Onomichi Brewery taps Mashiro Coffee Porter, a black beer brewed with beans from Mashiro Coffee
Onomichi Brewery has tapped Mashiro Coffee Porter, a black beer made with specialty beans roasted specially by Mashiro Coffee in Mukaishima. The beer is described as smelling like cold brew while staying light enough to drink easily.
Hop BroI want to talk about Onomichi Brewery’s Mashiro Coffee Porter today. It’s a dark beer made with beans specially roasted for this pour by Coffee Mame Mashiro on Mukaishima.
MugiWait, light for a dark beer? I was already picturing some giant final-boss stout stomping toward me!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. The style is a coffee porter, so it has roast character without getting too heavy, which makes it approachable even for people who usually avoid dark beer.
MugiThe second you say porter, I feel like I need a certification exam. Beer style means what exactly, flavor-family-wise?
Hop BroBroadly, it’s a category for color and aroma direction. Porter is toasty and dark, and this one adds a summery iced-coffee kind of aroma on top.
MugiOoh! And the brewery says they steep the beans like dry hopping, right? Hop Bro, that sounds less like brewing and more like wizardry.
Hop BroNot wizardry, just aroma transfer. They add the ingredient after fermentation so the beer picks up that cold-brew coffee aroma without turning into a heavy roast bomb.
MugiWhat?! So it’s not just bitter, it can also show Ethiopian-style acidity and floral notes too? How many secret identities does this dark beer have?
Hop BroExactly, and it also layers in Indonesian-derived bitterness, while staying at an easy 5.5% ABV. Drinking it fresh at Onomichi Brewery, inside that renovated 1894 storehouse, is part of the appeal.
MugiWalking around Onomichi, then ducking into the arcade for a fresh-poured pint... yeah, that’s a winning route. I’d want to catch the aroma while it’s still nice and cold.
Hop BroLimited batches always make me want to move fast. They do local-ingredient beers too, but this one has serious aroma character, so I’d call it first-pint material.
MugiThen it’s settled! I want to warp to Onomichi right now and drink that iced-coffee-like dark beer. Hop Bro, let’s at least rehearse the toast first!
Onomichi Brewery is a brewpub housed in a kura storehouse built in 1894, and it is known as a place where visitors can drink freshly brewed beer in Onomichi. The brewery focuses on local ingredients and serves beer right from the tap in the back streets of the shopping district.
The newly tapped beer, Mashiro Coffee Porter, is a recurring summer release with a strong coffee character. It uses specialty coffee beans roasted specifically for this beer by Mashiro Coffee in Mukaishima. According to the brewery, the beans are steeped in a way similar to dry hopping, creating aromas reminiscent of cold-brew coffee. The beer is 5.5% ABV.
The brewery's post describes the beer as carrying a striking cold-brew-like aroma, with bitterness associated with Indonesian coffee and floral acidity linked to Ethiopian beans. Although it is a porter, it is designed to stay approachable rather than heavy, making it appealing not only to dark-beer fans but also to coffee drinkers looking for a beer with clear aromatic character. Onomichi Brewery also offers other beers built around local ingredients, so it works well as a stop during a walk through Onomichi for a fresh pour on site.
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Hop BroI want to talk about Onomichi Brewery’s Mashiro Coffee Porter today. It’s a dark beer made with beans specially roasted for this pour by Coffee Mame Mashiro on Mukaishima.
MugiWait, light for a dark beer? I was already picturing some giant final-boss stout stomping toward me!
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. The style is a coffee porter, so it has roast character without getting too heavy, which makes it approachable even for people who usually avoid dark beer.
MugiThe second you say porter, I feel like I need a certification exam. Beer style means what exactly, flavor-family-wise?
Hop BroBroadly, it’s a category for color and aroma direction. Porter is toasty and dark, and this one adds a summery iced-coffee kind of aroma on top.
MugiOoh! And the brewery says they steep the beans like dry hopping, right? Hop Bro, that sounds less like brewing and more like wizardry.
Hop BroNot wizardry, just aroma transfer. They add the ingredient after fermentation so the beer picks up that cold-brew coffee aroma without turning into a heavy roast bomb.
MugiWhat?! So it’s not just bitter, it can also show Ethiopian-style acidity and floral notes too? How many secret identities does this dark beer have?
Hop BroExactly, and it also layers in Indonesian-derived bitterness, while staying at an easy 5.5% ABV. Drinking it fresh at Onomichi Brewery, inside that renovated 1894 storehouse, is part of the appeal.
MugiWalking around Onomichi, then ducking into the arcade for a fresh-poured pint... yeah, that’s a winning route. I’d want to catch the aroma while it’s still nice and cold.
Hop BroLimited batches always make me want to move fast. They do local-ingredient beers too, but this one has serious aroma character, so I’d call it first-pint material.
MugiThen it’s settled! I want to warp to Onomichi right now and drink that iced-coffee-like dark beer. Hop Bro, let’s at least rehearse the toast first!
