CRAFT Rainbow in Okayama opens five taps, from Suika Wheat to Maruef
CRAFT Rainbow, a beer pub in Nodayacho, Okayama City, has added five new taps, including Sankt Gallen’s Suika Wheat. The lineup spans fruit wheat beer, pale ale, kolsch, and pilsner, making for an appealing tasting range.
Hop BroCRAFT Rainbow in Okayama just tapped five fresh pours, and the lineup is seriously well balanced. It swings from Suika Wheat all the way to Maruefu.
MugiWhat! From watermelon to Maruefu? That range is wild. The tap list sounds like a festival in a fridge!
Hop BroAnd the names are strong too: Sankt Gallen's Suika Wheat, Y.Market Brewing's OverDrive Pale Ale, Hobukotan Brewery's Totonou, Swan Lake Beer's Nagi, and Asahi Beer's Asahi Maruefu. That's a five-beer power lineup.
MugiThe names are already fun, but then you say pale ale and kolsch and suddenly it feels like a surprise quiz. What do they actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, Suika Wheat brings soft wheat and fruitiness, OverDrive is a pale ale with clear hop aroma, and Totonou plus Nagi lean lighter and crisper. The whole board feels like a map of aroma and lightness.
MugiAnd what is this 'hop outline' thing? An outlined hop sounds like the beer has a side profile!
Hop BroIn a way, yeah. Here it means the citrusy aroma and bitterness show up clearly enough that you can point to them. Basically, it's a flavor with character.
MugiOoh, okay! So if you're comparing them, the order matters too? I can do this first-sip strategy, right?
Hop BroAbsolutely. Start with Suika Wheat, move to OverDrive Pale Ale to check the hops, slip in Totonou or Nagi for some crisp lift, then settle into Asahi Maruefu at the end. That makes a clean tasting flow.
MugiAnd CRAFT Rainbow in Nodaya-cho focuses on craft beer but still has sake and shochu, plus it's non-smoking inside, right? That kind of easygoing flexibility is strong.
Hop BroThat's exactly the charm of the place. The taps rotate day by day, so the next visit could bring a totally different combination. That's the fun of a beer pub.
MugiNow I fully want a drink. At CRAFT Rainbow in Okayama, I want to go from Suika Wheat to Maruefu and raise a glass right now!
New taps
CRAFT Rainbow announced five new beers on tap: Sankt Gallen’s Suika Wheat, Y.Market Brewing’s OverDrive Pale Ale, Hopkotan Brewing’s Totonou, Swan Lake Beer’s Nagi, and Asahi Beer’s Asahi Maruef. The selection covers a wide range of styles, from a fruit-forward wheat beer to pale ale, kolsch, and pilsner.
About the pub
The pub is located at 2-5-4-101 Nodayacho, Okayama City. It focuses on craft beer, while also offering sake and shochu. The interior is non-smoking, with a separate smoking area, which makes it easy to visit whether you are there for beer first or coming with people who prefer different drinks.
How to read the lineup
This tap list is built for comparison. Start with Suika Wheat, move to OverDrive Pale Ale for a hop-driven step up, then shift into the lighter, easygoing Nagi before finishing with Asahi Maruef. Because the taps change regularly, the pub is the kind of place where a return visit is likely to bring a different mix and a different drinking order.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroCRAFT Rainbow in Okayama just tapped five fresh pours, and the lineup is seriously well balanced. It swings from Suika Wheat all the way to Maruefu.
MugiWhat! From watermelon to Maruefu? That range is wild. The tap list sounds like a festival in a fridge!
Hop BroAnd the names are strong too: Sankt Gallen's Suika Wheat, Y.Market Brewing's OverDrive Pale Ale, Hobukotan Brewery's Totonou, Swan Lake Beer's Nagi, and Asahi Beer's Asahi Maruefu. That's a five-beer power lineup.
MugiThe names are already fun, but then you say pale ale and kolsch and suddenly it feels like a surprise quiz. What do they actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, Suika Wheat brings soft wheat and fruitiness, OverDrive is a pale ale with clear hop aroma, and Totonou plus Nagi lean lighter and crisper. The whole board feels like a map of aroma and lightness.
MugiAnd what is this 'hop outline' thing? An outlined hop sounds like the beer has a side profile!
Hop BroIn a way, yeah. Here it means the citrusy aroma and bitterness show up clearly enough that you can point to them. Basically, it's a flavor with character.
MugiOoh, okay! So if you're comparing them, the order matters too? I can do this first-sip strategy, right?
Hop BroAbsolutely. Start with Suika Wheat, move to OverDrive Pale Ale to check the hops, slip in Totonou or Nagi for some crisp lift, then settle into Asahi Maruefu at the end. That makes a clean tasting flow.
MugiAnd CRAFT Rainbow in Nodaya-cho focuses on craft beer but still has sake and shochu, plus it's non-smoking inside, right? That kind of easygoing flexibility is strong.
Hop BroThat's exactly the charm of the place. The taps rotate day by day, so the next visit could bring a totally different combination. That's the fun of a beer pub.
MugiNow I fully want a drink. At CRAFT Rainbow in Okayama, I want to go from Suika Wheat to Maruefu and raise a glass right now!
