OGA BREWING COMPANY releases new Kodaira-themed "Red Post IPA"
On May 10, OGA BREWING COMPANY released its new "Red Post IPA," inspired by Kodaira's urban agriculture and Tokyo's "round red postboxes." With a sunset-colored hue and layers of rounded bitterness and biscuit notes, it is an IPA with a strong sense of story.
Hop BroToday, OGA BREWING COMPANY's Red Post IPA is interesting. It's a new release that rises from a story connecting Kodaira's urban agriculture with Tokyo's round red postboxes.
MugiWait, a beer based on the round red postbox idea!? And it's an IPA, so it sounds like it'd be red and heavy, right?
Hop BroVisually, it's a sunset-colored beer, and when poured into a glass it has a soft, orange-tinted color. It has bitterness, but the key is that it doesn't get too sharp.
MugiHuh! But what do you mean by bitterness that isn't sharp? An IPA that's round is frying my brain!
Hop BroFor example, IBU is a guide to bitterness, and this one is 53. The malt is RED-X, Maris Otter, and Munich, which gives it biscuit-like notes and body.
MugiWhat!? Biscuit-like notes? You're not talking about snacks?
Hop BroNo, no, it's the toasty aroma from the malt. The hops are a four-hop blend: Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, and Amarillo, supporting the aroma and bitterness.
MugiWow, even with loads of hops, it's soft somehow. ABV 6.0% sounds like it'll have real heft!
Hop BroExactly. And what's great is that this beer is designed all the way down to the point that it makes you want to write a letter. It captures even that slightly sentimental time before dropping it into a round red postbox.
MugiWait, if I drink that, my retro mood will totally explode. I can practically see Kodaira's scenery!
Hop BroThat's what makes OGA BREWING COMPANY special: it's a beer where you taste local memories. It also makes sense that the Mitaka brewery builds each one around what kind of occasion you want to drink it in.
MugiI completely want to drink it now! Maybe I'll write a letter while holding a sunset-colored IPA.
Hop BroNice. I feel like having a slow one after work. If I could drink it in front of a round red postbox, it would probably be the best.
OGA BREWING COMPANY has released its new "Red Post IPA." This is the third installment in a series themed around Kodaira, a city where urban agriculture thrives, and it distills affection for Tokyo's many remaining "round red postboxes" into beer.
Poured into a glass, it shows a color reminiscent of a sunset sky with a slight orange tint. The aroma and bitterness have the presence you expect from an IPA, but the edges are not too sharp and there is a certain softness. The malt bill uses RED-X, Maris Otter, and Munich, while the hops combine Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, and Amarillo. ABV is 6.0%, IBU is 53, and the serving size is 350 ml. The price is 770 yen (tax included).
On the official website, it is introduced as having a flavor that brings back a nostalgic biscuit-like character. What makes this beer interesting is that it is designed to include even the scene of slowly drinking it while writing a letter and wanting to drop it into a retro round red postbox.
OGA BREWING COMPANY is a brewery based in Mitaka that aims to deliver surprise and enjoyment even to people drinking craft beer for the first time. Its approach is to build each beer around the question of what kind of occasion you would want to drink it in, and it is also distinctive for attaching a short short story to each product. This new release, which conveys local scenery and memories through both flavor and story, is a strong reflection of that philosophy.
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Hop BroToday, OGA BREWING COMPANY's Red Post IPA is interesting. It's a new release that rises from a story connecting Kodaira's urban agriculture with Tokyo's round red postboxes.
MugiWait, a beer based on the round red postbox idea!? And it's an IPA, so it sounds like it'd be red and heavy, right?
Hop BroVisually, it's a sunset-colored beer, and when poured into a glass it has a soft, orange-tinted color. It has bitterness, but the key is that it doesn't get too sharp.
MugiHuh! But what do you mean by bitterness that isn't sharp? An IPA that's round is frying my brain!
Hop BroFor example, IBU is a guide to bitterness, and this one is 53. The malt is RED-X, Maris Otter, and Munich, which gives it biscuit-like notes and body.
MugiWhat!? Biscuit-like notes? You're not talking about snacks?
Hop BroNo, no, it's the toasty aroma from the malt. The hops are a four-hop blend: Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, and Amarillo, supporting the aroma and bitterness.
MugiWow, even with loads of hops, it's soft somehow. ABV 6.0% sounds like it'll have real heft!
Hop BroExactly. And what's great is that this beer is designed all the way down to the point that it makes you want to write a letter. It captures even that slightly sentimental time before dropping it into a round red postbox.
MugiWait, if I drink that, my retro mood will totally explode. I can practically see Kodaira's scenery!
Hop BroThat's what makes OGA BREWING COMPANY special: it's a beer where you taste local memories. It also makes sense that the Mitaka brewery builds each one around what kind of occasion you want to drink it in.
MugiI completely want to drink it now! Maybe I'll write a letter while holding a sunset-colored IPA.
Hop BroNice. I feel like having a slow one after work. If I could drink it in front of a round red postbox, it would probably be the best.
