At After School Brewery, an Open Air mentor and apprentice brew a WC Pilsner
At After School Brewery in Ikejiri-Ohashi, Setagaya Ward, a mentor-apprentice collaborative brew was carried out by captain brewer Andy and Ben Emrich, the former head brewer of Open Air Brewing who supported him during his apprenticeship in Kansai. The beer they brewed is WC Pilsner (West Coast Pilsner), and it looks like it will take a little while before it is finished.
Hop BroAt After School Brewery in Ikejiri-Ohashi, a mentor-apprentice collaboration brew got underway. Just seeing captain brewer Andy and Ben Emrich from Open Air Brewing side by side is enough to warm your heart, right?
MugiWhat! A master and apprentice brewing together? That sounds like a movie! And the brewery is called After School, which makes it feel even more like after-class vibes!
Hop BroThis beer is WC Pilsner. It’s a thoughtful design that aims for the bright aroma of the West Coast while still keeping the crispness of a pilsner.
MugiWhat is that! A pilsner with a West Coast side? The name alone is packed with information! My brain is going to ferment before I can even figure out which side it leans toward!
Hop BroBasically, it layers hop presence on top of the clean feel of a lager style. The drinkability is light, but the aroma still makes its presence known, and that contrast is what makes it interesting.
MugiOhhh! Balancing crispness and aroma is like a two-sword style in the beer world. It’s the kind that hits cleanly at first sip and then blooms fragrant afterward. That has to be delicious!
Hop BroAnd the place is perfect too. They’re brewing in the former staff room brewery at HOME/WORK VILLAGE, where the atmosphere of a former school still lingers. It’s such a story-rich setting.
MugiWait, beer in the staff room!? Brewing in a place where the memories of the blackboard remain makes me want to toast instead of doing homework!
Hop BroBecause the techniques passed down from Ben and Andy’s sensibility are blending together, I think the hop outline will show a lot of character too. In a mentor-apprentice collaboration, the best part is how a person’s history gets layered into the recipe.
MugiEven if it takes a little while to finish, I can’t wait! The feeling of wanting to drink it now is bubbling up like foam!
Hop BroExactly, this is the kind of beer that’s fun even while you wait. I want to meet this pint in a glass soon, one that makes you think it’s already delicious before you even drink it in Ikejiri-Ohashi.
A mentor-apprentice collaboration comes to life
At After School Brewery in Ikejiri-Ohashi, Setagaya Ward, a collaboration brew by two people in a mentor-apprentice relationship has begun. In a post, it was introduced that Ben Emrich, the former head brewer of Open Air Brewing who had a major influence on Andy, captain brewer, during the time he worked as a brewer in Kansai, visited as a guest.
The beer that was brewed
This time’s brew is WC Pilsner (West Coast Pilsner). It is a lager style with crispness and aroma as its appeal, and it promises a light-drinking character with distinct hop expression. The post also described it as "a special pint where the techniques passed down from a master and Andy’s sensibility blend together," suggesting that both the individuality and the sense of inheritance that the brewery team values are reflected in the recipe.
A beer that feels true to After School Brewery
After School Brewery is a brewery inside HOME/WORK VILLAGE, a space that retains the atmosphere of a former school site, and true to its name, its charm is an easygoing vibe like stopping by after class. In this unique space, which is a former staff room, the blackboard and the memories of the school building remain part of the brewery’s identity.
The lager-style WC Pilsner will not be ready to drink right away and will need a little time before it is complete. But that also means there is the pleasure of waiting for the finished result, born from the overlapping experience of mentor and apprentice. In Ikejiri-Ohashi, this is one pint to watch as the memories of school and the present of craft beer intersect.
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Hop BroAt After School Brewery in Ikejiri-Ohashi, a mentor-apprentice collaboration brew got underway. Just seeing captain brewer Andy and Ben Emrich from Open Air Brewing side by side is enough to warm your heart, right?
MugiWhat! A master and apprentice brewing together? That sounds like a movie! And the brewery is called After School, which makes it feel even more like after-class vibes!
Hop BroThis beer is WC Pilsner. It’s a thoughtful design that aims for the bright aroma of the West Coast while still keeping the crispness of a pilsner.
MugiWhat is that! A pilsner with a West Coast side? The name alone is packed with information! My brain is going to ferment before I can even figure out which side it leans toward!
Hop BroBasically, it layers hop presence on top of the clean feel of a lager style. The drinkability is light, but the aroma still makes its presence known, and that contrast is what makes it interesting.
MugiOhhh! Balancing crispness and aroma is like a two-sword style in the beer world. It’s the kind that hits cleanly at first sip and then blooms fragrant afterward. That has to be delicious!
Hop BroAnd the place is perfect too. They’re brewing in the former staff room brewery at HOME/WORK VILLAGE, where the atmosphere of a former school still lingers. It’s such a story-rich setting.
MugiWait, beer in the staff room!? Brewing in a place where the memories of the blackboard remain makes me want to toast instead of doing homework!
Hop BroBecause the techniques passed down from Ben and Andy’s sensibility are blending together, I think the hop outline will show a lot of character too. In a mentor-apprentice collaboration, the best part is how a person’s history gets layered into the recipe.
MugiEven if it takes a little while to finish, I can’t wait! The feeling of wanting to drink it now is bubbling up like foam!
Hop BroExactly, this is the kind of beer that’s fun even while you wait. I want to meet this pint in a glass soon, one that makes you think it’s already delicious before you even drink it in Ikejiri-Ohashi.
