March 20, 2023

Pit Culture - Yggdrasil Brewing

Yggdrasil Brewing's "CIRCLE PIT - Satanic IPA" which was brewed with 66.6kg of salt and 6.66kg of hops. Plus the mashing was done at 66.6C and boiled in 66.6 minutes.

This beer was created to promote the art of Circle Pits which is when during a high tempo part of a song, a group of people run in a large circle formation.

"CIRCLE PIT - Satanic IPA" was brewed as a part of Metal Injection presents Vox&Hops Pit Culture which is powered by Yakima Chief Hops.

"CIRCLE PIT - Satanic IPA" is now available at the Yggdrasil Brewing taproom in Kanagawa, Japan.

Matt McGachy

Vox&Hops Metal Podcast Host, Cryptopsy (Extreme Death Metal) Vocalist

I have been the vocalist of Cryptopsy the legendary Death Metal Band since 2007. With them, I have contributed to 2 full length albums, 2 EPs & toured all over the globe playing massive metal music festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault, Heavy Montreal, Hell Fest & Summer Breeze to name a few. In 2018, I launched the Vox&Hops Metal Podcast which was inspired by my love of Craft Beer & thought-provoking discussions. Since its launch, Vox&Hops has released over 400 episodes with listeners in over 85 countries & fostered an amazing metal community. Enjoy Life, Metal & Craft Beer!

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