Want a Beer Updates Its 3/30 Tap List: 6 Beers Including Hop Kotan's "Fiction"
The beer pub Want a Beer in Motoimaizumi, Utsunomiya, has published its tap list for March 30. Six beers are on offer, ranging from IPA to fruit-forward styles and saison, including Hop Kotan's "Fiction," Shiokaze Brewing's "Hidden Tresure XPA," and Romantic Village's "Fruit Basket IPA."
Hop BroWant a Beer in Motoimaizumi, Utsunomiya, has updated its six-beer tap list for 3/30. Today it starts with Hop Kotan's "Fiction," and the lineup also includes fruit beers and even a saison.
MugiWait, six kinds on tap!? With that many, I'd probably get lost in the shop before I even pick one!
Hop BroThe first highlight is Hop Kotan's "Fiction." It's a West Coast Pale Ale, with a great balance of tropical aromas from double dry-hopping and a moderate sweetness.
MugiDouble dry-hopping means adding hops twice? That suddenly sounds like some serious artisan technique!
Hop BroExactly. It's a method where hops are added during and after fermentation to layer in aroma. That's why "Fiction" doesn't just taste bitter, it really brings out a tropical aroma.
MugiI see, so it's basically coming at you with aroma! Then I also want to try Shiokaze Brewing's "Hidden Tresure XPA" - sweetness and herbal notes? That's amazing!
Hop BroThat one is an XPA where sweetness reminiscent of several fruits overlaps with a green herbal character. XPA is a little lighter than IPA, so it's the kind of easy-drinking beer with personality that really stands out.
MugiWhoa! And Romantic Village's "Fruit Basket IPA" is all Citra by itself, right? Grapefruit and lime? That's basically a citrus festival!
Hop BroRight, since it's a single-hop IPA, the character of Citra comes through clearly. It has a peel-included bitterness, and the refreshment factor is really strong.
MugiThe fruit lineup is impressive too - Karuizawa Q's "Ruby" and "Meguri," plus THE KICHI's "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~". The tap counter feels like a treasure hunt!
Hop Bro"Ruby" features raspberries and blueberries, while "Meguri" is centered on yuzu aroma, and both pair well with food. The closing beer, "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~," is a West Coast Pilsner with citrus and piney aromas, so the hop comparison stays fun right to the end.
MugiAlright, I've decided - today I'm doing a hop tasting at Want a Beer! If you show me a lineup like this, my throat's already claimed a seat!
At the beer pub "Want a Beer" in Motoimaizumi, Utsunomiya, business hours on March 30 are 12:00 to 23:00 (last order 22:00), and the tap list for the day has been updated.
The lineup consists of six beers: Hop Kotan's "Fiction," Shiokaze Brewing's "Hidden Tresure XPA," Romantic Village's "Fruit Basket IPA," Karuizawa Q's "Ruby" and "Meguri," and THE KICHI's "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~."
"Fiction" is a West Coast Pale Ale, notable for its tropical aroma from double dry-hopping and a pleasant sweetness on the palate. "Hidden Tresure XPA" is an XPA that blends a sweetness reminiscent of multiple fruits with a green herbal character.
"Fruit Basket IPA" is a single-hop IPA centered on the popular hop variety Citra. It is said to feature a vivid citrus aroma evoking grapefruit and lime, along with a crisp bitterness like freshly squeezed fruit with the peel still on.
In the fruit-forward lineup, there is "Ruby," made with raspberries and blueberries, and "Meguri," which highlights the aroma of yuzu. Both put the fruit character front and center while keeping the body light enough to pair easily with food.
In addition, Want a Beer's original collaboration beer "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~" is a West Coast Pilsner that brings out citrus and piney aromas. For anyone standing at the tap in Utsunomiya, this is a lineup that invites you to compare hop character one by one.
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Hop BroWant a Beer in Motoimaizumi, Utsunomiya, has updated its six-beer tap list for 3/30. Today it starts with Hop Kotan's "Fiction," and the lineup also includes fruit beers and even a saison.
MugiWait, six kinds on tap!? With that many, I'd probably get lost in the shop before I even pick one!
Hop BroThe first highlight is Hop Kotan's "Fiction." It's a West Coast Pale Ale, with a great balance of tropical aromas from double dry-hopping and a moderate sweetness.
MugiDouble dry-hopping means adding hops twice? That suddenly sounds like some serious artisan technique!
Hop BroExactly. It's a method where hops are added during and after fermentation to layer in aroma. That's why "Fiction" doesn't just taste bitter, it really brings out a tropical aroma.
MugiI see, so it's basically coming at you with aroma! Then I also want to try Shiokaze Brewing's "Hidden Tresure XPA" - sweetness and herbal notes? That's amazing!
Hop BroThat one is an XPA where sweetness reminiscent of several fruits overlaps with a green herbal character. XPA is a little lighter than IPA, so it's the kind of easy-drinking beer with personality that really stands out.
MugiWhoa! And Romantic Village's "Fruit Basket IPA" is all Citra by itself, right? Grapefruit and lime? That's basically a citrus festival!
Hop BroRight, since it's a single-hop IPA, the character of Citra comes through clearly. It has a peel-included bitterness, and the refreshment factor is really strong.
MugiThe fruit lineup is impressive too - Karuizawa Q's "Ruby" and "Meguri," plus THE KICHI's "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~". The tap counter feels like a treasure hunt!
Hop Bro"Ruby" features raspberries and blueberries, while "Meguri" is centered on yuzu aroma, and both pair well with food. The closing beer, "Tsukihou ~Moonwalk~," is a West Coast Pilsner with citrus and piney aromas, so the hop comparison stays fun right to the end.
MugiAlright, I've decided - today I'm doing a hop tasting at Want a Beer! If you show me a lineup like this, my throat's already claimed a seat!
