Brewer's Passion Series
Shuzenji Hop Garden Ale 2020
This Session IPA is brewed with hops grown and harvested on our Shuzenji Brewery Gardens grounds. Local ingredients, local beer!
Overview
| Alcohol Content (by volume) | 5.3% |
| Starting Gravity (degree plato) | 11.4 |
| Finishing Gravity (degree plato) | 2.4 |
| Bitterness Units (IBU) | ~40+ |
| Color (SRM) | 3.0 |
Shuzenji Hop Garden Ale 2020
This Session IPA is brewed with hops grown and harvested on our Shuzenji Brewery Gardens grounds. Local ingredients, local beer!
Overview
| Alcohol Content (by volume) | 5.3% |
| Starting Gravity (degree plato) | 11.4 |
| Finishing Gravity (degree plato) | 2.4 |
| Bitterness Units (IBU) | ~40+ |
| Color (SRM) | 3.0 |
The Label Speaks
There is a joyous and festive atmosphere at one of our Taproom pubs during the holiday season. The curmudgeonly scrooge in the foreground, however, is having none of it. He just wants to belch out to everyone a surly Bakayaro! He truly is in a sour, insolent and obstinate mood. The kanji characters in the label, henkutsu (偏屈), further express this.
The Label Speaks
There is a joyous and festive atmosphere at one of our Taproom pubs during the holiday season. The curmudgeonly scrooge in the foreground, however, is having none of it. He just wants to belch out to everyone a surly Bakayaro! He truly is in a sour, insolent and obstinate mood. The kanji characters in the label, henkutsu (偏屈), further express this.
Bryan's Comment
We grow all of our Shuzuenji Brewery Gardens hops organically, adding no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, etc. The character of our hops tend to be mild, softly fruity and earthily herbal. Hop growing at our brewery is a real labor of love for our entire team.
Ingredients
| Water | Soft, Cleanly Flavorful, Local |
| Malted Grain | Floor-malted Pilsen, Munich |
| None | None |
| Sugar | Japanese Korizato (Rock Candy) |
| Hops | Whole Flower Cones from our Shuzenji Hop Garden (Cascade, Chinook & Shinshuwase) |
| Yeast | House Scottish Ale Strain |
Bryan's Brewing Notes
We have been growing hops here on our Shuzenji Brewery Gardens grounds now for six seasons. Although we have planted a handful of varieties, to date only two (Cascade & Shinshuwase) are growing well and one (Chinook) moderately well in our latitudinally challenged location. We grow these hops organically, adding no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, etc. The character of our hops tend to be mild, softly fruity and earthy. The image we have of the beer we are attempting here is a sort of Session IPA. Hop growing at our brewery is a real labor of love for our entire team.
Bryan's Comment
We grow all of our Shuzuenji Brewery Gardens hops organically, adding no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, etc. The character of our hops tend to be mild, softly fruity and earthily herbal. Hop growing at our brewery is a real labor of love for our entire team.
Ingredients
| Water | Soft, Cleanly Flavorful, Local |
| Malted Grain | Floor-malted Pilsen, Munich |
| None | None |
| Sugar | Japanese Korizato (Rock Candy) |
| Hops | Whole Flower Cones from our Shuzenji Hop Garden (Cascade, Chinook & Shinshuwase) |
| Yeast | House Scottish Ale Strain |
Bryan's Brewing Notes
We have been growing hops here on our Shuzenji Brewery Gardens grounds now for six seasons. Although we have planted a handful of varieties, to date only two (Cascade & Shinshuwase) are growing well and one (Chinook) moderately well in our latitudinally challenged location. We grow these hops organically, adding no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, etc. The character of our hops tend to be mild, softly fruity and earthy. The image we have of the beer we are attempting here is a sort of Session IPA. Hop growing at our brewery is a real labor of love for our entire team.