Streetlight Brewing Introduces the Final "Hotchare IPA 2025" for Shake Music Festival
Streetlight Brewing in Sapporo's Soen district has introduced the final version of its collaboration beer series for the early-summer outdoor music event "Shake Music Festival": "Hotchare IPA 2025." Using four New Zealand hop varieties including Nelson Sauvin, it is said to finish as a tropical, easy-drinking beer.
Hop BroStreetlight Brewing in Sapporo's Soen district has brought out Hotchare IPA 2025. And this time, it's a milestone release: the "final Hotchare" for Shake Music Festival.
MugiWait, what do you mean by the final Hotchare? Even the name alone makes me curious, and kind of sad too!
Hop BroExactly. It's the closing chapter of a collaboration series that has continued since 2023, a beer made to match the end of the event. Very much in Streetlight Brewing's style, it feels like the atmosphere of the event has been sealed into the can.
MugiOhh! So what does it taste like? It's called Hotchare, but it doesn't taste fishy or anything, right...?
Hop BroNo need to worry about that. It uses four New Zealand hop varieties: Nelson Sauvin, Wai-iti, Nectaron, and Riwaka, giving it a design that brings out tropical fruit, stone fruit, and citrus aromas.
MugiWhat?! That sounds super tropical just from the aroma. And when I hear IPA, I kind of brace myself, but is it easy to drink?
Hop BroThat's the clever part this time: the alcohol content is kept to 5.0%. In other words, it's an IPA designed so you can drink it for a long time while listening to music, perfect for summer outdoor drinking.
MugiOh, 5.0% sounds easy enough to reach for! But IPA still makes me think it might be a little bitter and intimidating.
Hop BroIPA is known for hop aroma and bitterness, but this one is tuned toward being tropical and easy to drink. So both hop lovers and people who want to get to know the style can get into it easily.
MugiI see! It sounds good whether you're drinking it at a festival, at a campsite, or at home while soaking in the memories. It's the kind you want to open with the memories attached.
Hop BroExactly. As Streetlight Brewing's final beer, it should resonate with people who know Shake Music Festival and with those encountering it for the first time.
MugiAll right, now I definitely want to drink it! A beer with music sounds way too good.
The Final "Hotchare"
Streetlight Brewing, a brewery located at Kita 10-jo Nishi 19-chome in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, has announced its original beer for the event "Shake Music Festival," "Hotchare IPA 2025." This collaboration series has continued since 2023, and this time it is said to be the "final Hotchare," timed to coincide with the event's ending.
Flavor Highlights
The 2025 recipe is built primarily around four New Zealand hop varieties: Nelson Sauvin, Wai-iti, Nectaron, and Riwaka. It features aromas reminiscent of tropical fruit, stone fruit, and citrus, and keeps the alcohol content modest at 5.0%. It is designed as an IPA suited to summer outdoor drinking, something you can enjoy for a long time while listening to music.
In Streetlight Brewing's Style
Streetlight Brewing is a brewery that has been releasing distinctive collaboration beers from its home base in Soen, Sapporo. This "Hotchare IPA" is another beer that seems to have captured the atmosphere of the event 그대로 in a can. It is well suited not only for festival and camping scenes, but also for drinking at home while looking back on memories of the event.
For those who know the relationship with "Shake Music Festival," it works as a milestone beer. For first-time drinkers, it is an approachable way to enjoy the aroma of New Zealand hops.
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Hop BroStreetlight Brewing in Sapporo's Soen district has brought out Hotchare IPA 2025. And this time, it's a milestone release: the "final Hotchare" for Shake Music Festival.
MugiWait, what do you mean by the final Hotchare? Even the name alone makes me curious, and kind of sad too!
Hop BroExactly. It's the closing chapter of a collaboration series that has continued since 2023, a beer made to match the end of the event. Very much in Streetlight Brewing's style, it feels like the atmosphere of the event has been sealed into the can.
MugiOhh! So what does it taste like? It's called Hotchare, but it doesn't taste fishy or anything, right...?
Hop BroNo need to worry about that. It uses four New Zealand hop varieties: Nelson Sauvin, Wai-iti, Nectaron, and Riwaka, giving it a design that brings out tropical fruit, stone fruit, and citrus aromas.
MugiWhat?! That sounds super tropical just from the aroma. And when I hear IPA, I kind of brace myself, but is it easy to drink?
Hop BroThat's the clever part this time: the alcohol content is kept to 5.0%. In other words, it's an IPA designed so you can drink it for a long time while listening to music, perfect for summer outdoor drinking.
MugiOh, 5.0% sounds easy enough to reach for! But IPA still makes me think it might be a little bitter and intimidating.
Hop BroIPA is known for hop aroma and bitterness, but this one is tuned toward being tropical and easy to drink. So both hop lovers and people who want to get to know the style can get into it easily.
MugiI see! It sounds good whether you're drinking it at a festival, at a campsite, or at home while soaking in the memories. It's the kind you want to open with the memories attached.
Hop BroExactly. As Streetlight Brewing's final beer, it should resonate with people who know Shake Music Festival and with those encountering it for the first time.
MugiAll right, now I definitely want to drink it! A beer with music sounds way too good.
