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HAYABUSA

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Hayabusa is a Japanese-style lager from Beachwood Brewing, the celebrated Long Beach, California craft house. It pours a brilliant, pale straw gold with a fine white head that settles to a delicate ring. The aroma is clean and inviting, offering soft rice notes, a whisper of floral hops, and crisp cereal grain. On the palate, it's refreshingly light-bodied with a smooth, well-attenuated character — subtly sweet upfront, balanced by a gentle bitterness that recalls classic Pacific lager traditions. The finish is dry, clean, and exceptionally quenching, making it an effortlessly sessionable brew. Hayabusa captures the elegant restraint of Japanese brewing culture through a distinctly Californian craft lens.

ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
golden5
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmineralfloral
clean
mineral
floral
hoppy
bready
Aroma
The nose is clean and understated, opening with soft rice grain and gentle floral hop notes that suggest restraint and balance.
not found:juicy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for HAYABUSA

◎ Appearance

Hayabusa presents a brilliant pale straw gold, luminous and inviting in the glass. A fine white head rises cleanly and settles to a delicate ring of lacing that clings to the walls with gentle persistence. The beer is crystal clear, with lively carbonation evident in a steady stream of fine bubbles.

pale straw goldfine white headcrystal clearlively carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose is clean and understated, opening with soft rice grain and gentle floral hop notes that suggest restraint and balance. A whisper of crisp cereal grain rounds out the profile, with no harsh edges or obtrusive adjunct character. The overall impression is one of elegant simplicity, inviting rather than demanding attention.

clean rice grainsoft floral hopscrisp cerealdelicate balance

◐ Taste

The palate is light-bodied and exceptionally smooth, with a subtle sweetness on entry that suggests well-kilned pilsner-style malz. A gentle bitterness emerges in the mid-palate—restrained and mineral-driven—recalling the Pacific lager tradition without assertiveness. The beer maintains excellent attenuation, never cloying, with a mineral dryness that builds toward the finish.

smooth-drinkingsubtle malt sweetnessgentle mineral bitternesswell-attenuated

◑ Finish

The finish is dry and clean, with a lingering mineral quality that enhances drinkability. No harshness or residual sweetness persists; instead, a quenching sensation invites the next sip.

dry finishmineral aftertasteexceptionally quenching
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
83
Appearance
85
Finish
81
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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About Lager

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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