Niigata's ...04&Beer Publishes Sunday Tap List: Five Beers from Germany, Niigata, Aichi, and Osaka
On April 19, the beer pub ...04&Beer in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, published its tap list for a sunny Sunday. The lineup featured five beers, including Heller Weizenbock from Plank Brewery, Amber Swan Ale from Swan Lake, and a collaboration between Karuizawa Q and T.Y.HARBOR Brewery, with the shop announcing a 1 p.m. opening.
Hop BroNiigata City's beer pub ...04&Beer has released its Sunday tap list. Opening at 1 p.m. on a sunny Sunday makes it clear this is designed for leisurely daytime drinking.
MugiWait, it opens at 1 p.m.? Beer from lunchtime is basically a victory already!
Hop BroThe first beer on the list is Heller Weizenbock from Germany's Plank Brewery. It combines the thickness of wheat with the satisfying heft of a bock, so it's the kind of beer aficionados appreciate.
MugiWhoa! What exactly is a weizenbock? It sounds strong just from the name!
Hop BroIn simple terms, it's a fuller-bodied beer made with wheat. Yeast-driven banana-like aromas sit on top of a rich malt character, so you can enjoy it as a satisfying wheat beer.
MugiI see! And having Amber Swan Ale as the local option is great. I'm the kind of person who wants to make sure I drink Niigata beer too!
Hop BroExactly. It's nice that Swan Lake Beer gives the prefectural lineup a strong presence. And Lime Time is a collaboration between Karuizawa Q and T.Y.HARBOR Brewery, with lime in a saison - basically spring itself.
MugiA saison with lime? Wait, did they turn the spring air into liquid!? That's going to go down way too easily!
Hop BroExactly. Then they finish with Y.MARKET BREWING's Purple Sky Pale Ale and Minoh Beer's MINOH BEER STOUT, so the flow from aroma to dark beer is really clean.
MugiWow, having the whole set is the best! When we're in Furumachi comparing the tap tags, should we have a daytime drink together today?
The beer pub "...04&Beer" in Nishibori-mae-dori 8-bancho, Chuo Ward, Niigata City, shared its tap list on Instagram to match the sunny Sunday weather. The post said, "We're opening at 1 p.m. today," signaling a service style suited to a relaxed afternoon of slowly enjoying a few drinks.
The lineup for the day includes five beers. First is Germany's Bavarian Heller Weizenbock / Plank Brewery. It combines the thickness of wheat with the satisfying heft of a bock. In the local slot is Amber Swan Ale / Swan Lake Beer, making sure Niigata craft beer is well represented.
A highlight is Lime Time / the Karuizawa Q × T.Y.HARBOR Brewery collaboration beer. Built around a saison with lime, it evokes the lightness that suits the spring air. Next is Purple Sky Pale Ale / Y.MARKET BREWING from Aichi, offering an aromatic American pale ale. To finish, MINOH BEER STOUT / Minoh Beer from Osaka brings coffee-like and bitter notes characteristic of a stout, making for a calm final glass.
Inside the shop, where tap placards are neatly lined up in front of the counter, there is the enjoyment of comparing labels and choosing a beer. With a lineup that lets you follow breweries from overseas, within the prefecture, and across Japan all at once, it feels like just the right choice for a day when you want to drink craft beer in the Furumachi area.
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Hop BroNiigata City's beer pub ...04&Beer has released its Sunday tap list. Opening at 1 p.m. on a sunny Sunday makes it clear this is designed for leisurely daytime drinking.
MugiWait, it opens at 1 p.m.? Beer from lunchtime is basically a victory already!
Hop BroThe first beer on the list is Heller Weizenbock from Germany's Plank Brewery. It combines the thickness of wheat with the satisfying heft of a bock, so it's the kind of beer aficionados appreciate.
MugiWhoa! What exactly is a weizenbock? It sounds strong just from the name!
Hop BroIn simple terms, it's a fuller-bodied beer made with wheat. Yeast-driven banana-like aromas sit on top of a rich malt character, so you can enjoy it as a satisfying wheat beer.
MugiI see! And having Amber Swan Ale as the local option is great. I'm the kind of person who wants to make sure I drink Niigata beer too!
Hop BroExactly. It's nice that Swan Lake Beer gives the prefectural lineup a strong presence. And Lime Time is a collaboration between Karuizawa Q and T.Y.HARBOR Brewery, with lime in a saison - basically spring itself.
MugiA saison with lime? Wait, did they turn the spring air into liquid!? That's going to go down way too easily!
Hop BroExactly. Then they finish with Y.MARKET BREWING's Purple Sky Pale Ale and Minoh Beer's MINOH BEER STOUT, so the flow from aroma to dark beer is really clean.
MugiWow, having the whole set is the best! When we're in Furumachi comparing the tap tags, should we have a daytime drink together today?
