Sakamichi Brewing to host an IPA contest in its taproom from June 19
Sakamichi Brewing in Tachikawa, Tokyo, will host an IPA contest in its taproom starting Friday, June 19. The lineup features eight beers in total, split between four from the U.S. and four from Japan, spanning styles from Hazy IPA to WC IPA and Cold IPA.
Hop BroSakamichi Brewing in Tachikawa starts an IPA contest on June 19. Their taproom is pouring eight beers in a USA vs Japan faceoff, and that is extremely hard to ignore.
MugiWait, USA vs Japan? They're making beer into an international match? My taste buds might quit halfway through judging eight rounds!
Hop BroThat is the hook. There are eight IPA entries total, four from the US and four from Japan. You can jump from Hazy IPA to WC IPA to Cold IPA and really feel how wide the style gets.
MugiHold on, abbreviations everywhere. Hazy, WC, and Cold sound less like beer and more like Wi-Fi settings.
Hop BroThey taste very different. Hazy IPA is soft and juicy, West Coast IPA is sharper and more bitter, and Cold IPA is lighter and drier. Hop use and body design change the whole character.
MugiOhh, then Trap Door Brewing's Glowed Up and Ruse Brewing's Brain Glow are the fluffy juice duo? Even their names sound like neon signs.
Hop BroExactly, both are Hazy IPAs. Then the US side adds Hop Butcher for the World with WCB on Finger Food, plus Revision Brewing's Revision DIPA, so the West Coast side is stacked too.
MugiFinger Food sounds snackable, but Revision DIPA sounds like a final boss. Also, what is DIPA? It already sounds stronger than me.
Hop BroDIPA means Double IPA, so you usually get more hops, more body, and more alcohol. On the Japan side, WCB Shizuoka's Full Hop Alchemist r1 and Totopia Brewery x Vertere's Diffusiophilia are dense hazy heavyweights at 8.5%.
MugiAn 8.5% beer called Diffusiophilia feels like a wizard exam. And DevilCraft Brewery's Westerly is a WC Cold IPA while libushi's Existing is Exhausting is a WC IPA, so the name energy is wild but I absolutely want the side-by-side tasting.
Hop BroThat part really feels like Sakamichi Brewing. Their modern, welcoming taproom turns this into a full tasting journey from classic to modern, domestic to overseas.
MugiNow I want to go to Tachikawa and start a favorite IPA hunt. I can already see myself trying to pick Team USA or Team Japan and then cheering for all eight.
Sakamichi Brewing in Tachikawa, Tokyo, will launch an IPA contest in its taproom on Friday, June 19. The theme this time is USA vs. Japan, and the brewery has公開ed the lineup: eight beers in total, with four from the U.S. and four from Japan.
Lineup
- USA `Trap Door Brewing` `Glowed Up` / Hazy IPA / 6.5%
- USA `Ruse Brewing` `Brain Glow` / Hazy IPA / 7.2%
- USA `Hop Butcher for the World` (WCB collaboration) `Finger Food` / WC IPA / 7.0%
- USA `Revision Brewing` `Revision DIPA` / WC IPA / 8.0%
- Japan `WCB Shizuoka` `Full Hop Alchemist r1` / Hazy DIPA / 8.5%
- Japan `Totopia Brewery` × `Vertere` `Diffusiophilia` / Hazy DIPA / 8.5%
- Japan `DevilCraft Brewery` `Westerly` / WC Cold IPA / 6.0%
- Japan `libushi` `Existing is Exhausting` / WC IPA / 7.0%
Sakamichi Brewing is a Tachikawa-based brewery whose official site describes a modern, welcoming space built around serving a wide range of contemporary beer styles. This event fits that approach well: it brings together domestic and imported IPA examples in one place, making the taproom a straightforward setting for side-by-side tasting.
IPA can look very different depending on hop selection, bitterness, body, and aroma. Hazy IPA leans soft and juicy, WC IPA is typically sharper and more defined, and Cold IPA often drinks lighter and crisper. For beer fans in Tachikawa, the contest offers a practical way to compare those differences firsthand.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroSakamichi Brewing in Tachikawa starts an IPA contest on June 19. Their taproom is pouring eight beers in a USA vs Japan faceoff, and that is extremely hard to ignore.
MugiWait, USA vs Japan? They're making beer into an international match? My taste buds might quit halfway through judging eight rounds!
Hop BroThat is the hook. There are eight IPA entries total, four from the US and four from Japan. You can jump from Hazy IPA to WC IPA to Cold IPA and really feel how wide the style gets.
MugiHold on, abbreviations everywhere. Hazy, WC, and Cold sound less like beer and more like Wi-Fi settings.
Hop BroThey taste very different. Hazy IPA is soft and juicy, West Coast IPA is sharper and more bitter, and Cold IPA is lighter and drier. Hop use and body design change the whole character.
MugiOhh, then Trap Door Brewing's Glowed Up and Ruse Brewing's Brain Glow are the fluffy juice duo? Even their names sound like neon signs.
Hop BroExactly, both are Hazy IPAs. Then the US side adds Hop Butcher for the World with WCB on Finger Food, plus Revision Brewing's Revision DIPA, so the West Coast side is stacked too.
MugiFinger Food sounds snackable, but Revision DIPA sounds like a final boss. Also, what is DIPA? It already sounds stronger than me.
Hop BroDIPA means Double IPA, so you usually get more hops, more body, and more alcohol. On the Japan side, WCB Shizuoka's Full Hop Alchemist r1 and Totopia Brewery x Vertere's Diffusiophilia are dense hazy heavyweights at 8.5%.
MugiAn 8.5% beer called Diffusiophilia feels like a wizard exam. And DevilCraft Brewery's Westerly is a WC Cold IPA while libushi's Existing is Exhausting is a WC IPA, so the name energy is wild but I absolutely want the side-by-side tasting.
Hop BroThat part really feels like Sakamichi Brewing. Their modern, welcoming taproom turns this into a full tasting journey from classic to modern, domestic to overseas.
MugiNow I want to go to Tachikawa and start a favorite IPA hunt. I can already see myself trying to pick Team USA or Team Japan and then cheering for all eight.
