Sakamichi Nights
By Sakamichi Brewing
Sakamichi NightsFeb 01, 2023
Sakamichi Nights 108: Asahi Super Dry
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Thank you very much to this week's guest co-host Casey of Beanpodville (@TBeanpod)!!
Together we drank a Japanese classic beer, set a romantic scene, and aired some family grievances.
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Sakamichi Nights 107: Tachikawa Hop City
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Another Sakamichi original this week - Tachikawa Hop City, a hazy pale ale that we made together with Be Easy here in hot, hot, hot Tachikawa. Also discussed: Last week's festival, next week's festival, brewery updates, and the many crimes of Daniel Bellamy.
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Sakamichi Nights 106: Haze Craze Pop Picker
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Another Sakamichi beer this week as we drank some Haze Craze: Pop Picker and discussed shanks, John Peel, the lyrics of Miike Snow, and the journey of hazy IPAs.
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Sakamichi Nights 105: Shirotsume no Romance
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we sat down to enjoy some Shirotsume no Romance, the dry hopped lager that we brewed together with Be Easy in Aomori. Also discussed: Brewing salts, weird eating habits, and sensory deprivation tanks.
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Sakamichi Nights 104: Midnight Surfer
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by very special guest Brian from Fukuoka in Tachikawa! Together we discussed forensic toxicology and sampled our latest collaboration with our friends at Chelas, Midnight Surfer.
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Sakamichi Nights 103: Dialectic Yuzu
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
More original beer this week as we tried some of our Dialectic: Yuzu. It's a Berliner Weisse, a softly sour German wheat beer, so we discussed sourness and souring techniques in beer.
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Sakamichi Nights 102: Mr. Bones
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Back to our classic format this week as Daniel and Matthew tried another one of our original beers, Mr. Bones Milk Stout. We also answered a listener question, discussed pet peeve TV tropes, and talked about Matthew's recent trip to Aomori.
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Sakamichi Nights 101: AMA Vol. 2
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week, with the character of "Daniel Bellamy" out in solidarity with the striking WGA, sit down with Matthew for the second edition of AMA (Ask Matthew Anything), featuring questions from listeners far and wide.
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Sakamichi Nights 100: Caramel Moo-Chiato with Bobby Judo
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week for our 100th episode we were joined by ex Saga Ballooners stadium announcer (and current proprietor of Smoky Mountain Nanayama) Bobby Judo! Together we vicariously drank some Caramel Moo-chiato, from Heretic Brewing, and talked Surprise and Delight.
Bobby's Blend is now available online! Check out the website at this link.
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Sakamichi Nights 99th Episode Spectacular: Crank Session
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week to celebrate our 99th episode spectacular we were very lucky to be joined by guestingest guest, Mac from Kanpai Planet. Together we tasted some dubious grape juice, enjoyed a good Crank Session, hazy session IPA with yuzu, and took part in the first ever Sakamichi Nights trivia quiz.
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Sakamichi Nights 98: Hop Executor
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
A very special episode this week as Matthew was joined by Noah Oskow (@NoahOskow) of Unseen Japan (@UnseenJapanSite) to drink some Hop Executor, discuss authenticity in craft beer, and plan an extreme Edo period tubing experience. Find us on Twitter at @sakamichi_beer
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Sakamichi Nights 97: Tama MonoAle Centennial
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
On this week's episode;
- Goo
- Japan Cider Cup
- Tama MonoAle: Centennial
- Hurdy-gurdy recommendations
- How to make single hop beers
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Sakamichi Nights 96: Shibasaki Session
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week, we went back to our roots to celebrate our flagship session IPA, Shibasaki Session, and to compare and contrast the two most recent batches. Also, as today was a brew day, we gave an overview of just what steps go in to making a batch of beer.
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Sakamichi Nights 95: Rabbit Punch & Rabbit Kick
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we radically reshaped the format by tasting two beers at once! The excellent Rabbit Punch and Rabbit Kick, both from Two Rabbits. Join us to see how we teased apart the differences on a wild roller coaster of an episode.
