UMAMAMAM

West Coast Brewing, Shizuoka, Japan

Our first collaboration with West Coast Brewing, one of Japan’s leading hop forward breweries, was brewed in parallel in Manchester and Shizuoka for a shared release.

Inspired by the idea of hops as umami, this beer is built not around a single hop note, but the full spectrum. Through layered dry hopping, we’ve combined dank and piney depth with citrus, white fruit, tropical and herbal aromatics. Each hop plays a supporting role, enhancing the others to create a bold, mouth filling hop character.

The result is a beer where complexity comes from balancing a hop expression that’s rounded, expressive and deeply satisfying.