Choryo Sake Brewery launches June Variety Set B with three beers
Choryo Sake Brewery in Koryo, Nara, has introduced its June New Variety Set B, a six-bottle pack featuring three beers, two bottles each. The lineup includes Ride The Dragon, Mosaic / Superdelic WEST COAST IPA, and Rice Lager. Shipping begins on June 18, with the final shipment date set for July 3.
Hop BroThis one caught my eye: Choryo Shuzo's June Variety Set B looks seriously solid. It's three beers, two bottles each, shipping from June 18, so it's built for a proper side-by-side tasting.
MugiWait, a 3-beer 6-bottle set? That's basically a weekend plan already. What beers are in it?
Hop BroYou've got Ride The Dragon, Mosaic / Superdelic WEST COAST IPA, and a Rice Lager. It ranges from hop-forward to super gentle, which is a nice spread.
MugiWhat even is a West Coast Pilsner? It sounds like a pilsner that surfs.
Hop BroHonestly, not far off. It's a lemon-forward profile with citrusy tartness, a little peel bitterness, and a clean, dry finish. And it's a collab with Temescal Brewing, so the snap on it makes sense.
MugiOhhh, so Ride The Dragon sounds fierce, but it's actually crisp citrus energy. That name-to-flavor gap is dangerous.
Hop BroAnd the IPA leans on Mosaic and Superdelic hops, so you get berry notes and tropical aroma up front. The malt is kept restrained and the bitterness is deliberate, very West Coast.
MugiHold on, those are hop variety names? I thought you started casting spells. So is it sweet or bitter?
Hop BroNot spells, just aroma drivers. It's got berry-meets-tropical character, but it drinks more sharp and bitter than sugary. Choryo rebuilt it from a collaboration that started with Barebottle.
MugiOkay, then the Rice Lager must be the Nara rice comfort slot, right? Coming from a sake brewery background, that feels extra convincing.
Hop BroExactly. It leaves a soft rice sweetness in the finish and keeps the hops and malt from shouting, so it's made for easy everyday drinking. The set is six 360ml bottles for 3,740 yen, and the last ship date is July 3.
MugiI'm sold. I want a three-beer flight where the pilsner wakes me up, the IPA hypes me up, and the rice lager lands the plane. Hop Bro, we're drinking this together, right?
Hop BroAbsolutely. Let's go with all three chilled and run the full lineup as soon as it ships after June 18.
Choryo Sake Brewery is based in Koryo Town, Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture. While the brewery is widely known for sake, it also develops a craft beer lineup that highlights different ingredients and styles. This new set is designed as an easy way to sample that range in one package.
The June New Variety Set B contains six 360 ml bottles in total: Ride The Dragon, Mosaic / Superdelic WEST COAST IPA, and Rice Lager, with two bottles of each. The set is priced at JPY 3,740 including tax. According to the product page, shipping starts on June 18, and the final shipping date is July 3.
Beer lineup
- Ride The Dragon
Listed as a collaboration with Temescal Brewing, this beer is presented as a lemon-scented West Coast Pilsner. The product description emphasizes lemon acidity, a slight citrus peel bitterness, and a clean, dry finish.
- Mosaic / Superdelic WEST COAST IPA
Rebuilt by Choryo from a beer originally brewed with Barebottle. The beer leans into berry-like, tropical aromatics from Mosaic and Superdelic, while keeping the malt presence restrained for a dry body and firm bitterness.
- Rice Lager
Brewed with rice from Nara Prefecture, this lager keeps hop and malt character subdued and leaves a soft rice sweetness on the finish. It is positioned as an approachable everyday beer.
With a citrus-forward collaboration beer, a hop-driven West Coast IPA, and a rice-based lager, the set shows three different directions in one release. For beer drinkers who want to compare styles from the same brewery, it is a straightforward but well-balanced lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThis one caught my eye: Choryo Shuzo's June Variety Set B looks seriously solid. It's three beers, two bottles each, shipping from June 18, so it's built for a proper side-by-side tasting.
MugiWait, a 3-beer 6-bottle set? That's basically a weekend plan already. What beers are in it?
Hop BroYou've got Ride The Dragon, Mosaic / Superdelic WEST COAST IPA, and a Rice Lager. It ranges from hop-forward to super gentle, which is a nice spread.
MugiWhat even is a West Coast Pilsner? It sounds like a pilsner that surfs.
Hop BroHonestly, not far off. It's a lemon-forward profile with citrusy tartness, a little peel bitterness, and a clean, dry finish. And it's a collab with Temescal Brewing, so the snap on it makes sense.
MugiOhhh, so Ride The Dragon sounds fierce, but it's actually crisp citrus energy. That name-to-flavor gap is dangerous.
Hop BroAnd the IPA leans on Mosaic and Superdelic hops, so you get berry notes and tropical aroma up front. The malt is kept restrained and the bitterness is deliberate, very West Coast.
MugiHold on, those are hop variety names? I thought you started casting spells. So is it sweet or bitter?
Hop BroNot spells, just aroma drivers. It's got berry-meets-tropical character, but it drinks more sharp and bitter than sugary. Choryo rebuilt it from a collaboration that started with Barebottle.
MugiOkay, then the Rice Lager must be the Nara rice comfort slot, right? Coming from a sake brewery background, that feels extra convincing.
Hop BroExactly. It leaves a soft rice sweetness in the finish and keeps the hops and malt from shouting, so it's made for easy everyday drinking. The set is six 360ml bottles for 3,740 yen, and the last ship date is July 3.
MugiI'm sold. I want a three-beer flight where the pilsner wakes me up, the IPA hypes me up, and the rice lager lands the plane. Hop Bro, we're drinking this together, right?
Hop BroAbsolutely. Let's go with all three chilled and run the full lineup as soon as it ships after June 18.
