Craft Beer Spot Hathor: Shine Muscat Ale and a Wide Keg Lineup on 5/20
The beer pub Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Osaka’s Kyobashi has released its draft lineup for May 20. Among the recommendations is Island Brewery’s "Shine Muscat Ale," an intriguing beer with fruit-derived aroma and a sense of maturity.
Hop BroThe Osaka Kyobashi beer pub Craft Beer Spot Hathor has unveiled its taps for May 20, and the lineup is impressively broad.
MugiWhoa, 16 taps!? Having everything from lager to black beer sounds fun even before you start choosing!
Hop BroThe one to watch is definitely the Shine Muscat Ale. It’s an Island Brewery beer made with off-grade Shine Muscat grapes from Nonaka Orchard in Nagasaki.
MugiSeriously? So even if the grapes aren’t perfect in appearance, the flavor must be amazing? Just hearing fruit-derived aroma makes me curious!
Hop BroExactly. It’s based on a MUSCAT ALE brewed in a 300L batch in spring 2024, and this time they’re using ingredients that were frozen and aged for about a year and a half.
MugiWait, you can age beer in the freezer!? That’s oddly wine-like! A rich grape character sounds pretty luxurious.
Hop BroThe lineup is strong too. For lagers, there’s Jukusen / Asahi Breweries and Spring Lager / Minoh Beer, and for something more distinctive, there’s even Yuya Boys IPL.
MugiWow, that’s the kind of lineup where the tasting never stops! Even the IPA names, like Sake Lees Hazy IPA ZAKU Shinryoku, are enough to make me look twice.
Hop BroThe IPA side goes hard, but what makes it feel like Hathor is that they even finish with Enmusubi Beer Stout. And since they have house-smoked dishes, the pairings should be excellent.
MugiNow I really want to go! The fun of working through the taps in Kyobashi is exactly what a day like this is for.
Hop BroThen it’s settled. Start with the Shine Muscat Ale, move on to the lagers, and finish with the stout. A day of beer tasting doesn’t get much better than that.
The beer pub Craft Beer Spot Hathor in Osaka’s Kyobashi has announced its draft beer lineup for May 20. Opened in March 2015, the shop has 16 taps and also serves house-smoked dishes, and as expected, that day’s lineup spans everything from lagers to fruit beers, IPAs, and dark beers.
The standout is the recommended Shine Muscat Ale / Island Brewery. It is said to be a beer based on MUSCAT ALE, brewed in a 300L batch in spring 2024 and made with plenty of off-grade Shine Muscat grapes grown at local Nonaka Orchard in Nagasaki. This time, the brewery used ingredients that had been frozen and aged for about a year and a half, resulting in a finish that adds a richer grape nuance to its refreshing fruit character.
There are plenty of highlights in the keg lineup as well. The lagers are Jukusen / Asahi Breweries, Spring Lager / Minoh Beer, Yuya Boys IPL - Jamboree SP Ver / Oni Densetsu Beer, and Papa Zaru Lager / Minoh Beer. The ales include Echoes / Nara Brewing and Red Ale Real Ale ver / Iwate Kura Beer.
The IPA selection is equally distinctive, with Kind of Gold Real Ale ver / Shiga Kogen Beer × Dogfish Head × Oxbow, Sake Lees Hazy IPA ZAKU Shinryoku / Isekadoya Beer, Beer no Ousho / Y Market, and Electrosquash Sour IPA / Isekadoya Beer. To finish, there is also Enmusubi Beer Stout Real Ale ver / Beer Herun, giving the tasting range impressive breadth.
Anchored by a fruity limited-release beer and rounded out with standard lagers and punchy IPAs, this is the kind of lineup that will delight beer fans in Kyobashi who want to take their time working through the taps. With house-smoked dishes to pair alongside them, it looks set to be a day full of enjoyable choices.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThe Osaka Kyobashi beer pub Craft Beer Spot Hathor has unveiled its taps for May 20, and the lineup is impressively broad.
MugiWhoa, 16 taps!? Having everything from lager to black beer sounds fun even before you start choosing!
Hop BroThe one to watch is definitely the Shine Muscat Ale. It’s an Island Brewery beer made with off-grade Shine Muscat grapes from Nonaka Orchard in Nagasaki.
MugiSeriously? So even if the grapes aren’t perfect in appearance, the flavor must be amazing? Just hearing fruit-derived aroma makes me curious!
Hop BroExactly. It’s based on a MUSCAT ALE brewed in a 300L batch in spring 2024, and this time they’re using ingredients that were frozen and aged for about a year and a half.
MugiWait, you can age beer in the freezer!? That’s oddly wine-like! A rich grape character sounds pretty luxurious.
Hop BroThe lineup is strong too. For lagers, there’s Jukusen / Asahi Breweries and Spring Lager / Minoh Beer, and for something more distinctive, there’s even Yuya Boys IPL.
MugiWow, that’s the kind of lineup where the tasting never stops! Even the IPA names, like Sake Lees Hazy IPA ZAKU Shinryoku, are enough to make me look twice.
Hop BroThe IPA side goes hard, but what makes it feel like Hathor is that they even finish with Enmusubi Beer Stout. And since they have house-smoked dishes, the pairings should be excellent.
MugiNow I really want to go! The fun of working through the taps in Kyobashi is exactly what a day like this is for.
Hop BroThen it’s settled. Start with the Shine Muscat Ale, move on to the lagers, and finish with the stout. A day of beer tasting doesn’t get much better than that.
