Break Edge Beer Works

There's a microbrewery called Break Edge Beer Works in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, and it's really edgy and interesting.

They specialize in IPA. From crisp, dry West Coast IPAs to juicy hazy IPAs and Double IPAs, they only make IPA, period.

And their hop usage is no joke. For example, their hazy IPA called "Weight" combines four New Zealand hops: Southern Cross, Rakau, Motueka, and Nelson Sauvin, giving off tropical aromas like ripe mango and melon.

Their double dry-hopped IPA called "HIGH HOPES" is also impressive: finished with Citra, Mosaic Cryo, and Simcoe, it's like a tropical juice with intense citrus character. They use British malt for the base, so the malt backbone is solid.

There's a directly operated beer bar called CIRCLE PIT in the basement of Hatchobori, and they serve it on 7 taps. They have a proper space to drink that's separate from the brewery.

Their single-hop beers are interesting too. "Big Mouth" is a one-hop Nelson Sauvin beer with mango and lychee aromas, and "As One" is a single-hop Citra beer with clean citrus character. Even within IPA only, it's fun how much the hop variety alone changes the personality.