Hayama's 15brewery Puts Five Beers on Tap, Including "Bottom of the Swamp," for Growler Fills on April 8
15brewery in Horiuchi, Hayama Town, Kanagawa, which offers takeout sales only, put five beers on tap for growler fills on April 8. The lineup spans Belgian-style, stout, fruit beer, a hoppy wheat beer, and a Raw Hazy IPA, making it easy to take home and compare.
Hop BroToday, 15brewery's growler fills in Hayama are hot. Five beers are on tap on April 8, and it's a pretty fun lineup if you want to take them home and compare them.
MugiWhoa! Five at once on tap is amazing! But it's not standing bar service, it's takeout only, right?
Hop BroExactly. 15brewery in Horiuchi, Hayama Town, can fill sealable bottles, and they also accept carbonated PET bottles and screw-cap glass bottles. It's the kind of beer you enjoy by opening it at home and taking your time.
MugiThat's so convenient! So the main attraction this time is something called Bottom of the Swamp? That sounds both mysterious and weirdly fun!
Hop BroThat's what makes it great. The Belgian-style Bottom of the Swamp uses wheat malt, orange peel, coriander, chamomile, and cloves, plus lime from Mie and honey from Yokosuka.
MugiWhoa, that's a lot of spices! Coriander and cloves in beer? They really use those in beer!?
Hop BroThey do. It's pretty standard in Belgian styles. It adds more dimension to the aroma, and this one layers in sweetness and acidity too, so it's designed to be a good fit for early spring.
MugiOhhh! Then I'm curious about the dark one too! Stout's deep richness sounds like the kind of beer you want with something sweet.
Hop BroExactly. And then Orange Ale's citrus character comes in, so you get a brighter aromatic progression too. On top of that, Wheat Land has a hop aroma reminiscent of white wine, and Raw Hazy IPA brings citrus and pine-needle aromas along with bitterness.
MugiWait, Raw Ale method sounds complicated again! Is a beer that isn't boiled really tasty!?
Hop BroThat's the interesting part: because it's not boiled, more of the wort's character tends to remain. And since it uses a baguette from Miura bakery Mitsumugi, it's packed with that local feel too.
MugiWow, it's carrying the character of Hayama and Yokosuka's ingredients too? That's such a good story... I want to take these home and open them one by one, slowly!
Hop BroExactly. Tonight I'd start with Bottom of the Swamp, then Stout, and finish with Raw Hazy IPA. The lineup is so good that you'll get lost in the tasting and end up really wanting to drink everything today.
MugiI totally want to drink it now! Just hearing five beers on tap for growler fills makes my feet want to head straight to Hayama on their own when I get home!
Tap List for April 8
15brewery in Horiuchi, Hayama Town, Kanagawa, prepared five beers for growler fills on April 8, with takeout sales only. The standing bar is currently closed, but if you have a sealable bottle, they will fill it to the brim; carbonated PET bottles and screw-cap glass bottles are also accepted.
The beers on tap this time were "Bottom of the Swamp," a Belgian-style beer; "Stout," a dark beer; "Orange Ale," a fruit beer; "Wheat Land," a wheat-forward beer; and "Raw Hazy IPA," an IPA.
"Bottom of the Swamp" uses plenty of wheat malt, along with orange peel, coriander seed, chamomile, and cloves, plus lime from Owase, Mie Prefecture, and honey from Hachigoya in Nagai, Yokosuka City. It is designed with layers of gentle sweetness, tartness, and spice, making it an easy fit for the unsettled weather of early spring. Next up, "Stout" is a dark beer with deep richness, while "Orange Ale" stands out as a fruit beer with bright citrus aroma and acidity.
"Wheat Land" and "Raw Hazy IPA" are notable for using baguettes from Miura bakery Mitsumugi as part of the ingredients. The former has a light drinkability with hop aromas reminiscent of white wine; the latter is brewed with the Raw Ale method, meaning the wort is not boiled, allowing you to enjoy citrus and pine-needle aromas along with bitterness. Against the backdrop of ingredients from the Hayama-Yokosuka area, these locally brewed beers are best taken home and savored slowly.
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Hop BroToday, 15brewery's growler fills in Hayama are hot. Five beers are on tap on April 8, and it's a pretty fun lineup if you want to take them home and compare them.
MugiWhoa! Five at once on tap is amazing! But it's not standing bar service, it's takeout only, right?
Hop BroExactly. 15brewery in Horiuchi, Hayama Town, can fill sealable bottles, and they also accept carbonated PET bottles and screw-cap glass bottles. It's the kind of beer you enjoy by opening it at home and taking your time.
MugiThat's so convenient! So the main attraction this time is something called Bottom of the Swamp? That sounds both mysterious and weirdly fun!
Hop BroThat's what makes it great. The Belgian-style Bottom of the Swamp uses wheat malt, orange peel, coriander, chamomile, and cloves, plus lime from Mie and honey from Yokosuka.
MugiWhoa, that's a lot of spices! Coriander and cloves in beer? They really use those in beer!?
Hop BroThey do. It's pretty standard in Belgian styles. It adds more dimension to the aroma, and this one layers in sweetness and acidity too, so it's designed to be a good fit for early spring.
MugiOhhh! Then I'm curious about the dark one too! Stout's deep richness sounds like the kind of beer you want with something sweet.
Hop BroExactly. And then Orange Ale's citrus character comes in, so you get a brighter aromatic progression too. On top of that, Wheat Land has a hop aroma reminiscent of white wine, and Raw Hazy IPA brings citrus and pine-needle aromas along with bitterness.
MugiWait, Raw Ale method sounds complicated again! Is a beer that isn't boiled really tasty!?
Hop BroThat's the interesting part: because it's not boiled, more of the wort's character tends to remain. And since it uses a baguette from Miura bakery Mitsumugi, it's packed with that local feel too.
MugiWow, it's carrying the character of Hayama and Yokosuka's ingredients too? That's such a good story... I want to take these home and open them one by one, slowly!
Hop BroExactly. Tonight I'd start with Bottom of the Swamp, then Stout, and finish with Raw Hazy IPA. The lineup is so good that you'll get lost in the tasting and end up really wanting to drink everything today.
MugiI totally want to drink it now! Just hearing five beers on tap for growler fills makes my feet want to head straight to Hayama on their own when I get home!
