Mercato Mabuchi Introduces Seven Guest Beers for the Weekend, Including Uchu Beer
Mercato Mabuchi's Instagram has unveiled its weekend craft beer lineup. Because there are so many varieties this time, the beers are being introduced in multiple installments, and a total of seven labels from Uchu Beer, NOBODY BREWING, NARA BREWING, and Open Air Brewing are featured.
Hop BroWhat makes this a hot weekend topic is the seven guest beers that appeared on Mercato Mabuchi's Instagram. Uchu Beer, NOBODY BREWING, NARA BREWING, and Open Air Brewing are all lined up, and there's so much here that they're introducing it in multiple posts.
MugiWait, seven beers!? Just hearing that they're for the weekend gets me excited, but with that many options, my brain might get drunk before I do!
Hop BroThe first one that catches your eye is Uchu Beer's Uchu PARADISE. It's a tropical smoothie sour, and they also emphasize the refreshing character of NZ hops with The House, while FUNCTION is centered on Nelson Sauvin, so the aroma direction is pretty flashy.
MugiWhat even is that! Smoothie sour? Is that still beer!? And now there's some Nelson something too, so the name alone is overloaded with information!
Hop BroA smoothie sour is the kind of beer that layers fruitiness on top of acidity so it feels like something you can drink like dessert. Nelson Sauvin is a hop that often gives off a white-grape-like aroma, and in beers like FUNCTION, that character really comes to the front. LIGHTHOUSE is also low-alcohol at 3.0%, and because it's in a nitro can, the mouthfeel is soft too.
MugiOhhh! Nitro-can format means the one with the fluffy foam, right? With low alcohol, you could even have it during the day, and I appreciate the lower guilt too!
Hop BroExactly, and the range is what's great this time. On the Open Air Brewing side, they have the believer, an NZ Pilsner; warm up, a Hazy IPA made with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe; and even the fruit gose mikan gose packed with Japanese mikan mandarins, so you can enjoy everything from light and easy to satisfyingly full-bodied.
MugiWow, mikan gose is here too!? If the acidity, aroma, and juiciness are all different, it would be so fun to do a tasting side by side!
Hop BroAnd Mercato Mabuchi is a select shop in Hamamatsu's Daisan-dori area, so being able to look for food items at the same time is one of its strengths. They handle wine and sake too, but because you can choose while thinking about food that pairs with craft beer, mikan gose would go well with appetizers or seafood, warm up with fried foods, and the believer with a lighter meal.
MugiI see, so choosing based on aroma and food is the right move! I like picking something just by the label's energy, but now I'm in the mood to think carefully about the pairing too.
Hop BroThat's the best way to do it. On the weekend, if you compare seven labels in Hamamatsu and choose based on your mood, like an acidity day, a hop day, or a low-alcohol day, it should be a perfectly good time.
MugiAll right, the candidate for my weekend drink is decided! If a lineup like this is being shown to us, both of us are basically ready to toast right now!
Weekend lineup
In Mercato Mabuchi's Instagram post, the store shared this week's craft beer selection under the theme "weekend means craft beer," and because there are so many varieties this week, it is introducing guest beers from multiple breweries in separate posts. Available in-store are four breweries, Uchu Beer, NOBODY BREWING, NARA BREWING, and Open Air Brewing, for a total of seven labels.
The lineup includes the tropical smoothie sour "Uchu PARADISE," "The House," which highlights the refreshing character of New Zealand hops, "FUNCTION," centered on Nelson Sauvin, the low-alcohol 3.0% nitro-can beer "LIGHTHOUSE," the NZ Pilsner "the believer," the Hazy IPA "warm up" made with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe, and the fruit gose "mikan gose" packed with Japanese mikan mandarin oranges. With a range spanning acidity, aroma, lightness, and drinkability, the selection lets you compare different styles as you choose.
Mercato Mabuchi is a select shop in Hamamatsu's Daisan-dori area that carries alcoholic beverages and food. In addition to wine and sake, its strength is that you can also look for ingredients that pair well with craft beer. If you're looking for a weekend beer, this is a lineup you would want to choose from not just by the look of the label, but also by aroma, serving temperature, and how it pairs with food.
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Hop BroWhat makes this a hot weekend topic is the seven guest beers that appeared on Mercato Mabuchi's Instagram. Uchu Beer, NOBODY BREWING, NARA BREWING, and Open Air Brewing are all lined up, and there's so much here that they're introducing it in multiple posts.
MugiWait, seven beers!? Just hearing that they're for the weekend gets me excited, but with that many options, my brain might get drunk before I do!
Hop BroThe first one that catches your eye is Uchu Beer's Uchu PARADISE. It's a tropical smoothie sour, and they also emphasize the refreshing character of NZ hops with The House, while FUNCTION is centered on Nelson Sauvin, so the aroma direction is pretty flashy.
MugiWhat even is that! Smoothie sour? Is that still beer!? And now there's some Nelson something too, so the name alone is overloaded with information!
Hop BroA smoothie sour is the kind of beer that layers fruitiness on top of acidity so it feels like something you can drink like dessert. Nelson Sauvin is a hop that often gives off a white-grape-like aroma, and in beers like FUNCTION, that character really comes to the front. LIGHTHOUSE is also low-alcohol at 3.0%, and because it's in a nitro can, the mouthfeel is soft too.
MugiOhhh! Nitro-can format means the one with the fluffy foam, right? With low alcohol, you could even have it during the day, and I appreciate the lower guilt too!
Hop BroExactly, and the range is what's great this time. On the Open Air Brewing side, they have the believer, an NZ Pilsner; warm up, a Hazy IPA made with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe; and even the fruit gose mikan gose packed with Japanese mikan mandarins, so you can enjoy everything from light and easy to satisfyingly full-bodied.
MugiWow, mikan gose is here too!? If the acidity, aroma, and juiciness are all different, it would be so fun to do a tasting side by side!
Hop BroAnd Mercato Mabuchi is a select shop in Hamamatsu's Daisan-dori area, so being able to look for food items at the same time is one of its strengths. They handle wine and sake too, but because you can choose while thinking about food that pairs with craft beer, mikan gose would go well with appetizers or seafood, warm up with fried foods, and the believer with a lighter meal.
MugiI see, so choosing based on aroma and food is the right move! I like picking something just by the label's energy, but now I'm in the mood to think carefully about the pairing too.
Hop BroThat's the best way to do it. On the weekend, if you compare seven labels in Hamamatsu and choose based on your mood, like an acidity day, a hop day, or a low-alcohol day, it should be a perfectly good time.
MugiAll right, the candidate for my weekend drink is decided! If a lineup like this is being shown to us, both of us are basically ready to toast right now!
