Three New Taps at Citra Bar Koenji, a Taste-Off of Distinctive Hops
Craft Beer Sakaba Citra Bar Koenji announced three new taps in a March 25 post. The lineup features KYOTO NUDE BREWERY, Shiokaze Blue Lab, and Fujizakura Kogen Beer, letting drinkers enjoy the full range of hop expression in one go, from citrus and tropical to dank.
Hop BroKoenji's three new taps are a really interesting lineup. Being able to compare hop character all at once at Craft Beer Sakaba Citra Bar is the best.
MugiWait, three at once!? That's a tasting heaven lineup. Just reading that makes my throat react!
Hop BroFirst up is KYOTO NUDE BREWERY's SHOSEI - Evening Star -. It has white-grape notes with tangerine and grapefruit layered on top, the kind of aroma you want to follow gradually.
MugiWhite grape? In beer? Is this a fruit meeting!? Are layers of aroma really that thick?
Hop BroExactly, it is the kind of aroma that rises in stages. Next, Shiokaze Blue Lab's ICE AGE keeps the dank character restrained while bringing out peach, pineapple, and bitter orange, with malt adding some body.
MugiWhat is that, it's busy with fruit character! It's amazing that it can be beer while peach and pineapple are living together!
Hop BroAnd Fujizakura Kogen Beer's Hop Pop Brothers is a West Coast IPA, so the three hops line up tropical, citrus, and dank notes neatly, and the finish is dry and crisp.
MugiHold on, what does dank mean!? That suddenly sounds like a damp basement!
Hop BroSimply put, it means a green, piney, grassy aromatic nuance. So this time, even though all three are hop-forward, one leans citrus, one leans fruit, and one leans resin.
MugiOhh! And since Citra Bar is open from 4 p.m., you can totally stop by after work and make it a three-beer course!
Hop BroWith a lineup like this in Koenji, today is a night for enjoying a side-by-side hop showdown. Now I want a pint after work too.
MugiYeah, I already want to toast from in front of the screen! The feeling of wanting to go out for drinks tonight has fully taken root!
At the beer pub "Craft Beer Sakaba Citra Bar" near Koenji Station, three guest beers were tapped at once. The post introduced it as opening from 4 p.m., alongside a weekday-evening-friendly schedule that makes it easy to drop by after work.
The highlight this time is three labels with clearly different aromatic directions.
- KYOTO NUDE BREWERY / SHOSEI - Evening Star -
A citrus profile that layers tangerine and grapefruit over white-grape-like nuances. It gives a softly warm impression, making this a beer you want to linger over and track the aroma carefully.
- Shiokaze Blue Lab / ICE AGE
With the dank character restrained, it expresses flavors of peach, pineapple, and bitter orange. In addition to hop aroma and flavor, the design also gives a sense of malt-derived body.
- Fujizakura Kogen Beer / Hop Pop Brothers - West Coast IPA -
While keeping bitterness in check, three hops create a balanced arrangement of tropical, citrus, and dank notes. The finish is dry and crisp.
Citra Bar is a Koenji standout that rotates a wide variety of domestic craft kegs at a brisk pace. It is easy to plan anything from a post-work drink to a visit centered on tasting comparisons. This time, especially, it is a chance to line up three beers with different personalities even though all three put hops in the spotlight.
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Hop BroKoenji's three new taps are a really interesting lineup. Being able to compare hop character all at once at Craft Beer Sakaba Citra Bar is the best.
MugiWait, three at once!? That's a tasting heaven lineup. Just reading that makes my throat react!
Hop BroFirst up is KYOTO NUDE BREWERY's SHOSEI - Evening Star -. It has white-grape notes with tangerine and grapefruit layered on top, the kind of aroma you want to follow gradually.
MugiWhite grape? In beer? Is this a fruit meeting!? Are layers of aroma really that thick?
Hop BroExactly, it is the kind of aroma that rises in stages. Next, Shiokaze Blue Lab's ICE AGE keeps the dank character restrained while bringing out peach, pineapple, and bitter orange, with malt adding some body.
MugiWhat is that, it's busy with fruit character! It's amazing that it can be beer while peach and pineapple are living together!
Hop BroAnd Fujizakura Kogen Beer's Hop Pop Brothers is a West Coast IPA, so the three hops line up tropical, citrus, and dank notes neatly, and the finish is dry and crisp.
MugiHold on, what does dank mean!? That suddenly sounds like a damp basement!
Hop BroSimply put, it means a green, piney, grassy aromatic nuance. So this time, even though all three are hop-forward, one leans citrus, one leans fruit, and one leans resin.
MugiOhh! And since Citra Bar is open from 4 p.m., you can totally stop by after work and make it a three-beer course!
Hop BroWith a lineup like this in Koenji, today is a night for enjoying a side-by-side hop showdown. Now I want a pint after work too.
MugiYeah, I already want to toast from in front of the screen! The feeling of wanting to go out for drinks tonight has fully taken root!
