CraftBeerSpot Hathor taps Good Hops limited IPA and raspberry fruit ale on 6/19
CraftBeerSpot Hathor in Kyobashi, Osaka, updated its draft lineup for June 19. The bar is featuring Good Hops' limited IPA, "Yosoji Special," alongside Ushitora Brewery's fruit ale, "With Raspberries," plus a broad range of styles on tap.
Hop BroToday I want to talk about Hathor in Kyobashi, Osaka and its June 19 tap list. It has everything from a limited IPA to stout, and this is the kind of lineup that makes you thirsty just reading it.
MugiWait, Hathor's draft lineup is that broad? That's the kind of pub where you walk in casually and immediately freeze at the tap list!
Hop BroThe headliner is Good Hops' Yosoji Special. It's a one-cask IPA brewed by a Tono hop grower to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday, loaded with four hop varieties for serious aroma and bitterness.
MugiA one-cask release already sounds dramatic, and then you say four-hop treatment like we're in a science lab! So what does that actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, it's layered hop aroma. You get citrus, fresh green notes, a little resin, and enough bitterness to feel substantial without losing drinkability.
MugiOoh! Then Ushitora Brewery's Raspberry Irechaimashita sounds like the total opposite, right? The name alone feels like someone enthusiastically dumped berries into the tank!
Hop BroPretty much, and that's the charm. It's a light fruit ale built only on Pilsner malt, then the brewers soak in lots of raspberries after fermentation and let it ferment again. It comes out red, tangy, fruity, and easy for people who don't love hop bitterness.
MugiHold on, what is secondary fermentation? In my head, the raspberries are being called back in for extra homework!
Hop BroThat mental image is terrible and also kind of great. It basically means fermenting it again so the fruit aroma and flavor settle into the beer, and the rest of the menu runs wide too, from Edel Pils to yuzu tripel to milk stout on nitro.
MugiNow I'm completely sold. Kyobashi bar crawl it is! I'd start with Yosoji Special, switch to the raspberry ale, and absolutely finish with something creamy on nitro.
CraftBeerSpot Hathor in Osaka's Kyobashi district has published its draft beer lineup for June 19. Known as a beer pub with 16 taps and house-made smoked foods, the bar is offering a wide spread of styles, from lager and wheat beer to IPA and stout.
The featured new tap is Good Hops' "Yosoji Special." The beer was brewed as a limited release to celebrate a hop farmer's friend's 40th birthday in Tono. The brewery moved the beer before fermentation into a smaller tank, added four hop varieties, and produced a one-keg-only IPA with firm bitterness and a strong hop aroma.
The recommended beer is Ushitora Brewery's "With Raspberries." This fruit ale is built with Pilsner malt only for a light body, then fermented again with a large amount of fresh raspberries added after primary fermentation. The result is a bright red beer with clear raspberry acidity and aroma, while hop bitterness is kept very low, making it approachable even for drinkers who prefer milder bitterness.
The rest of the lineup is equally broad: Edelpils, Sunglider, Hopping Shachi, Momoka to Kyouko no Duet Weizen, Yuzu Triple, Grapefruit Sour, Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label ver., Kozaru IPA Real Ale ver., Pleiades, and Milk Stout Nitro ver. In other words, the bar is covering lager, white beer, fruit beer, IPA, and black beer in a single day. It is the kind of selection that lets guests move from a crisp session beer to a hop-forward IPA and finish with a stout, all in one stop in Kyobashi.
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Hop BroToday I want to talk about Hathor in Kyobashi, Osaka and its June 19 tap list. It has everything from a limited IPA to stout, and this is the kind of lineup that makes you thirsty just reading it.
MugiWait, Hathor's draft lineup is that broad? That's the kind of pub where you walk in casually and immediately freeze at the tap list!
Hop BroThe headliner is Good Hops' Yosoji Special. It's a one-cask IPA brewed by a Tono hop grower to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday, loaded with four hop varieties for serious aroma and bitterness.
MugiA one-cask release already sounds dramatic, and then you say four-hop treatment like we're in a science lab! So what does that actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, it's layered hop aroma. You get citrus, fresh green notes, a little resin, and enough bitterness to feel substantial without losing drinkability.
MugiOoh! Then Ushitora Brewery's Raspberry Irechaimashita sounds like the total opposite, right? The name alone feels like someone enthusiastically dumped berries into the tank!
Hop BroPretty much, and that's the charm. It's a light fruit ale built only on Pilsner malt, then the brewers soak in lots of raspberries after fermentation and let it ferment again. It comes out red, tangy, fruity, and easy for people who don't love hop bitterness.
MugiHold on, what is secondary fermentation? In my head, the raspberries are being called back in for extra homework!
Hop BroThat mental image is terrible and also kind of great. It basically means fermenting it again so the fruit aroma and flavor settle into the beer, and the rest of the menu runs wide too, from Edel Pils to yuzu tripel to milk stout on nitro.
MugiNow I'm completely sold. Kyobashi bar crawl it is! I'd start with Yosoji Special, switch to the raspberry ale, and absolutely finish with something creamy on nitro.
