Bar Malt Road in Kanda opens at 5 p.m. with 8 taps, including 2026 Summer Gift Vol.2
Kanda beer pub Bar Malt Road opens at 5 p.m. today. The tap list spans British ale, German lager and smoked beer, Belgian abbey ale, Czech dark beer, and Japanese craft releases, with pub-style dishes such as quiche and Hokkaido octopus carpaccio.
Hop BroBar Malt Road in Kanda opens at 5 p.m. today, and this eight-tap lineup is seriously strong.
MugiWhat! A basement pub in Kanda I can hit right after work? That's already a win!
Hop BroThe headliner is Twin Peaks Brewing's 2026 Summer Gift Vol.2, and it's backed up by Fuller's London Pride and Minoh Beer Nice na Bitter.
MugiWhoa! With London Pride and Nice na Bitter on there, is this basically an English ale festival?
Hop BroThat vibe is definitely there, but it also jumps into Helles, Fastenbier, and Chimay Red, so it's really a style-hopping lineup.
MugiHold on, Helles and Fastenbier sound like magic spell names to me!?
Hop BroHelles is a clean, easy-drinking pale lager from Germany, and Fastenbier uses smoked malt, so you get this bacon-like aroma drifting up from the glass.
MugiWhat is that! Beer that smells like bacon sounds like my brain would get lost in a pub.
Hop BroThen you've got Sibeeria's Ledoborec, a roasty dark Czech pour, plus Wodhi from Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing, so every glass points in a new direction.
MugiAnd with octopus carpaccio, quiche, and house-made sausage rolls, this is basically a full tasting-course night.
Hop BroExactly. Bar Malt Road has that calm English country pub feel, and if you add the skirt steak, it's one-stop beer travel.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. Summer Gift Vol.2 first, then Helles, then the smoky one... I need that first toast right now!
Today’s taps
Bar Malt Road sits in a basement in Kanda Tamachi and has the relaxed feel of a countryside pub in the U.K. It opens at 5 p.m. today, making it an easy stop after work.
The tap list shared on Instagram brings together a wide range of styles and origins. The headline beer is the original release from Twin Peaks Brewing in Ibaraki, 2026 Summer Gift Vol.2. It is joined by Fuller's London Pride, Hofbräuhaus Traunstein Helles, Schlenkerla Fastenbier, Chimay Red, Sibeeria Ledoborec, Minoh Beer Wodhi, and Minoh Beer’s Nice Bitter.
The lineup moves from the easy-drinking brightness of British ale to German Helles and smoked beer, Belgian abbey-style character, and the roasty depth of a Czech dark beer. For drinkers who want to compare different traditions in one place, it is a particularly interesting tap day.
Food options include potato and sausage quiche, Hokkaido octopus carpaccio, house-made chicken ballotine, beef skirt steak with crispy potatoes and escargot butter, and a house-made sausage roll. The menu is built for pairing, so it works both for a quick pint and for a longer round of tasting.
For anyone looking for tap-room variety and pub food around Kanda, this is a place worth keeping on the radar.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBar Malt Road in Kanda opens at 5 p.m. today, and this eight-tap lineup is seriously strong.
MugiWhat! A basement pub in Kanda I can hit right after work? That's already a win!
Hop BroThe headliner is Twin Peaks Brewing's 2026 Summer Gift Vol.2, and it's backed up by Fuller's London Pride and Minoh Beer Nice na Bitter.
MugiWhoa! With London Pride and Nice na Bitter on there, is this basically an English ale festival?
Hop BroThat vibe is definitely there, but it also jumps into Helles, Fastenbier, and Chimay Red, so it's really a style-hopping lineup.
MugiHold on, Helles and Fastenbier sound like magic spell names to me!?
Hop BroHelles is a clean, easy-drinking pale lager from Germany, and Fastenbier uses smoked malt, so you get this bacon-like aroma drifting up from the glass.
MugiWhat is that! Beer that smells like bacon sounds like my brain would get lost in a pub.
Hop BroThen you've got Sibeeria's Ledoborec, a roasty dark Czech pour, plus Wodhi from Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing, so every glass points in a new direction.
MugiAnd with octopus carpaccio, quiche, and house-made sausage rolls, this is basically a full tasting-course night.
Hop BroExactly. Bar Malt Road has that calm English country pub feel, and if you add the skirt steak, it's one-stop beer travel.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. Summer Gift Vol.2 first, then Helles, then the smoky one... I need that first toast right now!
