soft, rounded malt sweetness with a gentle, pleasant acidity.
The label was designed by Genki Kubo, who worked on a Belgium tour with the breweries, and depicts a swan turning red while holding a branch, reflecting the Rouge Cerise theme. It is the kind of beer that fits KARAKURI’s relaxed atmosphere, especially alongside oden and house dishes.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s headline is that Kanda’s KARAKURI just tapped Rouge Cerise from Swan Lake and Craftrock.
MugiWhat! That name already sounds fancy, so what kind of beer is it?
Hop BroIt’s a 29th anniversary collab for Swan Lake Beer, and the style is a Flanders Red Ale.
MugiWait, what? Flanders Red Ale sounds like you just cast a spell.
Hop BroPut simply, it’s a Belgian-style red ale with a wine-like vibe where sweetness and acidity play together.
MugiOhhh, so it’s not just sour, it’s more like a balanced grown-up flavor?
Hop BroExactly. They blended three aged versions from an oak cask used for Niigata Japanesque, a CAVE D’OCCI red wine barrel, and a stainless keg for a luxury three-way blend.
MugiThree aging routes? That’s not a beer, that’s a barrel orchestra.
Hop BroAnd the round malt sweetness overlaps with gentle acidity, while the swan-on-red label totally nails the beer’s whole mood.
MugiA pour like that with oden in KARAKURI’s basement pub sounds unfairly good. I need a glass right now!