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Sakamichi Nights 94: Dialectic - Cassis
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Another Sakamichi beer this week! Join us as we drink some Dialectic: Cassis (made together with our friends at Yggdrasil), discuss fruit combos, and go deep on nuts.
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Sakamichi Nights 93: Mount Crushmore
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week things got a little convoluted as we drank one beer, celebrated another, and discussed some of the many varieties of IPA. Now edited to remove the 20 seconds of ASMR crisp eating!
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Sakamichi Nights 92: 3rd Anniversary IPA
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
A big week for Sakamichi Nights as we celebrated the 3rd Anniversary of our taproom by drinking some of our new 3rd Anniversary IPA and looking back over the year that was as well as ahead to the year to come, with help from questions from Twitter friends @itsakurinut, @TBeanpod, and @kanpaiplanet!
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Sakamichi Nights 91: Midnight Sun
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
A jam packed episode this week as we;
☀️ Tried our latest beer - Midnight Sun, a hoppy pseudo-pils (HoppyPP)
🥜 Celebrated Dan's birthday with some BAPBMS
🍻 Answered some excellent listener questions from Twitter friend @AYabanjin
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Sakamichi Nights 90: Temple Garden Yuzu Ale
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by two of Tokyo's funniest comedians - Yuki Nivez and Dominic Early - to drink some Temple Garden Yuzu Ale (by Baird Brewing) and to discuss the intersection of craft beer and comedy.
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Sakamichi Nights 89: Haze Craze: Hop Volcano
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
No guest this week, so Daniel and Matthew just got stuck in to our newest original creation - Haze Craze: Hop Volcano. We also investigated how to make a hazy beer, discussed Star Trek, and practised speaking with confidence.
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Sakamichi Nights 88: One Night in Tokyo
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Clare Thomas Allen is a New Yorker and beer blogger with a heart of gold, and a liver of steel. Last week she visited Japan for the first time, and we were lucky enough to find a few minutes in her schedule to sit down and have a chat about beer beginnings, making craft accessible to all, and the tricky question of whether to wear brewery merch when you visit the brewery. Together we drank some of the appropriately named "One Night in Tokyo" - a virtual collaboration between Sakamichi and Virginia Beer Co.
Check out more from Clare on Twitter (https://twitter.com/clarethomallen), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/americanblondeale), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@american.blonde.ale), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@americanblondeale), and her blog (https://www.makeeverydayhoppy.com/)
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Sakamichi Nights 87: Carpenter's Mikan Ale
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Two guests joined us this week! Returning to claim his crown as guestingest guest is Mac from Maction Planet / Kampai Planet, and joining him Sam B. of Baird Beer. Together we drank some Carpenter's Mikan Ale, also from Barid, and talked content creation!
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Sakamichi Nights 86: Oni Koen
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we welcomed back Oni Koen - the beer we make in collaboration with our friends at Devil Craft. We also discuss why collaborations matter, 90s hip-hop, and Matthew's hop explosion experience.
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Sakamichi Nights 85: Big Ticket IPA
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Another of our original beers this week - Big Ticket IPA. It's an American IPA and just the second beer we brewed on our system here in Tachikawa. But which hops did we use!? Find out along with this week's guest, Beard Matt.
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Sakamichi Nights 84: First Batch Pale Ale
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Welcome to 2023! This week we looked back at some of the beers we enjoyed in 2022 and looked forward to the beers that we will be making in 2023, starting with First Batch Pale Ale - the first ever beer that we brewed on our system.
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Sakamichi Nights 83: Three Amigos
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week Matthew welcomed Dan back from the big house, and together they drank some of our latest collaboration with Shiokaze - Three Amigos Dry Irish Stout. We also talked a little about the first brews that we've done in our brewery, refining the perfect hash brown, and an 80s hair odyssey.
