CRAFT Rainbow in Okayama City Introduces Five Taps Including Fruitsweizen and Five Beers
The beer pub "CRAFT Rainbow" in Nodaya-cho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, shared its tap list in a post on April 30. Along with Fruitsweizen, IPA, Hazy IPA, Alt, and Pilsner, the lineup also includes beers from Humans Beer and Shiga Kogen Beer, offering a wide range of drinks to enjoy.
Hop BroCRAFT Rainbow in Okayama City's Kita Ward, Nodaya-cho, put out today's lineup on April 30. With five taps and five beers, it's a pretty fun setup.
MugiWait, what's Fruitsweizen? Is it like a fruit juice beer?
Hop BroBroadly speaking, it's a style that combines the softness of wheat beer with a fruity character. Since IPA and Hazy IPA are in the mix too, you can also enjoy the differences in hop expression.
MugiHop expression is strong?! But Hazy IPA already sounds cloudy just from the name!
Hop BroExactly. It's characterized by haze and a juicy, aromatic profile. Rather than pushing bitterness to the front, the appeal of a hazy beer is in bringing out the aroma.
MugiWow! And with Alt and Pilsner too, it sounds like comparing the different drinking profiles would be really fun!
Hop BroThat's right. A German-style Alt brings toastiness, Pilsner gives you a clean, crisp finish, and Fruitsweizen adds brightness, so lined up together they feel like a personality test.
MugiAnd the second half is even stronger! HUMANS BEER's Mango & Guava sounds like it teleports you straight to the tropics.
Hop BroOn top of that, there's Shiga Kogen Beer’s Snow Monkey IPA, Great Dane Brewing’s Everyday IPA, Swan Lake’s Album, and Suntory draft beer, so you can go straight from your first drink to a full comparison session. It’s also great that it works for a night of watching a game.
MugiAt this point, I want a drink tonight too! If a place in Okayama has this much on offer, even deciding what to order sounds fun.
The beer pub "CRAFT Rainbow" in Nodaya-cho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, announced its lineup in an Instagram post on April 30. The post said "5pm to midnight today," and noted that the shop opens around 5 p.m. from Tuesday through Thursday, and from 3 p.m. from Friday through Monday. The interior is non-smoking, and a smoking area is also available.
On tap that day were five varieties: Fruitsweizen, IPA, Hazy IPA, Alt, and Pilsner. From a fruit-forward wheat beer to an IPA that puts hop aroma front and center, plus a German-style Alt and a classic Pilsner, the lineup makes it easy to compare different drinking profiles.
In the latter half of the post, the shop also introduced bottles and other selections, including HUMANS BEER's Mango & Guava, Great Dane Brewing's Everyday IPA, Shiga Kogen Beer's Snow Monkey IPA, Swan Lake's Album, and Suntory draft beer. It looks like a lineup that will appeal not only to people who want to enjoy the individuality of craft beer, but also to those who want to start with an easy-drinking pint and then move on to tasting comparisons.
True to its stance of "turning beer from a boom into a culture," CRAFT Rainbow has a strong presence as a place where people in Okayama can casually enjoy a diverse range of beers. With broadcast information for the J.League Hundred-Year Vision League and the ACL also listed, it seems like an easy spot to visit on a night when you want to watch a match and raise a glass at the same time.
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Hop BroCRAFT Rainbow in Okayama City's Kita Ward, Nodaya-cho, put out today's lineup on April 30. With five taps and five beers, it's a pretty fun setup.
MugiWait, what's Fruitsweizen? Is it like a fruit juice beer?
Hop BroBroadly speaking, it's a style that combines the softness of wheat beer with a fruity character. Since IPA and Hazy IPA are in the mix too, you can also enjoy the differences in hop expression.
MugiHop expression is strong?! But Hazy IPA already sounds cloudy just from the name!
Hop BroExactly. It's characterized by haze and a juicy, aromatic profile. Rather than pushing bitterness to the front, the appeal of a hazy beer is in bringing out the aroma.
MugiWow! And with Alt and Pilsner too, it sounds like comparing the different drinking profiles would be really fun!
Hop BroThat's right. A German-style Alt brings toastiness, Pilsner gives you a clean, crisp finish, and Fruitsweizen adds brightness, so lined up together they feel like a personality test.
MugiAnd the second half is even stronger! HUMANS BEER's Mango & Guava sounds like it teleports you straight to the tropics.
Hop BroOn top of that, there's Shiga Kogen Beer’s Snow Monkey IPA, Great Dane Brewing’s Everyday IPA, Swan Lake’s Album, and Suntory draft beer, so you can go straight from your first drink to a full comparison session. It’s also great that it works for a night of watching a game.
MugiAt this point, I want a drink tonight too! If a place in Okayama has this much on offer, even deciding what to order sounds fun.
