Two Sankaku Beers on Tap at a 7-Seat Bar in Kagoshima, Plus an Okinawa-Linking Collaboration
Backyard Bar in Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima City, updated its Instagram on March 18 and introduced two Sankaku Beer Works labels. The lineup includes the Okinawa collaboration "ROUTE 58 – Botanical Saison" and "Nigedo / Coffee Stout," which makes use of coffee-derived aromas, all to be enjoyed at a tiny seven-seat counter bar.
Hop BroNews just came in that Backyard Bar in Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima is serving two Sankaku beers!
MugiWhat! A seven-seat counter bar has that kind of dense lineup?
Hop BroThe stars this time are ROUTE 58 and Nigedo. The contrast between the collaboration beer and the coffee-style beer is amazing.
MugiWhat is that! Just the phrase Botanical Saison already sounds way too stylish!
Hop BroSaison is a light, drier style, and with shell ginger leaves and roselle added in, ROUTE 58's key point is its floral, spicy acidity.
MugiOhh! So does it smell kind of like herbal tea, and go down with a light acidity and a clean finish?
Hop BroExactly! And Nigedo, on the other hand, is a Coffee Stout made with cold brew from El Salvador beans, so the opposite direction makes it interesting.
MugiSomething that tastes like iced coffee but is a stout? That is wildly overloaded with information!
Hop BroWith a soft coffee aroma, a brown-sugar-like finish, and a balance of roast and light acidity, it still keeps a solid dark-beer character intact.
MugiAnd Sankaku Beer Works uses spring water from Kawanabe, right? Being able to taste the personality of the local water is so moving!
Hop BroThey're open 19:00-25:00, year-round, no reservations, with a 500-yen cover charge and an all-day no-smoking policy, so I want to go tonight.
MugiLet's go! A two-beer tasting route from ROUTE 58 to Nigedo is locked in, and my craft-beer cravings are totally exploding!
Backyard Bar in Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima City (7 counter seats) announced the Sankaku Beer Works offerings in a March 18 post. The post also listed the bar's business details: "19:00-25:00," "open year-round," "cover charge 500 yen," "smoking prohibited all day (including e-cigarettes)," and "reservations not accepted."
The two beers introduced this time are below.
- ROUTE 58 – Botanical Saison
Introduced as a collaboration linking Kagoshima and Okinawa. It uses shell ginger leaves and roselle, and is characterized by a floral aroma, gentle spiciness, and a light acidity.
- Nigedo / Coffee Stout
A cold-brew stout made with coffee beans from El Salvador. The highlights are a soft coffee aroma, a finish reminiscent of brown sugar, and a balance of roast character with light acidity, presenting a direction described as "like iced coffee, but clearly a stout."
Sankaku Beer Works is a brewery that emphasizes brewing with water from the springs of Kawanabe in Kagoshima (Shimizu spring water). With local water at its core, recipes like this one, which reach into connections with Okinawa and the use of coffee ingredients, are noteworthy as an expansion of the local craft context. The fact that two labels can be experienced side by side in a bar format is also something beer comparison fans won't want to miss.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNews just came in that Backyard Bar in Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima is serving two Sankaku beers!
MugiWhat! A seven-seat counter bar has that kind of dense lineup?
Hop BroThe stars this time are ROUTE 58 and Nigedo. The contrast between the collaboration beer and the coffee-style beer is amazing.
MugiWhat is that! Just the phrase Botanical Saison already sounds way too stylish!
Hop BroSaison is a light, drier style, and with shell ginger leaves and roselle added in, ROUTE 58's key point is its floral, spicy acidity.
MugiOhh! So does it smell kind of like herbal tea, and go down with a light acidity and a clean finish?
Hop BroExactly! And Nigedo, on the other hand, is a Coffee Stout made with cold brew from El Salvador beans, so the opposite direction makes it interesting.
MugiSomething that tastes like iced coffee but is a stout? That is wildly overloaded with information!
Hop BroWith a soft coffee aroma, a brown-sugar-like finish, and a balance of roast and light acidity, it still keeps a solid dark-beer character intact.
MugiAnd Sankaku Beer Works uses spring water from Kawanabe, right? Being able to taste the personality of the local water is so moving!
Hop BroThey're open 19:00-25:00, year-round, no reservations, with a 500-yen cover charge and an all-day no-smoking policy, so I want to go tonight.
MugiLet's go! A two-beer tasting route from ROUTE 58 to Nigedo is locked in, and my craft-beer cravings are totally exploding!
