Craft-Beer-Braised Pork Kakuni and Six Draft Beers at Beer House Hobbit
Beer House Hobbit in Hirakata, Osaka, announced its recommended food and draft beer lineup for Friday, May 22. Centered on pork kakuni slowly simmered in craft beer, the menu also featured dishes that pair well with beer, such as clay-pot rice ball onigiri and seasonal vegetables marinated in dashi.
Hop BroToday, Beer House Hobbit in Hirakata, Osaka is on fire. In the May 22 announcement, both the food and the draft lineup were seriously dialed in.
MugiWhoa! Six draft beers is amazing, right? And if they have food too, it’s less of a drinking session and more like a full-course meal!
Hop BroThe star is definitely the pork kakuni simmered in craft beer. It’s impressive how they keep the meat tender and full of umami without any cloying sweetness.
MugiWait, braising it in beer changes it that much? No cloying sweetness sounds almost magical!
Hop BroThat’s because the malt depth and hop aroma from the beer come through, so the sticky sweetness of sugar doesn’t take over. That’s why it ends up feeling like all the umami remains, and the kakuni turns into a star dish.
MugiOhhh! And they even have a fresh vegetable plate, which makes it feel a little easier to relax and drink. I want to try the tempura, the salad, and the dashi-marinated vegetables, all of it!
Hop BroThe food side is thorough too, with clay-pot cooked rice ball onigiri in two options: sea bream and new onion & asparagus. And with Choryo Shuzo, Kyoto Brewing Company, and Hirakata Beer all on the list, you can really see the character of the nearby breweries.
MugiWow, just reading the lineup makes me hungry! Wakyou - Sake Lees Yuzu White sounds interesting too, and just saying the name is enough to get me a little tipsy!
Hop BroThat one has the depth of sake lees with the aroma of yuzu on top, plus the lightness of a white-style beer, so it pairs easily with food. Its bright, citrusy character makes it a good match for tempura and fried chicken too.
MugiI see, and Session Citra White sounds light and easy to drink too, so it could go with everything from the kakuni to the vegetables! This is definitely the kind of place that makes you want to have a drink in Hirakata!
The beer pub Beer House Hobbit in Hirakata, Osaka, has introduced its recommended food and draft lineup for Friday, May 22. As expected from the shop’s basic concept, it serves domestic craft beer on draft along with overseas beer, and on this day the food lineup was especially substantial.
The star of the day was pork kakuni simmered in craft beer. In the post, it was described as a melt-in-your-mouth dish that avoids cloying sweetness while preserving the rich flavor of the meat. Alongside that, the fresh vegetable plate included “tempura of big black shimeji mushrooms,” “mizuna and raw garland chrysanthemum salad,” “Carol Seven,” and “seasonal vegetables marinated in dashi,” making it a lineup designed as beer accompaniments.
For the main-dish side, there were two kinds of choose-your-own clay-pot cooked rice ball onigiri. The standard “sea bream” version and the seasonal “new onion & asparagus” version, which brings out the flavor of the vegetables, were available. Other offerings included “Freshly fried! New potato chips,” “pan-seared Japanese beef round steak served as a salad,” “eggplant, zucchini, and asparagus tempura,” “Spicy! Taiwanese-style fried chicken,” and “beef sirloin steak,” making it a lineup that worked as a full meal as well.
There were six draft beers on the day. For beer fans, the lineup alone is enjoyable to look at.
- Choryo Shuzo (Nara) / Rice Lager
- Kyoto Brewing Company (Kyoto) / Shigoku Toden
- Choryo Shuzo (Nara) / Wakyou - Sake Lees Yuzu White
- Naminooto Brewing (Hyogo) / Circle
- Kyoto Brewing Company (Kyoto) / Juichi Juichi Ju
- Hirakata Beer (Osaka) / Session Citra White
Including local Osaka brewer Hirakata Beer, the appeal of the day was the range of neighboring breweries from Nara, Kyoto, and Hyogo. Using craft beer in the food while also connecting local flavors through the draft lineup inside the shop is exactly the kind of idea Beer House Hobbit is known for.
The post also announced “Ore no Curry” by staff member Unno on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. As a place where you can enjoy pairing the daily food with draft beer, it is one to remember when you want to drink craft beer in Hirakata.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday, Beer House Hobbit in Hirakata, Osaka is on fire. In the May 22 announcement, both the food and the draft lineup were seriously dialed in.
MugiWhoa! Six draft beers is amazing, right? And if they have food too, it’s less of a drinking session and more like a full-course meal!
Hop BroThe star is definitely the pork kakuni simmered in craft beer. It’s impressive how they keep the meat tender and full of umami without any cloying sweetness.
MugiWait, braising it in beer changes it that much? No cloying sweetness sounds almost magical!
Hop BroThat’s because the malt depth and hop aroma from the beer come through, so the sticky sweetness of sugar doesn’t take over. That’s why it ends up feeling like all the umami remains, and the kakuni turns into a star dish.
MugiOhhh! And they even have a fresh vegetable plate, which makes it feel a little easier to relax and drink. I want to try the tempura, the salad, and the dashi-marinated vegetables, all of it!
Hop BroThe food side is thorough too, with clay-pot cooked rice ball onigiri in two options: sea bream and new onion & asparagus. And with Choryo Shuzo, Kyoto Brewing Company, and Hirakata Beer all on the list, you can really see the character of the nearby breweries.
MugiWow, just reading the lineup makes me hungry! Wakyou - Sake Lees Yuzu White sounds interesting too, and just saying the name is enough to get me a little tipsy!
Hop BroThat one has the depth of sake lees with the aroma of yuzu on top, plus the lightness of a white-style beer, so it pairs easily with food. Its bright, citrusy character makes it a good match for tempura and fried chicken too.
MugiI see, and Session Citra White sounds light and easy to drink too, so it could go with everything from the kakuni to the vegetables! This is definitely the kind of place that makes you want to have a drink in Hirakata!
