Sakamichi Nights

Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we again tried some of the delicious Golden Kiwi - a modern IPA that we made together with our good friends at NomCraft. This beer is finally available on tap, now that the state of emergency has been lifted, so we were also joined by two good friends of Sakamichi - Nick and Tyler. This is the first time we've had two guests on (with a bonus remote appearance by a mystery third guest) so things got a little chaotic. Still, at least we managed to get to the bottom of the Pavlova controversy and hear exactly what Nick got up to with a pottle of mince. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we drank a bottle of delicious Freiheit Premium Bock from Numazu Craft in Numazu. We also welcomed a new sponsor - Danke, Nationalmannschaft. Traditional Bock beers are malty, slightly sweet, and typically quite strong, and this Freiheit certainly lived up to that billing - but what does Bock mean? Listen to the episode to find out (or just google it). Numazu and the surrounding area is a hotbed of great Japanese beer, so we also talked a little about cooperation and solidarity when operating in a local market. 

Also - we are OPEN! At least at the time of recording we are open for drink in from 12-8, with last orders at 7, so we recommended some excellent local restaurants for you to visit before coming to see us. Remember that you can bring in your own food to our taproom. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we drank a can of Zoigl-Weiss, a deliciously light and refreshing German style wheat ale from Zoiglhaus Brewing in Portland, Oregon. A Zoiglhaus is a traditional German style of brewing that dates from the middle ages. Local citizens share a communal brewhouse to brew beer, then take turns serving it to their neighbors from the comfort of their own homes. 

That sense of community is central to what we are trying to achieve at Sakamichi Brewing, so we also talked a bit about the kind of employment opportunities that we want to create as we grow and (hopefully) develop our brewery. If you or someone you know might be interested in working with us in the future, then get in touch! 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we shared a can of Pink Drink, a raspberry sour from Crucible Brewing in Washington State, USA. Pink Drink is a kettle soured beer, so we dove into some of the different processes that breweries can use to make sours and discussed some of the other recent examples we've had across our tap boards. It's a good thing we have several sours in the fridge right now, because this was actually our last can of Pink Drink. If you weren't able to try it then please take solace in the fact that we really enjoyed it. 

We also mentioned some of the excellent work being done by Japanese breweries like Repubrew, in Shizuoka, and Shiokaze BrewLab, based in Chiba. Check them out! 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we tried some Tall and Kinki, an excellent hazy IPA made in collaboration by NomCraft, from Wakayama, and Tall Boys Brewing, from Nagoya. Spoiler alert, it's great! We've got a few different bottles of Tall Boys beer available in our TWO FRIDGES, so come by and check them out if you get the chance. 

We are also hoping to have our brewhouse installed at some point this year, so we also talked a bit about the work that we are doing to prepare our space - patching, sealing, and painting the concrete. This fascinating topic leads to a discussion on why sanitation is so crucial in the brewhouse and what can happen if you get things wrong in the splash zone.  

Also, yes I am aware that Brettanomyces is technically a fungus and not a bacteria. Thank you. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we tried some of the excellent Riders On The Storm IPA, a collaboration between Karl Strauss and Beachwood Brewing - two excellent Californian breweries together at last! We've been lucky to do collaborations with lots of great breweries here in Japan so we also talked a little about our experiences and the differences we've noticed, as well as what makes a successful collaboration. Spoiler alert, it's good beer. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

Due to the current State of Emergency we are operating for take out only, so this week we tried a beer from one of our TWO FRIDGES! Dank and Sticky is a dank and sticky west coast IPA from The Hop Concept, a brewery in San Marcos, California. We also talked a bit about the struggles of wading our way through labyrinthine Japanese bureaucracy and how hiring an administrative scrivener can help to cut through the paperwork. We also talked a bit about the difficult decisions that the latest lockdown have given to small businesses in Tokyo and share our perspective on the thinking that goes on behind the scenes. 

If you'd like us to stock a specific beer or to get in some beer from a Japanese brewery you like, drop us a line below. We are always keen to hear new recommendations. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we got to try some of the beer we made together with our friends at NomCraft - the Golden Kiwi. We were joined in the taproom by our own Golden Kiwi local pervert Daniel H, a friend of Sakamichi and frequent provider of weird cans of beer. 

The Golden Kiwi is a Modern IPA made with some delicious NZ hops, Wai-iti and Rakau, and a big heaping of haze. It's deliciously smashable, and we hope you get to try it soon. Unfortunately the current State of Emergency means that we are closed at the moment, but we hope to be opening up again either from the 12th of May or even earlier if we can get our take-out license. 

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we were joined by Mac from Maction Planet and Kampai Planet to try some of the excellent Philharmony, a Belgian Wit with Tachibana from Nara Brewing. Nara always include really cool postcards with the kegs of beer they send us, so we talked a bit about why businesses choose to put in the extra work and spend the extra money for something that doesn't seem to bring any monetary benefit. Things like running YouTube channels, or making podcasts. And we also discuss whether it's important or desirable to speak with an honest and authentic voice when promoting your business.

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Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.

This week we tried some of the tartly excellent In the Limelight, a fruited Gose from ShioKaze Brewlab in Chiba. As this was the second week in a row that we were drinking this style, we thought we'd go into a bit of detail about its background and unique character. We also talked a bit about how beer styles and the labels we apply to them have evolved, diverged, and synthesized over the years. If you are interested in reading the article Matthew mentioned you can find it here - "The Accelerating Dialectic of IPA"

Finally, be the first to hear what Daniel and Matthew have planned for 2022 and why they might be stocking up on greasepaint. 

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