Niigata's ...04&Beer taps five beers including Plank and Shiga Kogen
Niigata beer pub ...04&Beer shared its weekend tap list. The lineup brings together five breweries from Japan and abroad, including Plank, Swan Lake Beer, Sankt Gallen, Shiga Kogen Beer, and Minoh Beer, with the bar opening at 3 p.m. that day.
Hop Bro...04&Beer in Furumachi just rolled out a five-tap weekend lineup that looks seriously strong. They open at 3 p.m., so you can start early and compare local and international pours.
MugiWait, a 3 p.m. opening with that kind of list? My self-control would clock out before lunch!
Hop BroThe list has Plank Brewery's Pilserl from Bavaria, Swan Lake Beer's Golden Ale, Sankt Gallen's Pineapple Ale, Shiga Kogen Beer's Yuru Blue spelt, and Minoh Beer's MINOHBEER PALE ALE as Real Ale.
MugiHold on, the phrase hazy wheat IPA just made my brain turn cloudy too. What does that even taste like?!
Hop BroThink of it as a soft cloudy IPA. The wheat gives it a gentle texture, then you get citrus-peel bitterness, and at 4.5% it stays light on its feet.
MugiOoh, then the Pineapple Ale isn't just liquid fruit salad pretending to be beer?
Hop BroNot at all, it's tropical on the nose but still unmistakably beer. Meanwhile Swan Lake's Golden Ale is the classic lane, and Pilserl is the crisp one.
MugiThen what about Real Ale? Please don't tell me it means the beer has better life skills than I do.
Hop BroCloser to tradition than therapy, it's about gentle natural carbonation and a softer serving feel. Same pale ale family, but the mouthfeel is rounder and more conversational.
MugiThis is dangerous, because now planning the tasting order sounds almost as fun as drinking it!
Hop BroI'd start with Pilserl, ease into Golden Ale, then let Yuru Blue spelt take the spotlight later. That's a clean weekend arc.
MugiThat's it, I'm in. A day-drinking stop at ...04&Beer in a Furumachi back alley sounds way too good to pass up.
...04&Beer, a beer pub in Furumachi, Niigata City, posted its weekend tap list with five beers: Pilserl from Plank Brewery in Bavaria, Golden Ale from Swan Lake Beer in Niigata, Pineapple Ale from Sankt Gallen in Kanagawa, Yuru Blue spelt from Shiga Kogen Beer in Nagano, and MINOHBEER PALE ALE (Real Ale) from Minoh Beer in Osaka.
The highlight is Yuru Blue spelt, a renamed version of Yuru Blue Wheat. The beer is described as a hazy wheat IPA brewed with spelt, at 4.5%, with a lingering bitterness reminiscent of citrus peel. Together with the fruit-forward Pineapple Ale, the classic Golden Ale, the crisp Pilserl, and Minoh's real-ale pale ale, the lineup offers a wide range of flavors in one visit.
The pub sits in a back-alley location in Furumachi and opened at 3 p.m. that day, making it easy to stop in for an early pint or stay for a longer evening session.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop Bro...04&Beer in Furumachi just rolled out a five-tap weekend lineup that looks seriously strong. They open at 3 p.m., so you can start early and compare local and international pours.
MugiWait, a 3 p.m. opening with that kind of list? My self-control would clock out before lunch!
Hop BroThe list has Plank Brewery's Pilserl from Bavaria, Swan Lake Beer's Golden Ale, Sankt Gallen's Pineapple Ale, Shiga Kogen Beer's Yuru Blue spelt, and Minoh Beer's MINOHBEER PALE ALE as Real Ale.
MugiHold on, the phrase hazy wheat IPA just made my brain turn cloudy too. What does that even taste like?!
Hop BroThink of it as a soft cloudy IPA. The wheat gives it a gentle texture, then you get citrus-peel bitterness, and at 4.5% it stays light on its feet.
MugiOoh, then the Pineapple Ale isn't just liquid fruit salad pretending to be beer?
Hop BroNot at all, it's tropical on the nose but still unmistakably beer. Meanwhile Swan Lake's Golden Ale is the classic lane, and Pilserl is the crisp one.
MugiThen what about Real Ale? Please don't tell me it means the beer has better life skills than I do.
Hop BroCloser to tradition than therapy, it's about gentle natural carbonation and a softer serving feel. Same pale ale family, but the mouthfeel is rounder and more conversational.
MugiThis is dangerous, because now planning the tasting order sounds almost as fun as drinking it!
Hop BroI'd start with Pilserl, ease into Golden Ale, then let Yuru Blue spelt take the spotlight later. That's a clean weekend arc.
MugiThat's it, I'm in. A day-drinking stop at ...04&Beer in a Furumachi back alley sounds way too good to pass up.
