Marumugi in Shinjuku's Arakicho to Pour Five Beers Including Y.MARKET on April 1
On April 1, the craft beer lineup at Jibeer Bar Marumugi, a beer pub in Arakicho, Shinjuku Ward, was updated. The selection features five beers in total, including Y.MARKET BREWING's Deco Rian, along with beers from Minoh Beer, Repubrew, Ushitora Brewery, and Minami Shinshu Beer, offering a wide range from dark styles to IPA and fruit beer.
Hop BroThe April 1 taps at Shinjuku's Arakicho Jibeer Bar Marumugi are pretty bold, aren't they? I like that the lineup runs from Y.MARKET BREWING's Decorian to dark beers, bitters, lager, IPA, and fruit beer.
MugiWhoa! That many?! A luxurious lineup of five beers is enough to get me excited just from looking at the menu!
Hop BroThe first thing to note is Decorian. Even though it's a dark beer, citrus seems to float over it, giving it an interesting orange-peel-chocolate kind of aroma.
MugiOrange-peel chocolate? You mean like chocolate and orange? But getting that kind of aroma from a dark beer is pretty mysterious!
Hop BroExactly. When the richness of roasted malt is layered with citrus notes, the sweetness and bitterness become much more three-dimensional. The next one, MUGICHA BITTER, is the opposite: a gentle bitterness with a toasty, barley-tea-like character.
MugiA beer that tastes like barley tea?! That sounds easy to drink! A gentle bitter like that is really nice for beginners, isn't it?
Hop BroAnd Repubrew's FONIO BEER is a luxury lager made with the ancient grain fonio. Lager is all about crispness, but when it has character from the ingredients, it suddenly shows a lot more personality.
MugiI've never heard of fonio before! It sounds like some secret spell! The personality of an ancient grain is so romantic!
Hop BroNext up, Favorite IPA is Ushitora Brewery's West Coast IPA, designed to put bitterness out front while still going down easy. The hop aroma and definition should be really sharp.
MugiSo West Coast IPA isn't just about being bitter? If it's a bitterness you can gulp down, I might want to give it a try.
Hop BroTo finish, there's Minami Shinshu Beer's Apple Hop Kogyoku Ver. The sharp acidity of Kogyoku apples really comes through, making it a perfect drink for after meals or whenever you want a refresh.
MugiWith dark beer, bitter, lager, IPA, and even apple all covered, that's amazing! Now I really want to have a drink in Arakicho today!
Today's Lineup
At Jibeer Bar Marumugi, a small beer bar in Arakicho, Shinjuku, the tap list for April 1 has been announced. The lineup is priced at 1,200 yen + alpha for a large size and 900 yen + alpha for a small size, with an additional 100 yen added for each beer.
- Decorian / Y.MARKET BREWING (Aichi) / 7.0% / +100 yen
A beer with an impression reminiscent of orange peel chocolate, where citrus layers over the darkness. It combines the richness of dark beer with a fruity character for an aromatic finish.
- MUGICHA BITTER / Minoh Beer (Osaka) / 4.5% / +100 yen
A gentle bitter that evokes the toasty aroma of barley tea. It is a beer that strikes a nice balance between lightness and easy drinkability.
- FONIO BEER / Repubrew (Shizuoka) / 5.5% / +100 yen
Introduced as a high-quality "luxury lager" made with the ancient grain fonio. Within its clean, crisp profile, it should also show character derived from its ingredients.
- Favorite IPA / Ushitora Brewery (Tochigi) / 6.0% / +100 yen
True to the phrase, "Drink a bitter IPA gulp by gulp," this West Coast IPA puts its firm bitterness front and center while staying highly drinkable.
- Apple Hop Kogyoku Ver. / Minami Shinshu Beer (Nagano) / 6.5%
A refreshing fruit beer with the sharp acidity of Kogyoku apples shining through. It seems like a glass with strong fruit character, suitable for after meals or whenever you want a change of pace.
Marumugi is a beer pub on the second floor of Ichibankan Building in Arakicho, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, about a 3-minute walk from Yotsuya-Sanchome Station. As a shop that opened in 2011, it feels focused more on the content of its taps than on flash. April 1 is April Fools' Day, but the owner keeps some distance from social-media gag ads and instead recommends dropping in for a casual pint at the start of the new fiscal year. If you're in Arakicho and want to drink broadly across dark beers, bitters, lagers, IPAs, and apple beer, this is one place to visit.
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Hop BroThe April 1 taps at Shinjuku's Arakicho Jibeer Bar Marumugi are pretty bold, aren't they? I like that the lineup runs from Y.MARKET BREWING's Decorian to dark beers, bitters, lager, IPA, and fruit beer.
MugiWhoa! That many?! A luxurious lineup of five beers is enough to get me excited just from looking at the menu!
Hop BroThe first thing to note is Decorian. Even though it's a dark beer, citrus seems to float over it, giving it an interesting orange-peel-chocolate kind of aroma.
MugiOrange-peel chocolate? You mean like chocolate and orange? But getting that kind of aroma from a dark beer is pretty mysterious!
Hop BroExactly. When the richness of roasted malt is layered with citrus notes, the sweetness and bitterness become much more three-dimensional. The next one, MUGICHA BITTER, is the opposite: a gentle bitterness with a toasty, barley-tea-like character.
MugiA beer that tastes like barley tea?! That sounds easy to drink! A gentle bitter like that is really nice for beginners, isn't it?
Hop BroAnd Repubrew's FONIO BEER is a luxury lager made with the ancient grain fonio. Lager is all about crispness, but when it has character from the ingredients, it suddenly shows a lot more personality.
MugiI've never heard of fonio before! It sounds like some secret spell! The personality of an ancient grain is so romantic!
Hop BroNext up, Favorite IPA is Ushitora Brewery's West Coast IPA, designed to put bitterness out front while still going down easy. The hop aroma and definition should be really sharp.
MugiSo West Coast IPA isn't just about being bitter? If it's a bitterness you can gulp down, I might want to give it a try.
Hop BroTo finish, there's Minami Shinshu Beer's Apple Hop Kogyoku Ver. The sharp acidity of Kogyoku apples really comes through, making it a perfect drink for after meals or whenever you want a refresh.
MugiWith dark beer, bitter, lager, IPA, and even apple all covered, that's amazing! Now I really want to have a drink in Arakicho today!
