Himitsu Beer Brews “VS” for Shibuya Soba Bar’s Second Anniversary
Mie-based Himitsu Beer has created “VS,” a collaborative beer celebrating the second anniversary of Shibuya’s wine-and-soba restaurant VS. The beer reinterprets the seasonal dish Sudachi Fig using the restaurant’s dashi and kaeshi, along with sudachi, figs, and buckwheat groats.
Hop BroShibuya’s wine-and-soba spot VS is celebrating its second anniversary with the collaboration beer “VS” from Himitsu Beer!
MugiWhat?! An anniversary beer for a soba restaurant? Wine, soba, and beer is already a delicious traffic jam!
Hop BroIt is inspired by VS’s seasonal signature dish, Sudachi Fig. They used sudachi citrus, figs, buckwheat groats, dashi, and kaeshi sauce.
MugiNo way! If there is dashi and kaeshi in it, won’t it become drinkable soba broth?
Hop BroThat is the clever part: they are not copying the dish, but reimagining ingredients as beer. The kaeshi may add sweetness, salt, and savory depth.
MugiWow! But buckwheat groats too? What does a buckwheat nuance taste like?
Hop BroThink grainy toastiness and a nutty edge. Those ingredient-derived aromas should bridge the bright sudachi and lush fig character.
MugiSudachi goes zip, fig goes soft, buckwheat goes toasty… In my head, this is a Japanese meal in a glass!
Hop BroHimitsu Beer is a brewery based in Ise, Mie, known for local ingredients and playful ideas. This release really explores where food meets brewing.
MugiAnd there is a commemorative long-sleeve tee with a sudachi fox and fig tanuki! Fox and tanuki embroidery? I need the full set.
Hop BroLet’s pair “VS” with soba and dishes at VS, then make a second-anniversary toast. That burst of sudachi aroma must be wonderful.
MugiDone! My stomach is waiting for soba and my throat is waiting for beer. I want to drink it now!
Himitsu Beer, based in Ise, Mie, has announced “VS,” a collaboration beer made for the second anniversary of VS, a Shibuya restaurant known for wine and soba.\n\nThe beer takes inspiration from the restaurant’s seasonal signature dish, “Sudachi Fig.” In addition to sudachi and figs, the brew uses buckwheat groats, as well as the dashi and kaeshi actually used at the restaurant. Rather than simply pairing beer with the dish, Himitsu Beer recreated its ingredient profile in liquid form.\n\nThe result is intended to bring together the citrusy freshness of sudachi, the fruit character of fig, the distinctive nuance of buckwheat, and the savory depth of dashi and kaeshi. The project reflects Himitsu Beer’s approach in Ise: exploring local ingredients and unexpected connections between food and brewing.\n\nThe anniversary project also includes a commemorative long-sleeve T-shirt. Its chest design features an embroidered sudachi fox and fig tanuki, while the back carries the VS logo associated with Virtus and Suba. Visitors can experience the collaboration through the beer, the restaurant’s soba, and the anniversary events held at VS.
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Hop BroShibuya’s wine-and-soba spot VS is celebrating its second anniversary with the collaboration beer “VS” from Himitsu Beer!
MugiWhat?! An anniversary beer for a soba restaurant? Wine, soba, and beer is already a delicious traffic jam!
Hop BroIt is inspired by VS’s seasonal signature dish, Sudachi Fig. They used sudachi citrus, figs, buckwheat groats, dashi, and kaeshi sauce.
MugiNo way! If there is dashi and kaeshi in it, won’t it become drinkable soba broth?
Hop BroThat is the clever part: they are not copying the dish, but reimagining ingredients as beer. The kaeshi may add sweetness, salt, and savory depth.
MugiWow! But buckwheat groats too? What does a buckwheat nuance taste like?
Hop BroThink grainy toastiness and a nutty edge. Those ingredient-derived aromas should bridge the bright sudachi and lush fig character.
MugiSudachi goes zip, fig goes soft, buckwheat goes toasty… In my head, this is a Japanese meal in a glass!
Hop BroHimitsu Beer is a brewery based in Ise, Mie, known for local ingredients and playful ideas. This release really explores where food meets brewing.
MugiAnd there is a commemorative long-sleeve tee with a sudachi fox and fig tanuki! Fox and tanuki embroidery? I need the full set.
Hop BroLet’s pair “VS” with soba and dishes at VS, then make a second-anniversary toast. That burst of sudachi aroma must be wonderful.
MugiDone! My stomach is waiting for soba and my throat is waiting for beer. I want to drink it now!
