Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery to Open One-Day-Only Beer Garden in Tokyo's Nihonbashi
Hop Japan, which operates Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, will open a one-day-only beer garden at Tokyo Nihonbashi Fukushima-kan on May 16. The event pairs draft beer with Miyakoji ham and is designed to be enjoyed from midday.
Hop BroToday I want to talk about the one-day-only beer garden that Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery is holding in Tokyo.
MugiWhat? A Fukushima beer garden in Tokyo!? And at Nihonbashi Fukushima-kan too? That already sounds delicious!
Hop BroExactly. It's being held only on May 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Being able to toast from noon is pretty dangerous, honestly.
MugiAmazing! But if it's far from the station, I'd probably dry out and collapse before I got there. If it's just a 3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station, I'm safe!
Hop BroThe highlight this time is the pairing of fresh draft beer with ham from Miyakoji's ham workshop. The aroma of the beer and the savory richness of the fat go really well together.
MugiDraft beer? Suddenly you're using a super pro-sounding term! Does that mean it's poured straight from the keg?
Hop BroThat's right. Draft beer is beer served from a keg before being bottled or canned, so the aroma comes through more clearly and it tastes fresher.
MugiOhhh! So if you eat that with ham too, you're basically winning at lunch. Miyakoji's ham workshop must have been born for beer, right?
Hop BroAnd Hop Japan is also saying it wants to connect people and things with craft beer at the center, while growing local hops too. It's exciting to see beer placed at the heart of regional revitalization.
MugiIncredible... it feels like there's something delicious behind it, not just the drink itself. Being able to taste Fukushima in Tokyo means this is worth going to as an event you can enjoy in the Tokyo area.
Hop BroExactly. You can enjoy the story of the hops grown in Miyakoji as well. This is definitely the kind of thing that makes you want to go toast from noon.
MugiIt's decided! I'm going to finish work in a flash today and head out to greet the draft beer and ham with everything I've got!
Hop Japan, which runs Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, will hold a one-day-only beer garden at Tokyo Nihonbashi Fukushima-kan. In an Instagram post, the company is calling on visitors to stop by the venue, located a 3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station, on Saturday, May 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The main attraction this time is the combination of fresh draft beer and ham from Miyakoji's ham workshop. The post introduces it as a place where people can casually raise a glass from noon, offering a chance to taste Miyakoji's craftsmanship in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
On its official website, Hop Japan says it aims to create a cycle of industry centered on craft beer and connect people, things, and experiences. In November 2020, it renovated the public facility Green Park Miyakoji in Tamura City, which had been left nearly dormant due to the nuclear accident, and opened Hop Garden Brewery as a brewery that also handles hop cultivation. The brewery has continued producing beers that make use of locally grown hops and reworking regional resources, and this time it is taking that effort to an antenna shop space in Tokyo.
The venue's convenient location in Nihonbashi also makes it easy for people interested in Fukushima ingredients and beer to drop in. As an entry point to learning about the background of the hops grown in Miyakoji and the brewery's regional collaboration efforts, this one-day-only event is drawing attention.
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Hop BroToday I want to talk about the one-day-only beer garden that Miyakoji Hop Garden Brewery is holding in Tokyo.
MugiWhat? A Fukushima beer garden in Tokyo!? And at Nihonbashi Fukushima-kan too? That already sounds delicious!
Hop BroExactly. It's being held only on May 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Being able to toast from noon is pretty dangerous, honestly.
MugiAmazing! But if it's far from the station, I'd probably dry out and collapse before I got there. If it's just a 3-minute walk from Mitsukoshimae Station, I'm safe!
Hop BroThe highlight this time is the pairing of fresh draft beer with ham from Miyakoji's ham workshop. The aroma of the beer and the savory richness of the fat go really well together.
MugiDraft beer? Suddenly you're using a super pro-sounding term! Does that mean it's poured straight from the keg?
Hop BroThat's right. Draft beer is beer served from a keg before being bottled or canned, so the aroma comes through more clearly and it tastes fresher.
MugiOhhh! So if you eat that with ham too, you're basically winning at lunch. Miyakoji's ham workshop must have been born for beer, right?
Hop BroAnd Hop Japan is also saying it wants to connect people and things with craft beer at the center, while growing local hops too. It's exciting to see beer placed at the heart of regional revitalization.
MugiIncredible... it feels like there's something delicious behind it, not just the drink itself. Being able to taste Fukushima in Tokyo means this is worth going to as an event you can enjoy in the Tokyo area.
Hop BroExactly. You can enjoy the story of the hops grown in Miyakoji as well. This is definitely the kind of thing that makes you want to go toast from noon.
MugiIt's decided! I'm going to finish work in a flash today and head out to greet the draft beer and ham with everything I've got!
