THE STORY OF THE SHACHIHOKO
SHACHIHOKO ARE FEARSOME SEA MONSTERS. THEY HAVE THE BODY OF A LARGE FISH AND THE HEAD OF A TIGER. THEIR BROAD FINS AND TAILS ALWAYS POINT TOWARDS THE HEAVENS, AND THEIR DORSAL FINS HAVE NUMEROUS SHARP SPIKES.
SHACHIHOKO LIVE IN COLDER, NORTHERN OCEANS. THEY ARE ABLE TO SWALLOW MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER WITH A SINGLE GULP. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO SUMMON CLOUDS AND CONTROL THE RAIN.
SHACHIHOKO STATUES ARE OFTEN FOUND ADORNING THE ROOFTOPS, SERVING AS PROTECTOR SPIRITS. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, THE SHACHIHOKO COULD PROTECT THE BUILDING BY SUMMONING RAIN CLOUDS OR BY SPITTING OUT THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY SWALLOWED.
BIG SHACHIHOKO HAZY SHISO IPA
A NICE COMBINATION BETWEEN EAST COAST AND WEST COAST IPAS, WITH LOTS OF JUICY TROPICAL FLAVORS AND SOME BITTERNESS NOTES ON THE BACK. THE SHISO ADDS A FRESH, CITRUSY FLAVOR WITH HINTS OF CINNAMON, CLOVES, AND MINT.