craft beer BLUE taps Bighand Bros.Beer’s Carnelian and Black Sheep
On July 25, the beer pub craft beer BLUE in Sagamihara announced two new taps: Bighand Bros.Beer’s Carnelian and Pecora Beer’s Black Sheep. The tap list spans lager, saison, IPA, and coffee porter, and the shop opens from 3 p.m. that day.
Hop BroToday's craft beer BLUE lineup has a two-tap debut I can't ignore. In Sagamihara, they're pouring Bighand Bros.Beer's Carnelian and Pecora Beer's Black Sheep on July 25.
MugiWait, that's wild range already! Carnelian sounds like a gemstone, Black Sheep sounds like trouble, and now I want both.
Hop BroCarnelian is an apricot-packed sour, a Fruited Sour Ale. It pushes the fruit forward, then layers in dry hopping and vanilla beans for extra aroma.
MugiWhat is that, what's dry hopping? It sounds like someone seasoning beer like a salad and expecting me to nod politely!
Hop BroIt means adding hops later for aroma after fermentation. You're not chasing more bitterness so much as making the smell bloom.
MugiOooh, that's made for 3 p.m. then. Tart and fruity for the first glass in the afternoon sounds dangerously easy.
Hop BroThen Black Sheep is a coffee porter. They steeped Roast Design Coffee's Ethiopia Sidama Bensa Shantawene beans in the fermentation tank, so it's a roasty robust porter.
MugiHold on, what's a robust porter? That sounds like the beer version of a bodybuilder wearing a barista apron!
Hop BroBasically it's a bigger, toastier porter than the standard kind. The coffee bean aroma and malt roast stack together, so it feels perfect as the closer.
MugiAnd the tap list is eight beers deep, right? Czech Premium Pale Lager, Saison, YAYOI IPA, YUZU PEACH NE IPA... that's a full side quest menu!
Hop BroExactly, the lineup has a built-in drinking arc from light lager to DIPA, juicy IPA, and dark beer. Start with Carnelian, finish with Black Sheep, and the whole route just makes sense.
MugiThat's it, I'm in. Fruit first, coffee last is absolutely the move, and now I need to get pulled upstairs into craft beer BLUE with you!
craft beer BLUE, a beer pub on the second floor in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, announced two new taps in a July 25 post. The shop regularly posts tap updates, and this one stands out for pairing a fruit-forward sour with a coffee porter. On Saturdays, it welcomes guests from 3 p.m.
The two featured beers are Bighand Bros.Beer’s Carnelian and Pecora Beer’s Black Sheep.
- `Carnelian` is a Fruited Sour Ale w/Apricot. It uses plenty of apricot, with dry hopping and vanilla beans added to lift the aroma. The result is presented as a fruit-driven sour with a soft, approachable profile.
- `Black Sheep` is a Coffee Porter. Its design layers roasted coffee character with malt aroma, and this batch is described as a robust porter made by steeping Roast Design Coffee’s Ethiopia Sidama Pensa Shantawne beans in the fermentation tank.
The posted tap list also includes `Carnelian`, `BUDDY`, `Malcove`, `Tiny`, `Calderite`, `YAYOI IPA`, `YUZU PEACH NE IPA`, and `Black Sheep`. In style terms, that means Czech Premium Pale Lager, Saison, Nano Pale Ale, DIPA, Juicy IPA, Yuzu Peach NE IPA, and Coffee Porter, giving the bar a lineup that moves from crisp lager to hop-forward ales and a roasty dark beer.
It is a compact but varied lineup, making it easy to start with the sour and finish with the coffee porter.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's craft beer BLUE lineup has a two-tap debut I can't ignore. In Sagamihara, they're pouring Bighand Bros.Beer's Carnelian and Pecora Beer's Black Sheep on July 25.
MugiWait, that's wild range already! Carnelian sounds like a gemstone, Black Sheep sounds like trouble, and now I want both.
Hop BroCarnelian is an apricot-packed sour, a Fruited Sour Ale. It pushes the fruit forward, then layers in dry hopping and vanilla beans for extra aroma.
MugiWhat is that, what's dry hopping? It sounds like someone seasoning beer like a salad and expecting me to nod politely!
Hop BroIt means adding hops later for aroma after fermentation. You're not chasing more bitterness so much as making the smell bloom.
MugiOooh, that's made for 3 p.m. then. Tart and fruity for the first glass in the afternoon sounds dangerously easy.
Hop BroThen Black Sheep is a coffee porter. They steeped Roast Design Coffee's Ethiopia Sidama Bensa Shantawene beans in the fermentation tank, so it's a roasty robust porter.
MugiHold on, what's a robust porter? That sounds like the beer version of a bodybuilder wearing a barista apron!
Hop BroBasically it's a bigger, toastier porter than the standard kind. The coffee bean aroma and malt roast stack together, so it feels perfect as the closer.
MugiAnd the tap list is eight beers deep, right? Czech Premium Pale Lager, Saison, YAYOI IPA, YUZU PEACH NE IPA... that's a full side quest menu!
Hop BroExactly, the lineup has a built-in drinking arc from light lager to DIPA, juicy IPA, and dark beer. Start with Carnelian, finish with Black Sheep, and the whole route just makes sense.
MugiThat's it, I'm in. Fruit first, coffee last is absolutely the move, and now I need to get pulled upstairs into craft beer BLUE with you!
