Sakamichi Brewing Reveals IPA Contest Lineup Starting June 19
Sakamichi Brewing in Tachikawa has announced the lineup for its IPA contest starting Friday, June 19. The taproom release brings together eight beers from U.S. and Japanese breweries, spanning Hazy IPA, West Coast IPA, and Cold IPA.
Hop BroI’ve got Sakamichi Brewing’s IPA showdown on my mind today. They revealed eight entries for the contest starting June 19 at their Tachikawa taproom.
MugiWhat? A US-vs-Japan lineup with eight IPAs? That’s not a tasting, that’s a full hop exam!
Hop BroFour from the USA and four from Japan, with Hazy IPA, West Coast IPA, and even Cold IPA in the mix. It’s built for easy side-by-side style comparisons.
MugiWait, WC IPA and Cold IPA already sound like homework. What do those even mean?
Hop BroWC means West Coast: sharper bitterness, cleaner edges. Cold IPA is brewed to feel lighter and snappier. Basically, juicy mode versus crisp mode.
MugiThat actually helps! Juicy mode vs crisp mode is my kind of beer science. But names like Brain Glow and Finger Food sound like boss moves in a game.
Hop BroThe US side is stacked: Trap Door Brewing’s Glowed Up and Ruse Brewing’s Brain Glow are Hazy IPAs, while Hop Butcher for the World’s WCB collab Finger Food and Revision Brewing’s Revision DIPA lean West Coast.
MugiAnd Japan came ready too! Those names hit hard. Full Hop Alchemist r1 and Diffusiophilia sound less like beers and more like spells.
Hop BroJapan’s side is loaded too: WCB Shizuoka’s Hazy DIPA Full Hop Alchemist r1, Totopia Brewery & VERTERE’s Hazy DIPA Diffusiophilia, DevilCraft Brewery’s WC Cold IPA Westerly, and libushi’s WC IPA Existing is Exhausting. It also fits Sakamichi Brewing’s eco-minded, local-organic approach and its love of both classic and modern styles.
MugiAnd all that variety in Tachikawa? I want to start with Hazy, march into West Coast, and dramatically whisper Existing is Exhausting at the end.
Hop BroA full tasting flight feels mandatory now. I want to test the US-Japan differences glass by glass at Sakamichi Brewing’s taproom.
Sakamichi Brewing has announced the lineup for an IPA contest at its Tachikawa taproom starting Friday, June 19. The post splits the beers into two groups, "USA" and "Japan," for a total of eight entries.
The brewery describes itself on its official site as a Tachikawa craft brewery that values the process as much as the result. It also says it works to incorporate eco-minded brewing practices and, whenever possible, locally sourced organic ingredients. That approach fits a taproom program that ranges from classic styles to more contemporary expressions.
USA
- Trap Door Brewing, "Glowed Up" / Hazy IPA / 6.5%
- Ruse Brewing, "Brain Glow" / Hazy IPA / 7.2%
- Hop Butcher for the World (WCB collaboration), "Finger Food" / WC IPA / 7.0%
- Revision Brewing, "Revision DIPA" / WC IPA / 8.0%
Japan
- WCB Shizuoka, "Full Hop Alchemist r1" / Hazy DIPA / 8.5%
- Totopia Brewery & VERTERE, "Diffusiophilia" / Hazy DIPA / 8.5%
- DevilCraft Brewery, "Westerly" / WC Cold IPA / 6.0%
- libushi, "Existing is Exhausting" / WC IPA / 7.0%
The lineup offers a clear side-by-side look at how different breweries interpret IPA. With Hazy, West Coast, and Cold IPA styles all represented, the contest should give drinkers a straightforward way to compare aroma, bitterness, body, and hop expression across regions.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI’ve got Sakamichi Brewing’s IPA showdown on my mind today. They revealed eight entries for the contest starting June 19 at their Tachikawa taproom.
MugiWhat? A US-vs-Japan lineup with eight IPAs? That’s not a tasting, that’s a full hop exam!
Hop BroFour from the USA and four from Japan, with Hazy IPA, West Coast IPA, and even Cold IPA in the mix. It’s built for easy side-by-side style comparisons.
MugiWait, WC IPA and Cold IPA already sound like homework. What do those even mean?
Hop BroWC means West Coast: sharper bitterness, cleaner edges. Cold IPA is brewed to feel lighter and snappier. Basically, juicy mode versus crisp mode.
MugiThat actually helps! Juicy mode vs crisp mode is my kind of beer science. But names like Brain Glow and Finger Food sound like boss moves in a game.
Hop BroThe US side is stacked: Trap Door Brewing’s Glowed Up and Ruse Brewing’s Brain Glow are Hazy IPAs, while Hop Butcher for the World’s WCB collab Finger Food and Revision Brewing’s Revision DIPA lean West Coast.
MugiAnd Japan came ready too! Those names hit hard. Full Hop Alchemist r1 and Diffusiophilia sound less like beers and more like spells.
Hop BroJapan’s side is loaded too: WCB Shizuoka’s Hazy DIPA Full Hop Alchemist r1, Totopia Brewery & VERTERE’s Hazy DIPA Diffusiophilia, DevilCraft Brewery’s WC Cold IPA Westerly, and libushi’s WC IPA Existing is Exhausting. It also fits Sakamichi Brewing’s eco-minded, local-organic approach and its love of both classic and modern styles.
MugiAnd all that variety in Tachikawa? I want to start with Hazy, march into West Coast, and dramatically whisper Existing is Exhausting at the end.
Hop BroA full tasting flight feels mandatory now. I want to test the US-Japan differences glass by glass at Sakamichi Brewing’s taproom.
