ISANA Brewing Announces IPA Collaboration with Hot Spring Shark 2
Tokyo-based ISANA Brewing has announced a collaboration beer with the film Hot Spring Shark 2: Kyushu Great Decisive Battle. The beer is a bloody IPA brewed with blood orange, offering firm bitterness, fruity character, and an alcohol content of 6.5%.
Hop BroIsana Brewing in Akishima has released “Onsen Shark” Bloody IPA, a collaboration with the film *Onsen Shark 2: The Great Kyushu Battle*.
MugiWhat?! An IPA with a hot-spring shark movie? That pairing is wild!
Hop BroIt uses blood orange, layering fruity character with a bold IPA bitterness.
MugiBlood orange? Wait, how is that different?
Hop BroIts flesh is red and it can bring berry-like notes. With hops, that often creates a vivid juicy aroma.
MugiOoh, so it’s not shark blood—it’s a red-fruit effect!
Hop BroExactly. And at a solid 6.5% ABV, don’t drink so fast that you become the one in danger.
MugiSharks in hot springs and bitterness in my glass—a battle of big ideas!
Hop BroIsana has run its brewery and roastery in Akishima since 2018, brewing with Akishima deep groundwater.
MugiThat sounds technical! What does the water do?
Hop BroBeer is mostly water, so it forms its flavor base. This means it’s a shark swimming in Akishima water—well, the beer is!
MugiWith a film-inspired label too, I’m sold! Let’s toast with the movie!
ISANA Brewing, based in Akishima, Tokyo, has announced a collaboration beer with the Japanese film Hot Spring Shark 2: Kyushu Great Decisive Battle.
The beer, named “Onsen Shark,” is a bloody IPA made with blood orange. Its profile combines a pronounced IPA bitterness with fruity notes from the citrus ingredient, while its alcohol content is 6.5%. The collaboration brings the film’s distinctive hot-spring-and-shark concept into the world of craft beer.
Hot Spring Shark 2 is the sequel to the Japanese shark film Hot Spring Shark, which drew attention for its unusual premise: ferocious sharks appearing in hot springs. The new film expands the story to Kyushu, featuring a conflict involving hot-spring towns and sharks.
ISANA Brewing has operated its Brewery & Roastery in Akishima since May 2018. The brewery uses Akishima’s deep underground water and describes its work as a combination of manufacturing and experimentation, exploring the reactions created by ingredients and encounters with people.
Visitors can enjoy beers brewed on site, along with coffee roasted in-house and food designed to pair with both. Canned beer is also available for takeaway and through the brewery’s online shop. The Onsen Shark IPA offers film fans a way to connect with the movie’s world while giving IPA drinkers a fruit-forward, bitter beer to seek out. Availability and sales locations should be checked through ISANA Brewing’s official website or online shop.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroIsana Brewing in Akishima has released “Onsen Shark” Bloody IPA, a collaboration with the film *Onsen Shark 2: The Great Kyushu Battle*.
MugiWhat?! An IPA with a hot-spring shark movie? That pairing is wild!
Hop BroIt uses blood orange, layering fruity character with a bold IPA bitterness.
MugiBlood orange? Wait, how is that different?
Hop BroIts flesh is red and it can bring berry-like notes. With hops, that often creates a vivid juicy aroma.
MugiOoh, so it’s not shark blood—it’s a red-fruit effect!
Hop BroExactly. And at a solid 6.5% ABV, don’t drink so fast that you become the one in danger.
MugiSharks in hot springs and bitterness in my glass—a battle of big ideas!
Hop BroIsana has run its brewery and roastery in Akishima since 2018, brewing with Akishima deep groundwater.
MugiThat sounds technical! What does the water do?
Hop BroBeer is mostly water, so it forms its flavor base. This means it’s a shark swimming in Akishima water—well, the beer is!
MugiWith a film-inspired label too, I’m sold! Let’s toast with the movie!
