Kakuuchi Asakura highlights CRAFT BEER BASE and five draft taps
Kakuuchi Asakura in Kyoto posted a Showa-style scene of drinking bottled beer while watching baseball. This week, the beer pub is featuring Osaka's CRAFT BEER BASE, alongside five draft beers and ten kinds of sake.
Hop BroI want to talk about Kakuchi Asakura in Kyoto and its Showa-style beer stop vibe. Watching baseball with bottled beer sounds like the kind of atmosphere you could almost drink first.
MugiWhat! Baseball and bottled beer is such a mood! And you can do standing drinks with craft beer and sake in the same place? That is way too much power for one bar!
Hop BroThis week's Pick up brewery is Osaka's CRAFT BEER BASE, and the nice part is the four bottles with no uncorking fee. The lineup is LAVENDER&CHAMOMILE, leaf, Wu-Xiang Red Ale, and Hanshin Tigers Ale.
MugiNo way! Lavender in a beer? Is the glass turning into a herb garden now?
Hop BroThat is exactly why it's interesting. LAVENDER&CHAMOMILE is a Golden Ale w/Herbs, and leaf is a Saison w/Sage and Lemon grass, with herb-driven aroma design that smells expressive but still lands as beer.
MugiHold on, what is a saison? You said that way too casually, and my brain is still buffering!
Hop BroA saison is a light, aromatic style, so the easy version is a fragrant food-friendly beer. leaf uses sage and lemongrass, so it finishes with a clean, breezy feel.
MugiOhhh! Then what happens with Wu-Xiang Red Ale and its five-spice red ale twist? That sounds like a brewery and a Chinese kitchen became best friends!
Hop BroIt is bold, but the spicy lift on top of the red malt richness is fun. And the draft side is strong too, with five taps on draft from Fujizakura Heights' Yuzu Weizen to West Coast Brewing's Game Night.
MugiIf we can compare CRAFT BEER BASE bottles, jump to draft, and finish with sake, then it's straight to Nijojo-mae for us, right? I seriously want us both drinking there while watching baseball now!
Kakuuchi Asakura, a beer pub in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, shared an Instagram post with the line "bottled beer while watching baseball" and a distinctly Showa-era mood. The shop combines kakuuchi-style standing drinking with both craft beer and sake.
This week's `Pick up brewery` is `CRAFT BEER BASE` from Osaka. The post lists four beers with no opening fee: "LAVENDER&CHAMOMILE" (Golden Ale w/Herbs, ABV 5.0%), "leaf" (Saison w/Sage and Lemon grass, ABV 6.0%), "Wu-Xiang Red Ale" (Red Ale w/Spibes, ABV 5.0%), and "Hanshin Tigers Ale" (Golden Ale, ABV 5.0%). The range covers herbal, saison, spiced red ale, and golden ale expressions.
The draft lineup for the day also includes Fuji Zakura Kogen Beer "Yuzu Weizen", NOMCRAFTBREWING × open air "Vacation Mind", YOROCCO BEER "toita Saison", Hansharo Beer "New World Kolsch", and West Coast Brewing "Game Night". With five draft taps and ten kinds of sake, the bar offers an easy stop for drinkers who want to move from a bottled beer to a fuller tasting session.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI want to talk about Kakuchi Asakura in Kyoto and its Showa-style beer stop vibe. Watching baseball with bottled beer sounds like the kind of atmosphere you could almost drink first.
MugiWhat! Baseball and bottled beer is such a mood! And you can do standing drinks with craft beer and sake in the same place? That is way too much power for one bar!
Hop BroThis week's Pick up brewery is Osaka's CRAFT BEER BASE, and the nice part is the four bottles with no uncorking fee. The lineup is LAVENDER&CHAMOMILE, leaf, Wu-Xiang Red Ale, and Hanshin Tigers Ale.
MugiNo way! Lavender in a beer? Is the glass turning into a herb garden now?
Hop BroThat is exactly why it's interesting. LAVENDER&CHAMOMILE is a Golden Ale w/Herbs, and leaf is a Saison w/Sage and Lemon grass, with herb-driven aroma design that smells expressive but still lands as beer.
MugiHold on, what is a saison? You said that way too casually, and my brain is still buffering!
Hop BroA saison is a light, aromatic style, so the easy version is a fragrant food-friendly beer. leaf uses sage and lemongrass, so it finishes with a clean, breezy feel.
MugiOhhh! Then what happens with Wu-Xiang Red Ale and its five-spice red ale twist? That sounds like a brewery and a Chinese kitchen became best friends!
Hop BroIt is bold, but the spicy lift on top of the red malt richness is fun. And the draft side is strong too, with five taps on draft from Fujizakura Heights' Yuzu Weizen to West Coast Brewing's Game Night.
MugiIf we can compare CRAFT BEER BASE bottles, jump to draft, and finish with sake, then it's straight to Nijojo-mae for us, right? I seriously want us both drinking there while watching baseball now!
