Craft Beer Spot Hathor Opens Amakusa Shiranui Weizen on Tap for 5/26
The beer pub Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Kyobashi, Osaka, unveiled its May 26 draft lineup. From Moji Port Beer’s Amakusa Shiranui Weizen to pale ales and imperial stouts, the selection spans a wide range of styles.
Hop BroThe Osaka-Kyobashi beer pub, Craft Beer Spot Hathor, has unveiled its May 26 taps. With 16 taps on site, today’s lineup has a pretty wide range.
MugiWhoa, 16 taps? That’s a lot! I’d probably fall into a happy panic trying to decide before ordering.
Hop BroThe star is Moji Port Beer’s Amakusa Shiranui Weizen. It uses Shiranui citrus juice from Amakusa, and it combines the soft character of a wheat beer with the brightness of fruit.
MugiWhoa, it already sounds delicious just from the word Weizen, but what does it actually taste like? Is it fluffy but with acidity too?
Hop BroExactly. It has the mouthfeel of a white beer, plus the fresh aroma and moderate acidity of Shiranui. In other words, it’s easy to drink but still has real character.
MugiNice! Then I’m curious about the pale ales too. Is it true that Sierra Nevada has that grassy hop thing?
Hop BroIt’s true. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has a great balance of floral hop character and malt sweetness, and the draft version is dry on the finish at 5.0% ABV and IBU 34.
MugiThere’s IBU again! So the bigger the number, the more bitter, right?
Hop BroThat’s right. And today they even have a Russian imperial stout like Old Rasputin, so you can go all the way up to a rich dark-chocolate-like intensity. It’s interesting to have everything from light beers to heavy ones.
MugiWow, it sounds like it would pair well with smoked dishes, too. I want to try everything from the whites to the blacks! Today at Hathor, I want more than just one beer, maybe two or three!
Craft Beer Spot Hathor, which opened in 2015 in Kyobashi, Osaka, is a beer pub where you can enjoy 16 taps of craft beer and house-smoked dishes. The tap guide for the day was arranged so drinkers could choose according to their mood, from fruity wheat beers to heavy dark beers.
The main highlight is Moji Port Beer’s Amakusa Shiranui Weizen. It generously uses Shiranui citrus juice from Yamashita Orchard in Amakusa City, blending the bright aroma and pleasant acidity of Shiranui into a weizen for an easy-drinking pint. Within the soft mouthfeel typical of a wheat beer, you can sense the lift of fruit-driven brightness.
Recommended beers include Pale Ale / Sierra Nevada, Mirror Pond Pale Ale / Deschutes, and Old Rasputin / North Coast. Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale balances verdant, grassy and floral hop character with malt sweetness, ending with a dry finish. The draft version differs from the packaged release in recipe, and it is also noted as 5.0% ABV and IBU 34. Mirror Pond Pale Ale is a single-hop pale ale whose hallmarks are floral and citrus-like hops and smooth caramel malt. Old Rasputin is a Russian imperial stout with rich dark-chocolate-like depth and a complex aroma.
The day’s taps also included Super Dry / Asahi Breweries, Yuya Boys IPL Jamboree SP Ver / Onidensetsu Beer, Yasato / Oyamaz G Beer, Echoes / Nara Brewing, Morning Sauna / Rise & Win, Mr. Dunk / Isekadoya Beer, Lupulin Nectar / Y Market, and Bakushu no Osho / Y Market. From a light, crisp pint to a full-bodied dark beer, it was a lineup you could enjoy widely alongside food.
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Hop BroThe Osaka-Kyobashi beer pub, Craft Beer Spot Hathor, has unveiled its May 26 taps. With 16 taps on site, today’s lineup has a pretty wide range.
MugiWhoa, 16 taps? That’s a lot! I’d probably fall into a happy panic trying to decide before ordering.
Hop BroThe star is Moji Port Beer’s Amakusa Shiranui Weizen. It uses Shiranui citrus juice from Amakusa, and it combines the soft character of a wheat beer with the brightness of fruit.
MugiWhoa, it already sounds delicious just from the word Weizen, but what does it actually taste like? Is it fluffy but with acidity too?
Hop BroExactly. It has the mouthfeel of a white beer, plus the fresh aroma and moderate acidity of Shiranui. In other words, it’s easy to drink but still has real character.
MugiNice! Then I’m curious about the pale ales too. Is it true that Sierra Nevada has that grassy hop thing?
Hop BroIt’s true. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has a great balance of floral hop character and malt sweetness, and the draft version is dry on the finish at 5.0% ABV and IBU 34.
MugiThere’s IBU again! So the bigger the number, the more bitter, right?
Hop BroThat’s right. And today they even have a Russian imperial stout like Old Rasputin, so you can go all the way up to a rich dark-chocolate-like intensity. It’s interesting to have everything from light beers to heavy ones.
MugiWow, it sounds like it would pair well with smoked dishes, too. I want to try everything from the whites to the blacks! Today at Hathor, I want more than just one beer, maybe two or three!
