T.T BREWERY in Kawasaki is interesting. The owner, Mr. Terada, originally ran restaurants in Kawasaki, and when he started thinking about how to differentiate himself from other places, he ended up at craft beer.
Mugi
Wait, he went from restaurants to brewing beer!? Can you just start making it like that?
Hop Bro
What is amazing is that he trained for about a year under Mr. Yamanaka of Blue Pub Moonlight, the first brewery in Kawasaki City. Then he obtained a liquor tax license and launched his own brewery.
Mugi
An apprenticeship for a whole year...! He was serious.
Hop Bro
Mr. Terada's belief is that people gather for beer that can only be drunk in that place. In fact, they always have seven kinds of craft beer on tap, and among their newer releases, "Spring Thunder IPA" is wild. It is a bitterness-focused IPA, with a lingering bitterness that stays from the moment you taste it until after you finish drinking.
Mugi
What is that! The name is cool too! Spring thunder means thunder, right?
Hop Bro
Right, it probably means bitterness that hits like a spring thunderclap. And the "BLACK COFFIN" released in February is also amazing, with a pitch-black appearance but a well-balanced flavor. A beer named Coffin is pretty bold, isn't it?
Mugi
Their naming sense is incredible! Where is the shop?
Hop Bro
The brewery is in Nakajima, Kawasaki Ward, and you can drink it at the Kawasaki Cinecitta Street location or the Kawasaki Racecourse location. It's rare to find craft beer taps at a racecourse, isn't it? They also appear at local events all the time, and it seems to double as management training for the staff.
Mugi
Craft beer at a racecourse! Isn't that amazing? If I go to Kawasaki, I definitely want to stop by!
Hop Bro
They also do OEM brewing. Contract brewing for restaurants that want to create their own original beer. Since Mr. Terada came from the restaurant world, he probably understands what the shop side is feeling.