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 crushed a can of Citra Slam, and after that we drank it too. It's a single hop West Coast IPA from Revision Brewing of Sparks Nevada. Single hop IPAs are sometimes viewed as being a bit thin or uninteresting but recently we've had a number of really excellent ones, including several from Two Rabbits. Somehow, drinking this great beer led to a discussion of saying "no" and its importance in all walks of life. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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.

In May 2007 Brian Oestrike, brother of Jackie O's Brewery owner Art Oestrike, set out to climb Mt. Everest in honor of their mother. The successful expedition led to the delicious beer that we tried this week - Chomolungma, which fittingly means Goddess Mother of the World. Chomolungma is a honey nut brown ale, and a perfect example of the kind of beer that we want to drink in the Autumn. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 enjoyed a can of Sour IPA, a sour IPA from New Belgium. Despite what the name might have you think, New Belgium are located in Colorado. In the episode we get in to the reasons behind the name and how New Belgium try to promote environmental awareness and cycling, as well as great beer. This led us to talk a little about our own efforts to promote cycling, basically by riding our bikes to work each day, and what some of the pros and cons of this are. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 two new members of the Sakamichiverse - John Jarlsberg and Linden Limburger. Together we shared a can of Hoya Boya, a hazy IPA from Black Tide Brewing. It's a light, tropical, and slightly funky beer, so you might be surprised by the musical pairings we picked. Also discussed - Japan's top 3 (and bottom 1) mascots, fond nomi-hodai memories, and Linden's tips for how to run a successful pub. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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's beer was a can of the excellent Terry Porter from Gilgamesh Brewing in Portland, Oregon. This beer was first made in 2016 as a seasonal winter brew and a collaboration between Gilgamesh and the Portland Trail Blazer’s legendary point guard Terry Porter, but since then it's become a regular favourite and a great way to raise money for The Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation. Talking basketball was also a great way for Daniel to test the limits of Matthew's knowledge, and an opportunity for us to talk about a charity that we've been supporting here in Japan. You can find out more about the Knights in White Lycra and You Me We at their webpage - https://www.kiwl.net/

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 crushed a can of Jungle Boogie - a blood orange sour by Funk Estate from New Zealand. We haven't been able to have enough New Zealand beer in our fridges, so when this one popped up on an importers list we jumped at the chance. We also dug in a little to the interesting story behind the brewery and found that Funk Estate were actually liquidated in March this year and their IP picked up by an alcohol distribution company called Brand House. 

Talking about the tough environment that a lot of breweries have been facing over the last 18 months also led us to a discussion of Shiokaze BrewLab, a brewery and taproom run by our good friend Chris Poel. Despite the fact that the State of Emergency has been extended to Chiba recently, Shiokaze have taken the decision not to close and to continue to serve alcohol to customers (while following all possible safety precautions). What's more, they've decided to stay open very publicly and written a letter to both the Mayor of Soga and the Governor or Chiba. You can see the letter in both Japanese and English on their Facebook page here. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 cracked a can of Days Over, a delicious unfiltered lager from Black Tide Brewing. Black Tide have established themselves as a real favourite in our taproom, with customers often coming in specifically for any new beers that we stock from them. Days Over is a malty and flavourful brew, perfect for drinking in the bath with Winston Churchill and a bear. 

We also reflected a little on some of the things that we've had to learn to do over the last 2 years and some of the lessons we've learned about how to actually get things done. Accepting that the first draft is going to be terrible has allowed us to get started (and hopefully get better) on so many different projects. Our advice - just start! You have to make something to be able to make it better.

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 Sakamichi Nights is coming to you 100% vaccinated! We celebrated by cracking a can of Serious Leisure, a guava, lime, and hibiscus sour from Fair State Co-Op in Minneapolis. The wheel of pairings came up on video game again this week and led Matthew to reminisce for some time about an IOS game from 2011 called Radballs. Having gone back to check, the soundtrack is still 100% bangers. Speaking of bangers, in this episode we have for the first time - interstitial music! Be prepared for a big drop in the silence that usually accompanies us drinking the beer. 

If you have opinions on Radballs, the top 3 moustaches, or really just about anything else to do with beer then get in touch. 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 dipped in to TDM 1874's IPA #16. George at TDM changes the hop bill every time he makes this beer. Version 16 has Magnum, Sabro, Idaho 7, Cryo Citra, and Mackinac. That's a lot of interesting hops! We also talked a bit about how breweries (and home brewers) store hops and what some of the best practices are if you are planning to keep your hop character fresh and true. 

All this week we have an offer on NomCraft beers - 4 bottles for just 2,800 yen. While stocks last we'll also throw in a NomCraft sticker if you mention the podcast. We've also got some exciting beers coming later in the week: Fruit Monster Strawberry and The Black Book : BV, both from West Coast Brewing for their 2nd anniversary. These won't hang around! 

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay

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 two different beers from Y-Market Brewing in Nagoya - Ekuanot Hazy Pale and Y-Market Pilsner. Both are clean, simple, easy drinking, and excellent examples of their type. We have the hazy pale on tap and the pilsner in cans, so also talked a bit about the advantages and disadvantages of bottling vs canning, and what the future might hold for Sakamichi. Also, we discuss Danish - English relations through history and reveal the truth about Daniel's cheese name.  

Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer

Find us on Instagram at @sakamichibrewing

Find us on Facebook at @SakamichiBrewing

Music by Zen_Man from Pixabay