GROW BREW HOUSE Brews a Dark Saison with Local Brown Rice and Serves Six Beers
GROW BREW HOUSE, a brewpub in Nishi-Kawaguchi, has brewed a dark saison using brown rice from Kawaguchi. Visitors can tour the on-site brewery and enjoy six house beers, ranging from a West Coast IPA to a fruit saison.
Hop BroGROW BREW HOUSE in Nishi-Kawaguchi has brewed a dark saison with local brown rice!
MugiWhat, brown rice in beer!? What does that toasty rice character taste like?
Hop BroThey used brown rice called Minuma no Sato Hotaru-mai, aiming for a flavor that evokes the local rice fields.
MugiIs a dark saison as heavy as a stout? I need to know what a saison is!
Hop BroA saison is a bright, spicy Belgian-style ale. Here, roasted malt adds caramel and biscuit-like aromas.
MugiWow—toasty rice and caramel sounds like a snack break I could drink!
Hop BroThey also layer in grassy hop notes, with an earthy touch meant to recall the landscape.
MugiEarthy!? So it is like drinking a rice field? We do not need boots, right?
Hop BroNo boots required! It means pleasant grainy, rustic aromas that suggest nature—not literal soil.
MugiWhat a relief! And guests can see the brewing equipment anytime?
Hop BroExactly. It is a brewpub, so you can enjoy six house-made beers right beside the place where they are brewed.
MugiSix choices makes this hard! For a crisp hop-forward pick, maybe the 8.5% West Coast IPA R122 or the Dry Hopped Pils Yuki-ai?
Hop BroGreat picks! Malt fans can try Brown Ale Yoi no Chamekke or Porter NK.BLACK, while fruit fans have Fruits Saison Kamine Saison Yuzu.
MugiI want a tasting flight centered on that brown-rice saison! Let’s raise a glass in Nishi-Kawaguchi, Hop Bro!
A new beer brewed with Kawaguchi brown rice
GROW BREW HOUSE brewed a beer with brown rice from “Minuma no Sato Hotaru Rice,” supplied by Kawaguchi’s Nostalgia Kitchen. The beer was designed as a dark saison to highlight the rice’s roasted, earthy, and lightly spicy character. Roasted malt is expected to add caramel and biscuit-like aromas, while grassy hops evoke the atmosphere of the rice fields.
The venue is a brewpub with an adjoining brewery, and guests can tour the brewing equipment while visiting. Seeing the production site before tasting the beer adds another dimension to the experience. Located within walking distance of Nishi-Kawaguchi Station, the taproom offers an approachable setting where brewers and drinkers can meet over fresh beer.
The tap list
The lineup featured six beers: “R122,” an 8.5% West Coast IPA; “POTTERING,” a 6% saison; “Yukiai,” a 5% dry-hopped pils; “Yoi no Chamekke,” a 4% brown ale; “NK.BLACK,” a 5% porter; and “Kamine Saison YUZU,” a 6% fruit saison.
Hop-forward drinkers may prefer R122 or Yukiai, while Yoi no Chamekke and NK.BLACK offer darker malt character. Kamine Saison YUZU provides a fruit-focused option. At GROW BREW HOUSE, visitors can choose a beer while taking in the atmosphere of a working neighborhood brewery.
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Hop BroGROW BREW HOUSE in Nishi-Kawaguchi has brewed a dark saison with local brown rice!
MugiWhat, brown rice in beer!? What does that toasty rice character taste like?
Hop BroThey used brown rice called Minuma no Sato Hotaru-mai, aiming for a flavor that evokes the local rice fields.
MugiIs a dark saison as heavy as a stout? I need to know what a saison is!
Hop BroA saison is a bright, spicy Belgian-style ale. Here, roasted malt adds caramel and biscuit-like aromas.
MugiWow—toasty rice and caramel sounds like a snack break I could drink!
Hop BroThey also layer in grassy hop notes, with an earthy touch meant to recall the landscape.
MugiEarthy!? So it is like drinking a rice field? We do not need boots, right?
Hop BroNo boots required! It means pleasant grainy, rustic aromas that suggest nature—not literal soil.
MugiWhat a relief! And guests can see the brewing equipment anytime?
Hop BroExactly. It is a brewpub, so you can enjoy six house-made beers right beside the place where they are brewed.
MugiSix choices makes this hard! For a crisp hop-forward pick, maybe the 8.5% West Coast IPA R122 or the Dry Hopped Pils Yuki-ai?
Hop BroGreat picks! Malt fans can try Brown Ale Yoi no Chamekke or Porter NK.BLACK, while fruit fans have Fruits Saison Kamine Saison Yuzu.
MugiI want a tasting flight centered on that brown-rice saison! Let’s raise a glass in Nishi-Kawaguchi, Hop Bro!