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Sakamichi Nights 82: Sweater Weather Wheat with Dominic Early
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Dan was out this week so stepping in to his shoes was Dominic Early, one of Tokyo's hardest working comedians. Together we drank some of our newest collaboration release - Sweater Weather, an American Wheat that we made together with Shiokaze BrewLab.
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Sakamichi Nights 81: Dialectic: Morello Cherry
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Time to settle it - Pizza or Tacos!? Mike from Devil Craft and Rene from Chelas discuss this age old question.
Also featured:
- Our new beer! Dialectic: Morello Cherry
- The best Tom Waits impression you'll hear all week
- A birthday bonus beer!
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Sakamichi Nights 80: Tama's Chocolate Orange Porter
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we celebrated the return of a seasonal favourite - Tama's Chocolate Orange Porter. We also answered some excellent listener questions, examined an etymological conundrum, and discovered a dark secret from Dan's spiced ham past.
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Sakamichi Nights 79: Dia Del Lupulo
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we checked in with our recap podcast - Behind the Beers with Lloyd Doyle and Chad Fistcorn - before checking in with some delicious Dia Del Lupulo, an Agave Wood Aged IPA from Open Air. Is Agave Wood wood from an agave plant, or wood from a tequila barrel? Who can say. A short episode this week as we were open late for Labour Thanksgiving Day. Workers of the World Unite!
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Sakamichi Nights 78: Smoke and Fire (and Pies)
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were delighted to be joined by Kif Three Pies from Punk Doily (https://www.facebook.com/PunkDoily/) to drink some delicious Smoke & Fire from Baird Brewing, and to talk all things pastry.
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Sakamichi Nights 77: Shuzenji Hop Garden Ale
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by a returning guest to talk cricket, terroir, mead, and metaphysics, and to drink some delicious Shuzenji Hop Garden Ale from Baird Brewing.
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Sakamichi Nights 76: Primo Diablo
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by two very special guests - Owen Osaka and Neil Halloween - to share stories of the spooky season, and to enjoy some Primo Diablo from Heretic Brewing. Our questions to you; What's your favourite festival or seasonal happening? What's the spiciest thing you've ever eaten? What would be your year round beer?
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Sakamichi Nights 75: Bread
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we enjoyed a few glasses of Bread, a "special beer" released by Anglo Japanese brewing that uses upcycled bread crusts from Bricolage Bread & Co in Roppongi. We also talked a little about upcycling as a concept and how we might hope to apply it at Sakamichi, and pushed Dan's cricket knowledge to the boundary.
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Sakamichi Nights 74: Pintly Evil
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we drank some Pintly Evil, a delicious international collaboration by Devil Craft of Tokyo and Burnt Mill of SUFFOLK. We also tried to answer some of life's most burning questions, such as;
- What is a happoshu?
- Why are some craft beers classified as such?
- Who is Japan's most detested celebrity?
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Sakamichi Nights 73: Slam Dank
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week, another round of back slapping as we drank our latest new beer. Slam Dank is a single hop DIPA made in collaboration with our friends at Yggdrasil Brewing in Hiratsuka and Shiokaze BrewLab in Soga. We were also joined by a new guest to talk about the home brewing scene in America and the Jimmy Carter rabbit incident.
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Sakamichi Nights 72: Aomori Ale - Yellow Koji Version
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we had some beer for the first time from Be Easy Brewing in Aomori. Aomori Ale - Yellow Koji Version is an American wheat ale mashed with yellow koji and fermented with sake yeast. We also talked a little about the use of koji in beer, greeted some strangers, and answered a new listener question.
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Sakamichi Nights 71: Autumn Whimsy
Sakamichi Brewing is in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each week Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by Emile from Vertere (in Okutama) to celebrate some Autumn Whimsy, courtesy of Kyoto Brewing. We also dug in to Emile's language learning tips, discussed the travails of stripping in Canada, and renamed their $2 coin.
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Sakamichi Nights 70: Hell Yeah!
