Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa Offers 12 Beers on September 21
Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa will open earlier than usual on September 21, 2026, with a tap list spanning Japanese and international craft beers. Food may be brought in until 6 p.m.
Hop BroFesta Shimokitazawa is opening early on September 21 for its DIY darts and gyoza festival. Even though the original events were cancelled by the typhoon, the bar is keeping the fun alive.
MugiWhat?! They are continuing the festival inside the bar? And you can bring your own food until 6 p.m.—I want to arrive carrying dumplings!
Hop BroA standout Japanese tap is Nito Brewing’s apple-cinnamon weizen. It layers impressions of apple and cinnamon over the soft character of wheat malt.
MugiWeizen sounds intense! Does it mean a wheat beer? Is it going to taste like bread?
Hop BroThat is pretty close! Weizen is a German-style beer made with plenty of wheat, giving it a smooth feel. Its yeast can bring banana-like aromas too—an airy, soft mouthfeel.
MugiOoh! Minoh Beer’s peach weizen sounds irresistibly cute—peach vibes plus fluffy wheat. But it is nearly gone already, right?
Hop BroRight—get there early for the Peach Weizen and Papa Zaru Lager. There is also Minoh’s Weiss IPA, Y.Market’s Egi Fu!!, and Repubrew’s Black Jack IPA, so hop fans will have decisions to make.
MugiSo many IPAs—it suddenly sounds like a spell book! What makes Double IPA and DIPA double compared with regular IPA?
Hop BroIn simple terms, they boost hop impact and usually alcohol strength. The imports include BrewDog Double IPA, Coronado Hazy Weekend, and Revision DIPA: a tour through a deep hop-forward world.
MugiWith Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Heartland too, beginners and beer nerds are covered! I want dumplings early, then to linger until the 2 a.m. last order!
Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa, a craft beer pub in Tokyo’s Kitazawa neighborhood, will open earlier than its regular 6 p.m. start on Monday, September 21, 2026. A planned darts and gyoza festival was canceled because of a typhoon, so the bar is switching to its own “Shimokitazawa Darts and Gyoza Festival.” Guests may bring in food until 6 p.m.
The tap list features ten rotating beers from Japan and overseas, plus the regular Heartland. Japanese selections include Nito Brewery’s “Weizen Apple Cinnamon,” Minoh Beer’s “Peach Weizen,” “Weiss IPA,” and “Papa Zaru Lager,” Y Market’s “Egifu!!,” and Repubrew’s “Blackjack IPA.” The post notes that Peach Weizen and Papa Zaru Lager are running low.
International taps include BrewDog’s “BrewDog Double IPA,” Coronado’s “Hazy Weekend,” Sierra Nevada’s “Sierra Nevada Pale Ale,” and Revision’s “Revision DIPA.” The selection covers wheat beer, fruit-forward styles, IPA, pale ale, and lager, giving beer fans several directions to explore in one visit.
Upcoming beers mentioned by the bar include beers from Migration, Sierra Nevada, Y Market, Minoh, Sankt Gallen, Repubrew, Two Rabbits, Trademark, Shiga Kogen, Coedo, and Craftrock.
Located on the fifth floor of the Daishin Building in Kitazawa, Festa will remain open late during Silver Week, with last call scheduled for 4 a.m. The early opening offers a casual chance to pair takeout food with craft beer before the bar shifts into its regular evening service.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroFesta Shimokitazawa is opening early on September 21 for its DIY darts and gyoza festival. Even though the original events were cancelled by the typhoon, the bar is keeping the fun alive.
MugiWhat?! They are continuing the festival inside the bar? And you can bring your own food until 6 p.m.—I want to arrive carrying dumplings!
Hop BroA standout Japanese tap is Nito Brewing’s apple-cinnamon weizen. It layers impressions of apple and cinnamon over the soft character of wheat malt.
MugiWeizen sounds intense! Does it mean a wheat beer? Is it going to taste like bread?
Hop BroThat is pretty close! Weizen is a German-style beer made with plenty of wheat, giving it a smooth feel. Its yeast can bring banana-like aromas too—an airy, soft mouthfeel.
MugiOoh! Minoh Beer’s peach weizen sounds irresistibly cute—peach vibes plus fluffy wheat. But it is nearly gone already, right?
Hop BroRight—get there early for the Peach Weizen and Papa Zaru Lager. There is also Minoh’s Weiss IPA, Y.Market’s Egi Fu!!, and Repubrew’s Black Jack IPA, so hop fans will have decisions to make.
MugiSo many IPAs—it suddenly sounds like a spell book! What makes Double IPA and DIPA double compared with regular IPA?
Hop BroIn simple terms, they boost hop impact and usually alcohol strength. The imports include BrewDog Double IPA, Coronado Hazy Weekend, and Revision DIPA: a tour through a deep hop-forward world.
MugiWith Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Heartland too, beginners and beer nerds are covered! I want dumplings early, then to linger until the 2 a.m. last order!
