NEIGHBOR unveils an eight-tap lineup, from sake-yeast beer to fruit sours
NEIGHBOR, the beer pub in Nogata, Tokyo, has shared a new eight-tap lineup. The range runs from a sake-yeast beer and a dark mild to hop-driven IPAs and fruit-forward sours, making it an easy stop for lunch drinking as well.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata just rolled out an 8-tap lineup, and with a noon opening it is dangerously easy to turn lunch into beer time.
MugiWhat! That's day-drinking paradise! With eight taps, I'm absolutely going to freeze at the bar and forget how choices work.
Hop BroThe headline grabber is FLORA FERMENTATION's Mizuha. It's a sake-lees beer, labeled as a Sake Yeast Beer, with floral character and a serious 8.5% kick.
MugiWait, Sake Yeast Beer? What is that even? The name sounds like beer checked into a traditional inn.
Hop BroBasically it uses sake-style yeast to shape the aroma. It comes off elegant and fragrant, so it feels less like straight sake and more like a Japanese accent inside beer.
MugiThat is amazing, like beer in kimono form. But does the lineup still work for people who want real bitterness?
Hop BroAbsolutely. TAROS BREWING's DUMPWEED3 is a West Coast IPA with proper bite, and HINO's Yareyare Ale plus CRAFTROCK's Wheat City keep the range wide.
MugiNice spread! But Session White IPA sounds like three styles trying to share one passport.
Hop BroNot chaos, just shorthand. NUDE BEER's SUZUKA-Ryofu is a light white IPA: lower ABV, some white-beer character, hop aroma, and a clever hit of Japanese sansho.
MugiSansho too? Then I assume the sour side shows up in the fruit sour lane? My taste buds are already lining up.
Hop BroExactly. CRACK/B is a Berry Sour Ale, Carnelian is an apricot sour, and Gangi Brewing's HOME BOUND is a 3% dark mild with oak chip, so the tasting order practically builds itself.
MugiAnd with mentaiko cheese omelet, chili con carne nachos, and octopus carpaccio, this is noon done right. NEIGHBOR sounds like a place both of us need a pint from immediately.
NEIGHBOR, the beer pub in Nogata, Tokyo, has shared a new eight-tap lineup. The range is broad: a sake-yeast beer at 8.5%, an American wheat, a dark mild, a West Coast IPA, an American pale ale, a session white IPA with sansho, a berry sour ale, and a fruited sour ale with apricot. The post also says the shop opened at 12:00 that day, making it an easy pick for lunch drinking as well.
Tap list
- FLORA FERMENTATION: Mizuha, Sake Yeast Beer, 8.5%
- CRAFTROCK BREWING: Wheat City, American Wheat, 5%
- Gangi Brewing: HOME BOUND, Dark Mild w/ oak chip, 3%
- TAROS BREWING: DUMPWEED3, West Coast IPA, 7%
- HINO BREWING: ヤレヤレエール, American Pale Ale, 5.5%
- NUDE BEER: SUZUKA-涼風-, Session White IPA w/ sansho, 4.5%
- オーロイブルーイング: CRACK/B, Berry Sour Ale, 5%
- Bighand Bros. Beer: Carnelian, Fruited Sour Ale w/ apricot, 5.5%
The list gives you a clear tasting arc, from lighter, lower-ABV beers to sharper hop-driven styles and fruit-forward sours. That makes NEIGHBOR a good stop if you want to compare flavor profiles rather than just order one familiar pint.
Food suggestions in the post include a mentaiko cheese omelet, a brown-mushroom carpaccio, octopus carpaccio with genovese sauce, chili con carne nachos, and tuna arrabbiata. Taken together with the bar's grill-focused setup in Nogata, the lineup points to a place that works as both a beer stop and a meal stop. The post also notes rules for visiting with dogs and says bicycles cannot be parked in front of the shop.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata just rolled out an 8-tap lineup, and with a noon opening it is dangerously easy to turn lunch into beer time.
MugiWhat! That's day-drinking paradise! With eight taps, I'm absolutely going to freeze at the bar and forget how choices work.
Hop BroThe headline grabber is FLORA FERMENTATION's Mizuha. It's a sake-lees beer, labeled as a Sake Yeast Beer, with floral character and a serious 8.5% kick.
MugiWait, Sake Yeast Beer? What is that even? The name sounds like beer checked into a traditional inn.
Hop BroBasically it uses sake-style yeast to shape the aroma. It comes off elegant and fragrant, so it feels less like straight sake and more like a Japanese accent inside beer.
MugiThat is amazing, like beer in kimono form. But does the lineup still work for people who want real bitterness?
Hop BroAbsolutely. TAROS BREWING's DUMPWEED3 is a West Coast IPA with proper bite, and HINO's Yareyare Ale plus CRAFTROCK's Wheat City keep the range wide.
MugiNice spread! But Session White IPA sounds like three styles trying to share one passport.
Hop BroNot chaos, just shorthand. NUDE BEER's SUZUKA-Ryofu is a light white IPA: lower ABV, some white-beer character, hop aroma, and a clever hit of Japanese sansho.
MugiSansho too? Then I assume the sour side shows up in the fruit sour lane? My taste buds are already lining up.
Hop BroExactly. CRACK/B is a Berry Sour Ale, Carnelian is an apricot sour, and Gangi Brewing's HOME BOUND is a 3% dark mild with oak chip, so the tasting order practically builds itself.
MugiAnd with mentaiko cheese omelet, chili con carne nachos, and octopus carpaccio, this is noon done right. NEIGHBOR sounds like a place both of us need a pint from immediately.