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
We were guestless this week, so the two of us turned instead to regular correspondent TBeanPod for an extended discussion of UK politics. We also found time to drink some of the excellent Hell Yeah, a Hoppy Helles Lager from Y-Market. Inspired by this we talked on other modern twists on classic styles, and made some plans of our own.
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Sakamichi Nights 69: Cool & Calm
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
On this week's tightly scripted and cogent episode we welcomed a new joint guestingest guest, talked AvP rankings, drank some Cool & Calm from Two Rabbits (appropriately enough), and enjoyed some elevated vocabulary.
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Sakamichi Nights 68: Yuzu Hazy IPA
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by returning champion guest Mac, of Kanpai Planet fame, to discuss the delicious Yuzu Hazy IPA from Hino Brewing and to plan the greatest dinner party of all time.
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Sakamichi Nights 67: West Coast Brewing
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were very happy to be joined by Derrek Buston, owner and managing director of West Coast Brewing. Together we tried a couple of their new releases and talked beer and brewing. The first beer - Forbidden Land - was a new style for us. A Grodziskie is a traditional, oak smoked wheat ale that is sometimes referred to as "Polish Champagne" due to its high carbonation: Light, smoky, crisp, and summery. The second beer could not have been more different. The Gateway Empowered is a 13.0% Imperial Stout with coffee and vanilla. Rich, thick, and incredibly dark. In an incredible coincidence, both will be available at our taproom from Friday afternoon so you can drink along with us.
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Sakamichi Nights 66: One Night in Tokyo
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
Today, for the second week in a row, we tried one of our own beers and gave ourselves a hearty pat on the back. One Night in Tokyo is a tartly refreshing sour ale with yuzu that we made in collaboration with our friends at Virginia Beer Co. We also talked a bit about context in communication and how to release beers as part of a series.
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Sakamichi Nights 65: Haze Craze: Tropical Crush
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week, a new Sakamichi original beer! Haze Craze: Tropical Crush. We drank a little and discussed innovation in haze based pun names. Hazed and Confused, Remains of the Haze, Haze of Thunder, Hazers of the Lost Ark. Get in touch and let us hear yours.
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Sakamichi Nights 64: Wheat King Wit
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This episode features; 🌶️ Snacks! 😷 Mask emergencies! 🤩 Fame! 👷 Brewery construction update! 🍺 Wheat King Wit from Baird Brewing! 🎶 Pairings! 🆕 New beers on the way!
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Sakamichi Nights 63: 4 Sisters Spring Bock
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we tried some of the excellent 4 Sisters Spring Bock, a maibock from Baird Brewing. What exactly is a bock, a maibock, a decoction mash? We got into all of these questions and also (tried to) answer a very interesting listener question about whether brewing is a male dominated industry.
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Shiokaze Nights 62: Foggy Michigan
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were delighted to be joined by Chris Poel from Shiokaze Brewlab! Together we talked about the past, present, and future of Shiokaze, as well as why Matthew is the best brewer Chris has ever worked with. Cheers!
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Sakamichi Nights 61: Parasol
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
So many new things this week! New featured brewery! New hazy IPA! New sponsors! New summer plans?
We drank some Parasol, a hazy IPA from Open Air - the new brewery of friend of Sakamichi Ben Henry. We also discussed some of our plans for the summer. If you have any comments or suggestions we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch!
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Sakamichi Nights 60: Bodhizafa
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we drank some Bodhizafa, from Georgetown Brewing, while discussing father's day rage, beer balls, and the enduring legacy of Patrick Swayze. We also glanced over some shocking news from America and talked a little about the role of money in beer.
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Sakamichi Nights 59: Toasted Breakfast Porter
Sakamichi Brewing is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo. Each episode Daniel and Matthew (and sometimes guests) pick a beer or two from the menu and talk about it a bit.
This week we were joined by Seth from Old Capitol Brewing - the first guest to ever bring pie! Together we tried some Toasted Breakfast Porter, from Tall Boys Brewing in Nagoya, an excellent beer to start your day.
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