Chillaxin' Book Shop adds Minoh Beer’s Summer Lager and Weiss IPA
Chillaxin' Book Shop in Nakano has added two Minoh Beer seasonals to its lineup: the crisp, rice-finished Summer Lager and the new Weiss IPA, a wheat-heavy beer with bright hop aroma. The secondhand-book setting gives the pours a relaxed, browse-and-drink feel.
Hop BroNakano's Chillaxin' Book Shop just tapped Minoh's seasonal pair. Summer Lager and Weiss IPA with used books around you is almost unfairly perfect.
MugiWhat! Beer in a bookshop!? That's the kind of place where you pretend to read quietly while your soul is already making a toast!
Hop BroAnd it's on the Araiyakushi approach, about seven minutes from Nakano Station. This time they've got Minoh Beer's Summer Lager and the new Weiss IPA.
MugiNice! If both are 5.0%, are they easygoing but totally different in style?
Hop BroVery different. Summer Lager is bright with American hops, and rice in the grist keeps it light. It's 30 IBU, citrusy, and snaps dry on the finish.
MugiHold on! The IBU number just made this sound like a pop quiz. So... is it super bitter?
Hop BroIBU is basically a bitterness ruler. This one isn't harsh; it just doesn't leave sweetness hanging around, so it drinks crisp in hot weather.
MugiOkay! Then what's hoppy weizen lineage supposed to mean? That phrase sounds too stylish for me to pronounce in public.
Hop BroIt sounds fancy, but think 50% wheat malt and a soft, hazy IPA. Nelson Sauvin, Dolcita, and Citra bring white grape, white flowers, peach, lychee, and citrus, and at 16 IBU the fruit really leads.
MugiThat has to be good! With a half-read paperback, I'd probably lose my place because I'd be sniffing the glass every five seconds!
Hop BroExactly. Books and a pint is a dangerous combo. You start with Weiss IPA, I start with Summer Lager, and five minutes later we both want both.
Chillaxin' Book Shop is a secondhand bookstore and beer spot about a seven-minute walk from Nakano Station, set along the approach to Araiyakushi. The shop stocks a wide range of books, from culture and design to sports, picture books, and fiction, and frames itself as a place to slow down with beer or coffee.
Its latest guest beers are Minoh Beer’s Summer Lager and Weiss IPA. Summer Lager is a bright, hop-forward lager brewed with American hops and rice. It opens with citrus-driven aroma and finishes light and dry. At 5.0% ABV and 30 IBU, it is built for warm weather drinking.
Weiss IPA is the newer release. Minoh uses roughly 50% wheat malt here, then layers Nelson Sauvin, Dolcita, and Citra for a profile that leans into white grape, white flowers, peach, lychee, and citrus. It is also 5.0% ABV, but with a softer 16 IBU bitterness and a hazy, fruit-forward texture.
For beer drinkers, the appeal is not only the lineup itself but the setting: a bookstore where you can browse shelves, settle in with a pint, and catch seasonal beers in a calm, unforced atmosphere. Minoh’s latest two beers fit that pace well.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNakano's Chillaxin' Book Shop just tapped Minoh's seasonal pair. Summer Lager and Weiss IPA with used books around you is almost unfairly perfect.
MugiWhat! Beer in a bookshop!? That's the kind of place where you pretend to read quietly while your soul is already making a toast!
Hop BroAnd it's on the Araiyakushi approach, about seven minutes from Nakano Station. This time they've got Minoh Beer's Summer Lager and the new Weiss IPA.
MugiNice! If both are 5.0%, are they easygoing but totally different in style?
Hop BroVery different. Summer Lager is bright with American hops, and rice in the grist keeps it light. It's 30 IBU, citrusy, and snaps dry on the finish.
MugiHold on! The IBU number just made this sound like a pop quiz. So... is it super bitter?
Hop BroIBU is basically a bitterness ruler. This one isn't harsh; it just doesn't leave sweetness hanging around, so it drinks crisp in hot weather.
MugiOkay! Then what's hoppy weizen lineage supposed to mean? That phrase sounds too stylish for me to pronounce in public.
Hop BroIt sounds fancy, but think 50% wheat malt and a soft, hazy IPA. Nelson Sauvin, Dolcita, and Citra bring white grape, white flowers, peach, lychee, and citrus, and at 16 IBU the fruit really leads.
MugiThat has to be good! With a half-read paperback, I'd probably lose my place because I'd be sniffing the glass every five seconds!
Hop BroExactly. Books and a pint is a dangerous combo. You start with Weiss IPA, I start with Summer Lager, and five minutes later we both want both.
