Forest Brewing starts keg sales of HAZY IPL “KAWASEMI II”
Forest Brewing in Kawasaki, Miyagi, announced on Instagram that keg sales of its HAZY IPL “KAWASEMI II” have begun. The beer follows last summer’s well-received release and is being positioned as a food-friendly draft option.
Hop BroForest Brewing in Kawasaki, Miyagi just kicked off keg sales for KAWASEMI II. Their HAZY IPL was a hit last summer, and now it is heading into restaurants and bars.
MugiWait, keg sales means I can drink it on draft at a shop? My excitement level just jumped for no respectable reason.
Hop BroExactly. They announced it on Instagram, and the idea is a beer for food pairing. It sounds built to carry you from the first toast all the way through after-dinner sipping.
MugiHold on, what even is HAZY IPL? Is it hazy, is it lager, is it having a tiny style crisis?
Hop BroThat mash-up is the fun part. An India Pale Lager keeps lager crispness but adds expressive hop character. Make it hazy, and you also get that fuller, unfiltered-style depth.
MugiWhat is that! Unfiltered-looking haze sounds like a science experiment, but I am hoping the delicious kind.
Hop BroVery much the delicious kind. You get soft sweetness and bitterness together, plus fruity aroma, and it still behaves like a beer that sits comfortably beside food. Full-bodied, but not heavy.
MugiOhhh, built for the table means fried chicken could work, fish could work, basically my dinner plans are suddenly improving.
Hop BroAnd Forest Brewing is rooted in Kawasaki with snowmelt from the Zao range, plus it is a wood-fired brewery. Even beers like Kikorino Pilsner and Asagiri no Helles feel tied to the local landscape.
MugiThat is dangerously charming. The landscape in a glass is exactly the kind of line that gets me ordering before I finish reading the menu.
Hop BroThat is why this draft release matters. With draft-serving temperature and texture, KAWASEMI II feels like the sort of beer that really opens up next to a meal.
MugiThen it is settled. I want a pint now, and if we spot KAWASEMI II on tap, I am ordering first and asking questions after the first sip.
Forest Brewing, based in Kawasaki, Miyagi, has announced the start of keg sales for its HAZY IPL “KAWASEMI II” on Instagram. In the post, the brewery presents the beer as something to enjoy alongside a meal, building on the positive response to the HAZY IPL released last summer.
The brewery is located in a nature-rich area upstream from Kamasawa Dam, where snowmelt from the Zao mountain range flows in. Forest Brewing’s core idea is to make beers that naturally fit with food, from the first toast through to the end of a meal, and this latest announcement follows that same approach.
“KAWASEMI II” is described as a Hazy India Pale Lager with a soft malt sweetness and a slightly firm hop bitterness. Because it is unfiltered, it offers a fuller body, fruity aroma, and a cloudy appearance, making it a draft beer that should work well at the table without overpowering the food.
Forest Brewing’s lineup also includes beers such as Kikorin no Pilsner, Asagiri no Helles, and Komorebi no Pale Ale, each tied to the local landscape and atmosphere. The keg rollout of KAWASEMI II is another example of the brewery’s “firewood and clear water” identity being expressed through a beer built for dining.
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Hop BroForest Brewing in Kawasaki, Miyagi just kicked off keg sales for KAWASEMI II. Their HAZY IPL was a hit last summer, and now it is heading into restaurants and bars.
MugiWait, keg sales means I can drink it on draft at a shop? My excitement level just jumped for no respectable reason.
Hop BroExactly. They announced it on Instagram, and the idea is a beer for food pairing. It sounds built to carry you from the first toast all the way through after-dinner sipping.
MugiHold on, what even is HAZY IPL? Is it hazy, is it lager, is it having a tiny style crisis?
Hop BroThat mash-up is the fun part. An India Pale Lager keeps lager crispness but adds expressive hop character. Make it hazy, and you also get that fuller, unfiltered-style depth.
MugiWhat is that! Unfiltered-looking haze sounds like a science experiment, but I am hoping the delicious kind.
Hop BroVery much the delicious kind. You get soft sweetness and bitterness together, plus fruity aroma, and it still behaves like a beer that sits comfortably beside food. Full-bodied, but not heavy.
MugiOhhh, built for the table means fried chicken could work, fish could work, basically my dinner plans are suddenly improving.
Hop BroAnd Forest Brewing is rooted in Kawasaki with snowmelt from the Zao range, plus it is a wood-fired brewery. Even beers like Kikorino Pilsner and Asagiri no Helles feel tied to the local landscape.
MugiThat is dangerously charming. The landscape in a glass is exactly the kind of line that gets me ordering before I finish reading the menu.
Hop BroThat is why this draft release matters. With draft-serving temperature and texture, KAWASEMI II feels like the sort of beer that really opens up next to a meal.
MugiThen it is settled. I want a pint now, and if we spot KAWASEMI II on tap, I am ordering first and asking questions after the first sip.
