New Kind Of Hop In Beer Benefiting Japanese Tusnami Relief
By: Sarah Chappell
Published: June 17, 2011

Stone Brewing is releasing a beer with a newly cultivated hop, the Aramis from Alsace, France. The Japanese Green Tea IPA  is brewed with Sencha green tea leaves, and contains a six different kinds of hops. The beer is a collaboration with Japan’s Baird Brewing and Guam's Ishii Brewing Co. to benefit victims of the Japanese tsunami and will be available next month.