15brewery: Five beers including 'At the Bottom of the Swamp' on April 24, last service before Golden Week
15brewery in Hayama, Kanagawa, posted its tap list for the day on Instagram on April 24. It announced five beers, including the Belgian-style 'At the Bottom of the Swamp,' 'Wheat Land,' and 'Raw Hazy IPA,' and said it would be closed from April 25 to May 8. This is its final business day before Golden Week.
Hop Bro15brewery in Hayama updated its taps, and April 24 is a pretty interesting lineup. Since it's their last business day before Golden Week, the selection is geared toward drinking at home.
MugiWait, it's the last business day!? And it's only five beers but all distinctive? Now I'm really curious.
Hop BroThe headliner is definitely At the Bottom of the Swamp. It's Belgian-style, with wheat malt, orange peel, coriander, chamomile, clove, plus lime and honey.
MugiWhoa, that's so many ingredients my brain can't keep up! 'Belgian-style' sounds like some kind of magic spell.
Hop BroBroadly speaking, it's the kind you enjoy by layering spice and fruit notes. Even though it's beer, the fun part of Belgian styles is how the aroma changes every time you drink it.
MugiI see! Then I'm curious about Wheat Land too. Using baguettes from a bakery already sounds ridiculously tasty!
Hop BroExactly. Using baguettes from Miura Pan-ya Mitsumugi is so 15brewery. It's wheat-forward, with a soft white-wine-like hop aroma, so it goes down light and easy.
MugiWhite-wine-like aroma and bread too!? It already feels like it would go with a meal, and now I'm even more tempted to buy it by the measure!
Hop BroWhat makes it even cooler is that Raw Hazy IPA is in the mix too. It uses the Raw Ale method, which doesn't boil the wort, bringing out citrus and pine-like hop bitterness along with the fullness of a hazy beer.
MugiWhoa, and there's stout and Bitter Orange Ale too. It feels like a real tasting set! I want to take them home before the closure and line them up slowly there.
Hop BroAnd the hours are 14:00-19:00, with no standing drinking and bulk sales as the main format. Bring a bottle or another carbonation-safe container and take home a bit of Hayama's atmosphere with you.
MugiAll right, this is basically a pre-Golden Week treat. Five beers packed with Hayama ingredients - now I want to go drink them right away!
15brewery in Horiuchi, Hayama Town, Kanagawa, is a brewery that operates as takeout-only sales. This Instagram post, titled 'Parade,' announces the tap list for Friday, April 24, and says the brewery plans to be closed from Saturday, April 25 through Friday, May 8. Business hours are 14:00-19:00, standing drinks are suspended during the closure, and bulk sales are the main format.
The lineup for the day is five beers. All of them are built for taking home and enjoying slowly, with clearly distinct personalities.
- At the Bottom of the Swamp (Belgian-style beer)
Made with plenty of wheat malt, orange peel, coriander seed, chamomile, and clove, plus lime from Owase City, Mie Prefecture, and honey from Hachigoya in Nagai, Yokosuka City. It has a complex flavor with sweetness, acidity, and spice layered together.
- Stout (dark beer)
Known for its deep richness and pitch-black appearance. A quietly satisfying bottle you'd want to buy by bulk.
- Bitter Orange Ale (fruit beer)
Finished to bring out the intense aroma and acidity unique to bitter orange. Suited to people who like citrus notes.
- Wheat Land (wheat-heavy beer)
A light, easy-drinking beer made by adding plenty of wheat malt to barley malt and tying it together with hops that smell like white wine. Using baguettes from Miura Pan-ya Mitsumugi is another detail that feels very much like this brewery.
- Raw Hazy IPA (IPA)
Made with the Raw Ale method, which does not boil the wort, this beer lets you enjoy hop-derived citrus and pine-like aromas and bitterness. It also uses baguettes from Miura Pan-ya Mitsumugi.
15brewery is known for making beer that incorporates local ingredients from Hayama and the surrounding area. This time as well, the tap list includes labels made with baguettes from a local bakery and honey from the region, creating a lineup that feels like the atmosphere of the area is being poured straight into the glass. Since the brewery operates on a takeout basis, it's a good fit to bring a sealed bottle or a carbonation-safe container and spend time comparing them at home.
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Hop Bro15brewery in Hayama updated its taps, and April 24 is a pretty interesting lineup. Since it's their last business day before Golden Week, the selection is geared toward drinking at home.
MugiWait, it's the last business day!? And it's only five beers but all distinctive? Now I'm really curious.
Hop BroThe headliner is definitely At the Bottom of the Swamp. It's Belgian-style, with wheat malt, orange peel, coriander, chamomile, clove, plus lime and honey.
MugiWhoa, that's so many ingredients my brain can't keep up! 'Belgian-style' sounds like some kind of magic spell.
Hop BroBroadly speaking, it's the kind you enjoy by layering spice and fruit notes. Even though it's beer, the fun part of Belgian styles is how the aroma changes every time you drink it.
MugiI see! Then I'm curious about Wheat Land too. Using baguettes from a bakery already sounds ridiculously tasty!
Hop BroExactly. Using baguettes from Miura Pan-ya Mitsumugi is so 15brewery. It's wheat-forward, with a soft white-wine-like hop aroma, so it goes down light and easy.
MugiWhite-wine-like aroma and bread too!? It already feels like it would go with a meal, and now I'm even more tempted to buy it by the measure!
Hop BroWhat makes it even cooler is that Raw Hazy IPA is in the mix too. It uses the Raw Ale method, which doesn't boil the wort, bringing out citrus and pine-like hop bitterness along with the fullness of a hazy beer.
MugiWhoa, and there's stout and Bitter Orange Ale too. It feels like a real tasting set! I want to take them home before the closure and line them up slowly there.
Hop BroAnd the hours are 14:00-19:00, with no standing drinking and bulk sales as the main format. Bring a bottle or another carbonation-safe container and take home a bit of Hayama's atmosphere with you.
MugiAll right, this is basically a pre-Golden Week treat. Five beers packed with Hayama ingredients - now I want to go drink them right away!
