Dragon Brewing completes Sugiyama Botanical Ale with Sugiyama Jogakuen University
Dragon Brewing, based in Nagoya’s Higashi Ward, has completed Sugiyama Botanical Ale, a collaborative beer developed with students from Sugiyama Jogakuen University. Built on the brewery’s Botanist Ale, the release uses spruce shoots and juniper berries, with a launch event set for July 11.
Hop BroNagoya just dropped an interesting new one: Dragon Brewing teamed up with Sugiyama Jogakuen University to finish Sugiyama Botanical Ale.
MugiWait, a university and a brewery together? A student collab that's actually serious?
Hop BroVery serious. It's built on their popular Botanist Ale with a botanical concept, using cedar shoots and juniper berries.
MugiWhat is that! Juniper berries sounds like a spell. Are we sure that's for drinking?
Hop BroTotally. They're used in gin too, and here they play the aroma sidekick, adding foresty freshness and a citrus-like edge.
MugiOhh, so cedar shoots bring the tree vibe and juniper sharpens it up. A drinkable forest is suddenly sounding good!
Hop BroExactly, and it's not just a gimmick. Students were involved from ingredient choices to sales, so it's a real co-developed beer.
MugiThey even handle sales? That's heroic. I'd taste it once and instantly enter vocabulary collapse mode.
Hop BroThe release event is a POP UP EVENT on July 11 from 11:00 to 18:00 at Aeon Style Nagoya Dome-mae, and the students will be there explaining the project.
MugiThat's perfect! If I can hear the backstory while drinking Sugiyama Botanical Ale, my feet are already facing Nagoya.
Hop BroWhen a local brewery and a university build something this tightly together, the glass gets more depth. This Botanist Ale base is worth checking out.
MugiThen it's settled. A new botanical ale with foresty aroma and citrus nuance? I'm thirsty already.
Dragon Brewing, a Nagoya-based brewery in Higashi Ward, has completed Sugiyama Botanical Ale, a collaboration developed with students from Sugiyama Jogakuen University. The brewery describes itself as a project led by active teachers, and it has built its business around ties to schools and local communities.
The new beer is based on Dragon Brewing’s popular Botanist Ale. According to the available information, the recipe incorporates young spruce shoots associated with Sugiyama Jogakuen University, along with juniper berries. The result is positioned as a botanical beer with a forest-like freshness and citrus notes.
A launch pop-up event is scheduled for July 11 from 11:00 to 18:00 at Aeon Style Nagoyadome-mae. Students from Sugiyama Jogakuen University are expected to staff the booth as well, giving the project a strong campus-to-brewery connection. With a recipe built around shared development and an on-site sales event, the beer highlights how a local brewery and a university can collaborate beyond the taproom.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNagoya just dropped an interesting new one: Dragon Brewing teamed up with Sugiyama Jogakuen University to finish Sugiyama Botanical Ale.
MugiWait, a university and a brewery together? A student collab that's actually serious?
Hop BroVery serious. It's built on their popular Botanist Ale with a botanical concept, using cedar shoots and juniper berries.
MugiWhat is that! Juniper berries sounds like a spell. Are we sure that's for drinking?
Hop BroTotally. They're used in gin too, and here they play the aroma sidekick, adding foresty freshness and a citrus-like edge.
MugiOhh, so cedar shoots bring the tree vibe and juniper sharpens it up. A drinkable forest is suddenly sounding good!
Hop BroExactly, and it's not just a gimmick. Students were involved from ingredient choices to sales, so it's a real co-developed beer.
MugiThey even handle sales? That's heroic. I'd taste it once and instantly enter vocabulary collapse mode.
Hop BroThe release event is a POP UP EVENT on July 11 from 11:00 to 18:00 at Aeon Style Nagoya Dome-mae, and the students will be there explaining the project.
MugiThat's perfect! If I can hear the backstory while drinking Sugiyama Botanical Ale, my feet are already facing Nagoya.
Hop BroWhen a local brewery and a university build something this tightly together, the glass gets more depth. This Botanist Ale base is worth checking out.
MugiThen it's settled. A new botanical ale with foresty aroma and citrus nuance? I'm thirsty already.
