Natural Roots Studio to Pre-Tap Czech-Style Dark Lager "AGEAGESAMEAGE"
Natural Roots Studio in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, will release the Czech-style dark lager "AGEAGESAMEAGE." Brewed on March 9, it will be pre-release tapped at affiliated venues from April 6, with the official release for trade accounts on April 15 and via the company’s own e-commerce site from April 19.
Hop BroFrom Mishima’s Natural Roots Studio comes a Czech-style dark lager called "AGEAGESAMEAGE." It was brewed on March 9, and the backstory is great too, since it was made by friends in the industry who were born in the same year.
MugiWhoa! Even the title is intriguing! AGEAGESAMEAGE sounds like a spell or something!
Hop BroAnd the contents are interesting too. They borrowed a wooden vat used for salted cherry leaves, took it apart, smoked it, and used that, so the aroma goes beyond a simple dark lager.
MugiTaking apart a wooden vat and smoking it sounds like beer-making or carpentry, I can’t even tell which! Does that smoky aroma really make that much of a difference?
Hop BroIt does. When roast character and wood-derived nuances come together, it adds depth beyond bitterness alone. It’s like the good parts of a Czech-style dark lager with a slightly smoky finish layered in.
MugiOhhh! So even though it’s dark and seems heavy, it isn’t just a one-note, full-bodied beer! That’s what you mean by three-dimensional toastiness!
Hop BroExactly. And Natural Roots Studio is Repubrew’s second factory, a base that brews using solar power and natural water. That Mishima-style natural foundation is clearly in this beer too.
MugiWow, even the backstory sounds delicious! So can we drink it already? There’s a pre-release tapping schedule, right?
Hop BroThere is. Pre-release tapping starts on April 6, beginning with CBM Tokyo Torch, then BEERNOVA URAWA on April 7, Fruktos Sakaba on April 10, and several venues in Tokyo and Kyoto on April 11.
MugiWhoa, the schedule is packed already! Official release on April 15, and the e-commerce sale starts at 6:00 p.m. on April 19. People who get to drink it early are pretty lucky, aren’t they?
Hop BroNo question about it. It’s a beer with the story of being a same-year-of-birth beer, so this is one you’ll want to sip slowly as a dark lager.
MugiYeah, I can already see the foam in my head! I want to put this on my tonight’s drink shortlist, and I want to toast with someone soon!
From Natural Roots Studio in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, comes the Czech-style dark lager "AGEAGESAMEAGE." According to an Instagram post, it was brewed on March 9, 2026, and since representative Hata was born in 1991, it was created by a group of industry peers who are the same age.
At the heart of the beer’s flavor is a unique process: they acquired a wooden vat that had been used to make salted cherry leaves, dismantled it, smoked it, and then added it to the beer. By layering in the smoky aroma of burned wood, the beer gains depth that goes beyond a simple dark lager. The style is described as a Czech-style dark lager, suggesting a design that combines toastiness, roast character, and wood-derived nuances.
The release will go to trade accounts on April 15, and to the company’s own e-commerce site from 6:00 p.m. on April 19. In addition, pre-release tapping is scheduled to begin on April 6 at CBM Tokyo Torch, followed by BEERNOVA URAWA on April 7, Fruktos Sakaba on April 10, and multiple venues in Tokyo and Kyoto on April 11. Natural Roots Studio, as Repubrew’s second factory, is a production base that uses solar power and natural water from the Fuji-Hakone system to produce beer and distilled spirits. This beer from Mishima also reflects that background in its finish.
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Hop BroFrom Mishima’s Natural Roots Studio comes a Czech-style dark lager called "AGEAGESAMEAGE." It was brewed on March 9, and the backstory is great too, since it was made by friends in the industry who were born in the same year.
MugiWhoa! Even the title is intriguing! AGEAGESAMEAGE sounds like a spell or something!
Hop BroAnd the contents are interesting too. They borrowed a wooden vat used for salted cherry leaves, took it apart, smoked it, and used that, so the aroma goes beyond a simple dark lager.
MugiTaking apart a wooden vat and smoking it sounds like beer-making or carpentry, I can’t even tell which! Does that smoky aroma really make that much of a difference?
Hop BroIt does. When roast character and wood-derived nuances come together, it adds depth beyond bitterness alone. It’s like the good parts of a Czech-style dark lager with a slightly smoky finish layered in.
MugiOhhh! So even though it’s dark and seems heavy, it isn’t just a one-note, full-bodied beer! That’s what you mean by three-dimensional toastiness!
Hop BroExactly. And Natural Roots Studio is Repubrew’s second factory, a base that brews using solar power and natural water. That Mishima-style natural foundation is clearly in this beer too.
MugiWow, even the backstory sounds delicious! So can we drink it already? There’s a pre-release tapping schedule, right?
Hop BroThere is. Pre-release tapping starts on April 6, beginning with CBM Tokyo Torch, then BEERNOVA URAWA on April 7, Fruktos Sakaba on April 10, and several venues in Tokyo and Kyoto on April 11.
MugiWhoa, the schedule is packed already! Official release on April 15, and the e-commerce sale starts at 6:00 p.m. on April 19. People who get to drink it early are pretty lucky, aren’t they?
Hop BroNo question about it. It’s a beer with the story of being a same-year-of-birth beer, so this is one you’ll want to sip slowly as a dark lager.
MugiYeah, I can already see the foam in my head! I want to put this on my tonight’s drink shortlist, and I want to toast with someone soon!
