Titans Craft Beer Taproom Introduces Four Varietal Beer Co. Cans
On a March 7, 2026 post, Titans Craft Beer Taproom in Tokyo's Otsuka area introduced four packaged beers from U.S.-based Varietal Beer Co. Centered on West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA, with detailed notes on hop composition, it reads as a useful guide for comparing and tasting the beers side by side.
Hop BroToday's spotlight is Titans' four cans. Tokyo's Titans Craft Beer Taproom just introduced Varietal Beer Co. all at once on March 7.
MugiWait, so it's an instant four-beer showdown? And Varietal Beer Co. is an overseas brewery, right?
Hop BroExactly. The lineup is centered on West Coast and Hazy styles: Fire Horse is a West Coast IPA at 6.8%, and Night Mare is a Hazy IPA at 7.1%.
MugiHuh. But can even a beginner really tell the difference between West Coast and Hazy?
Hop BroYou can, you can. Fire Horse leans into citrus and bitterness with Simcoe, Amarillo, and Citra, while Night Mare uses a dry-hop design with El Dorado Incognito and HBC 1019 to bring out pineapple notes.
MugiHold on, what is dry hopping!? Is it like sprinkling dry hops over food?
Hop BroAlmost! It's a method where hops are added after fermentation to layer in aroma, so think of it as an aroma-boosting step rather than a bitterness-focused one.
MugiGot it, so Sup Cuz and Twine Climber are definitely a taste-comparison mission too!
Hop BroExactly. Sup Cuz goes tropical with Amarillo, Cascade, Comet, and Citra, while Twine Climber is the classic American IPA build with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic at 6.7%.
MugiIf I can choose while looking at hop info at station-adjacent Titans, then tonight is definitely the night for an IPA vertical tasting challenge!
The beer pub Titans Craft Beer Taproom in Minami-Otsuka, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, introduced Varietal Beer Co.'s packaged lineup on Instagram. The post encouraged readers to try the West Coast IPA and Hazy IPA brewed in the 2026 Year of the Horse, and it went into detail on each beer's style, ABV, and hops used.
The four beers mentioned were:
- Fire Horse (West Coast IPA / ABV 6.8%)
- Night Mare (Hazy IPA / ABV 7.1%)
- Sup Cuz (Hazy IPA / ABV 6.3%)
- Twine Climber (American IPA / ABV 6.7%)
Fire Horse is built around citrus character and a fresh bitterness from Simcoe, Amarillo, and Citra. Night Mare, by contrast, uses El Dorado Incognito along with dry hops of HBC 1019 and El Dorado to aim for pineapple and stone-fruit notes. Sup Cuz is described as having a tropical, citrus-forward character thanks to Amarillo, Cascade, Comet, and Citra, while Twine Climber is presented as a classic IPA built with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic.
In the context of imported craft beer, posts that clearly list hop information like this are genuinely useful when placing an order. True to Titans' style, with its location near the station and its wide selection of craft beer, the post helped make beer choices more concrete. IPA fans will likely enjoy comparing how the same brewery expresses West Coast and Hazy styles.
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Hop BroToday's spotlight is Titans' four cans. Tokyo's Titans Craft Beer Taproom just introduced Varietal Beer Co. all at once on March 7.
MugiWait, so it's an instant four-beer showdown? And Varietal Beer Co. is an overseas brewery, right?
Hop BroExactly. The lineup is centered on West Coast and Hazy styles: Fire Horse is a West Coast IPA at 6.8%, and Night Mare is a Hazy IPA at 7.1%.
MugiHuh. But can even a beginner really tell the difference between West Coast and Hazy?
Hop BroYou can, you can. Fire Horse leans into citrus and bitterness with Simcoe, Amarillo, and Citra, while Night Mare uses a dry-hop design with El Dorado Incognito and HBC 1019 to bring out pineapple notes.
MugiHold on, what is dry hopping!? Is it like sprinkling dry hops over food?
Hop BroAlmost! It's a method where hops are added after fermentation to layer in aroma, so think of it as an aroma-boosting step rather than a bitterness-focused one.
MugiGot it, so Sup Cuz and Twine Climber are definitely a taste-comparison mission too!
Hop BroExactly. Sup Cuz goes tropical with Amarillo, Cascade, Comet, and Citra, while Twine Climber is the classic American IPA build with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic at 6.7%.
MugiIf I can choose while looking at hop info at station-adjacent Titans, then tonight is definitely the night for an IPA vertical tasting challenge!
