Kyoto Brewing Company Uchimizu

Uchimizu

 

Kyoto Brewing Company in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
7.23
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 22 Ticks: 3
限定醸造シリーズ第58弾 (379バッチ目):大人だって遊びたい。いたずらっ子のようにビールのレシピやテクニック、原料にいろいろ手を付けて遊ぶのも醸造家の一興なのです。年間を通して何度も造るビールに関しては味の再現性を保つためにいたずらをするわけにはいかないので、その溢れんばかりのいたずら心を開放してあげるのが今回のような限定醸造のビールなのです。

今回の仕込みでは、ホップの品種と抽出温度について遊び心を加えてみました。いつも気まぐれシリーズで新しいホップを試しているのですが、今回新しく届いたHBC692はあまりにも魅力的ですぐに試さずにはいられませんでした。HBCとついているホップは開発の最終段階にある、実験的に栽培されている品種です。毎年何千もの品種のホップたちが長い試験の道のりを歩み、正式に栽培されるまで厳しい検査をくぐってきます。検査を通過できてようやく名前が与えられ(例えばMosaicはHBC369という番号が付けられていました)、そして本格的に栽培され始めます。HBC692はグレープフルーツ、フローラル、ストーンフルーツの様なアロマと、独特な松っぽさとクリーミーな特徴もあります。今回の仕込みではHBC692の遠い親戚であるSabroと組み合わせて甘い果実感をさらに強調することにしました。

この2種のホップをワールプールの工程で投入しましたが、その際に新しいテクニックを導入しました。ワールプールとは、煮沸終了後の液体から不要な沈殿物を分離させるために釜の中で渦をつくる工程です。通常は煮沸終了直後の温度(約100℃)で行うのですが、「後ろめたい秘密」の仕込みに倣って、ホップを投入する前に温度を下げることにしました。それにより高温で揮発されてしまう繊細な香りと味わいをビール中に残すことができ、嫌な苦味を出さずによりホッピーなビールに仕上げることができました。

夏の終わりの涼をとるのに、しっぽりやるのもいいのではないでしょうか。それでは乾杯!

名前の由来:誰もが見たことがあろうだろう「打ち水」。猛将日に暑さに耐えられず、水を撒くことによって少しでも涼しげを感じる。今回のビールはまさにその効果があり、喉への打ち水だと思って飲んでいただきたい。

スタイル: アメリカン・セッションIPA

ABV: 4.5%

The 58th beer release in our "Limited Edition" series (our 379th batch): Tinkering with recipes, techniques, and ingredients is one of the things we look forward to with each brew day here at Kyoto Brewing Co. While space to play is limited with beers as we expect high levels of consistency on our year round offerings, limited release beers are often a good chance to try something new and many times wind up being the inspiration for such recipes.

With this brew we chose two variables to experiment with: hop selection and whirlpool temperature. While the Kimagure Series is usually our playground for new hop varieties, allowing us the ability to gauge performance over an entire season, the recent arrival of HBC 692 was too tempting not to test out. Hops designated with HBC and three numbers after it are experimental varieties that are in their final stages of development. These hops have come a long way and fought a tough battle to be some of the finalists for full scale production out of the thousands of initial test plantings each year. Should they make it, they receive a product name (Mosaic, for example, started as HBC 369) and begin to be planted in earnest; if they don’t, they fade away into the pages of history. HBC 692 is another in a long line of hops featuring aromas of grapefruit, floral, and stone fruit, with a unique hint of pine and cream. In this brew we paired it with its distant cousin Sabro to further intensify the sweet fruity characteristics.

Both hops were used in the whirlpool, but using a technique that is relatively new to us. The whirlpool is conducted at the end of the boil to separate the heavier particles out from the sweet wort (base beer) by spinning the liquid vigorously. Usually this happens at boiling temperature, but based on our recent experimentation with Dirty Little Secret, we again lowered the temperature of the wort before adding hops, which allows more of the delicate aroma and flavour-containing oils to remain in the beer. The result: more hoppy goodness without additional bitterness!

We hope you agree both variables combined to make a perfect late summer sipper. Kanpai!

Naming: In Japan, Uchimizu (splashing water in the entryways of homes and shops) is a common sight to try to find a repose from the summer heat. Think of this beer as uchimizu for your parched throat!
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Osaka-jo Holiday 2019. Hazy pale gold. Fruity nose, some soap and bubble gum, citrus, tropical fruit. Nose is a bit like Sorachi, but isn't. Lemony, citrus flavor, tropical fruits. The hops seem to be getting a bit tired after these months, but pretty good.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2019 at 01:54


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Was hoping to try some leftover Rise & Win but this is a pretty damn fine consolation prize, a beer I’ve been meaning to try and looking for! KBC Uchi no Mizu Session IPA Hazy light gold with a tropical fruity mosaic aroma and a crisp light body. Very vibrant fruity hop character and crisp finish. Very very drinkable. I’m glad I got to try it. Tap at Mosaic Hostel.

Tried from Draft on 30 Sep 2019 at 12:57


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Nice. Little sweet. Nice hops and fruit.

Tried on 26 Sep 2019 at 14:42