GROW BREW HOUSE announces kushi-katsu service from Aug. 21 with six beers on tap
GROW BREW HOUSE in Nishi-Kawaguchi said on Instagram that it will turn into a kushi-katsu spot from August 21 to 23. The post also lists six house beers, ranging from dark lager and saison to black IPA and fruit ale.
Hop BroHere's a good one: GROW BREW HOUSE in Nishikawaguchi is running a kushikatsu pop-up from August 21 to August 23, with six house taps ready to go.
MugiWait, Kushikatsu Grow is the actual name? That's not an event title, that's a direct attack on my appetite!
Hop BroOne of the headliners is Against Day, a 5% dark lager that sounds perfect with the lardy aroma and fine, crispy breading of kushikatsu.
MugiOhh, dark lager means dark but not super heavy, right? Because that pairing description just activated my emergency snack brain.
Hop BroThen you've got Yukiai, a 5% dry-hopped pils, so it keeps the crisp pilsner finish but layers on extra hop aroma to cut through fried food.
MugiWhat even is a dry-hopped pils? That sounds less like beer and more like a side quest.
Hop BroBasically it's a pils with extra aroma; they add hops for fragrance more than brute bitterness, so the skewers stay crunchy and the sip stays bright.
MugiOkay, but now I need the other four beers too. You're not telling me they stopped at one dark lager and one tongue-twister pils, right?
Hop BroNot even close, because the six-beer lineup has range: POTTERING is a 6% saison, 17AVE a 4% American rye ale, Luna Phase a 6.5% black IPA, and Aid a 3% fruit ale.
MugiSeriously, that range is wild. Dark, saison, pils, IPA, fruit... one skewer in and I'm suddenly drafting a tasting strategy.
Hop BroAnd it all lands in a small relaxed brewpub, with a nagashi somen event and DJ Sickly already teased for August 29. I absolutely want to drink there.
MugiThen it's settled, August 21 to 23 has my name on it. Give me kushikatsu, Against Day, and Aid, and I'm not leaving quietly.
GROW BREW HOUSE, a brewpub in Nishi-Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi, said on Instagram that it will operate as "Kushi-katsu Grow" from August 21 through 23.
The post leans into the pairing of beer and fried skewers, describing the crispy breadcrumb coating and savory aroma of lard. It also matches that idea with a six-beer tap list from the house brewery:
- Against Day / Dark Lager / 5%
- POTTERING / Saison / 6%
- Yuki-ai / Dry-Hopped Pils / 5%
- 17AVE / American Rye Ale / 4%
- Luna Phase / Black IPA / 6.5%
- Aid / Fruit Ale / 3%
As a small, brewery-run pub, GROW BREW HOUSE is set up for casual drinking and tasting across styles. The lineup covers dark lager, saison, pils, rye ale, black IPA, and fruit ale, so there should be something for both fried-food pairing and aroma-driven sipping.
The same post also mentions another late-summer event on August 29: a cooling nagashi-somen session, plus a DJ appearance by Sickly. It is a pretty clear sign that GROW BREW HOUSE will keep mixing beer with playful seasonal ideas through the end of summer.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroHere's a good one: GROW BREW HOUSE in Nishikawaguchi is running a kushikatsu pop-up from August 21 to August 23, with six house taps ready to go.
MugiWait, Kushikatsu Grow is the actual name? That's not an event title, that's a direct attack on my appetite!
Hop BroOne of the headliners is Against Day, a 5% dark lager that sounds perfect with the lardy aroma and fine, crispy breading of kushikatsu.
MugiOhh, dark lager means dark but not super heavy, right? Because that pairing description just activated my emergency snack brain.
Hop BroThen you've got Yukiai, a 5% dry-hopped pils, so it keeps the crisp pilsner finish but layers on extra hop aroma to cut through fried food.
MugiWhat even is a dry-hopped pils? That sounds less like beer and more like a side quest.
Hop BroBasically it's a pils with extra aroma; they add hops for fragrance more than brute bitterness, so the skewers stay crunchy and the sip stays bright.
MugiOkay, but now I need the other four beers too. You're not telling me they stopped at one dark lager and one tongue-twister pils, right?
Hop BroNot even close, because the six-beer lineup has range: POTTERING is a 6% saison, 17AVE a 4% American rye ale, Luna Phase a 6.5% black IPA, and Aid a 3% fruit ale.
MugiSeriously, that range is wild. Dark, saison, pils, IPA, fruit... one skewer in and I'm suddenly drafting a tasting strategy.
Hop BroAnd it all lands in a small relaxed brewpub, with a nagashi somen event and DJ Sickly already teased for August 29. I absolutely want to drink there.
MugiThen it's settled, August 21 to 23 has my name on it. Give me kushikatsu, Against Day, and Aid, and I'm not leaving quietly.
