RAKU BEER in Hiroshima posts nine beers on tap for August 8
Hiroshima's RAKU BEER shared its August 8 tap list on Instagram. The lineup spans nine beers from Hiroshima Neighborly Brewing, West Coast Brewing, and others, alongside lemon sour, highballs, and meat dishes.
Hop BroOver in Mikawacho, Hiroshima, RAKU BEER's taps are looking serious. On August 8 they lined up nine beers including HNB and WCB, which is a very strong weekend board.
MugiWhat! Nine beers on tap? I just got into craft beer, so that's exciting and a little dangerous for my attention span!
Hop BroThe home-team highlight is HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING, with 'Daigorei Sakekasu SOUR ALE - Ichika -' and 'Lemoblu GO HIROSHIMA,' plus WCB's 'Full Hop Alchemist r1 -2026-.'
MugiThat name alone is a lot! Sakekasu sour ale means beer with sake lees vibes too? My brain is pre-gaming before my glass is.
Hop BroThat's the fun part. Soft sake-lees aroma meets tartness and a strawberry nuance, so it can feel both Japanese-inspired and fruity without getting too sharp.
MugiOkay, next boss battle: Hazy Double IPA. Why does that sound like a spell that summons a hop tornado?
Hop BroThat's classic WCB territory. Think cloudy, bigger IPA: hazy means a pale, juicy-looking haze, and double means more aroma and more body.
MugiGot it. Then 'NARA CRASH' being a rice lager means it's the lighter lane, right? After that I could jump to a Cold IPA or a weizen and send my taste buds on a field trip.
Hop BroExactly, and it's a great tasting-flight lineup. Rice lager stays crisp, Cold IPA brings a clean snap, weizen goes soft, and there's saison, pilsner, and fruit sour too.
MugiAnd it's not just beer, right? Lemon sour and meat plus highballs is absurdly strong. Even friends who don't speak fluent craft-beer can still have a great time.
Hop BroYeah, and the post has a first weekend energy to it. They're hitting their first Saturday-Sunday stretch and the Obon mood, and I'm already craving a first pour while touring Hiroshima to Kanagawa by the glass.
MugiThat's it, plan locked. I want to start clean with Heartland and finish on a berry beer or WCB, because I want a pint now and my throat has officially made the decision.
RAKU BEER, a beer pub in Mikawacho, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, posted its tap list for August 8 on Instagram. The post also notes that the team had a collaboration beer from Tokaido Beer and Stand Low Key before heading in, and says the shop is seeing its first weekend since opening while welcoming guests on summer break.
The day's draft lineup brings together breweries from Hiroshima, Nara, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Osaka, Kyoto, Kanagawa, and Kirin. The mix covers a wide range of styles: fruit sour ale, golden ale, rice lager, cold IPA, hazy double IPA, weizen, saison, fruited sour ale, and pilsner. It is the kind of list that makes side-by-side tasting easy.
- Daigorei Sake Lees Sour Ale -Ichika- (HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING)
- Lemo-vel GO HIROSHIMA (HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING)
- NARA CRASH (CHORYO Craft Beer)
- Smells Like Swan Spirit Swan Lake Beer collaboration (CRAFTROCK BREWING)
- Full Hop Alchemist r1 -2026- (WEST COAST BREWING)
- Weizen (Minoh Beer)
- Kodama Wood Aged Saison with Citrus (NUDE BEER)
- VERY VERY BERRY (GRANDLINE BREWING)
- Heartland (KIRIN BEER)
Beyond beer, the post mentions lemon sour, highballs, and meat dishes. RAKU BEER remains a place where the beer list is the main draw, but food and non-beer drinks make it easy to build a casual meal around the taps.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroOver in Mikawacho, Hiroshima, RAKU BEER's taps are looking serious. On August 8 they lined up nine beers including HNB and WCB, which is a very strong weekend board.
MugiWhat! Nine beers on tap? I just got into craft beer, so that's exciting and a little dangerous for my attention span!
Hop BroThe home-team highlight is HIROSHIMA NEIGHBORLY BREWING, with 'Daigorei Sakekasu SOUR ALE - Ichika -' and 'Lemoblu GO HIROSHIMA,' plus WCB's 'Full Hop Alchemist r1 -2026-.'
MugiThat name alone is a lot! Sakekasu sour ale means beer with sake lees vibes too? My brain is pre-gaming before my glass is.
Hop BroThat's the fun part. Soft sake-lees aroma meets tartness and a strawberry nuance, so it can feel both Japanese-inspired and fruity without getting too sharp.
MugiOkay, next boss battle: Hazy Double IPA. Why does that sound like a spell that summons a hop tornado?
Hop BroThat's classic WCB territory. Think cloudy, bigger IPA: hazy means a pale, juicy-looking haze, and double means more aroma and more body.
MugiGot it. Then 'NARA CRASH' being a rice lager means it's the lighter lane, right? After that I could jump to a Cold IPA or a weizen and send my taste buds on a field trip.
Hop BroExactly, and it's a great tasting-flight lineup. Rice lager stays crisp, Cold IPA brings a clean snap, weizen goes soft, and there's saison, pilsner, and fruit sour too.
MugiAnd it's not just beer, right? Lemon sour and meat plus highballs is absurdly strong. Even friends who don't speak fluent craft-beer can still have a great time.
Hop BroYeah, and the post has a first weekend energy to it. They're hitting their first Saturday-Sunday stretch and the Obon mood, and I'm already craving a first pour while touring Hiroshima to Kanagawa by the glass.
MugiThat's it, plan locked. I want to start clean with Heartland and finish on a berry beer or WCB, because I want a pint now and my throat has officially made the decision.
