NOMCRAFT-centered 12 taps open at Hibinobia in Sakai, plus a May 5 special event
Following the buzz from the day before yesterday's NOMCRAFT BREWING 12TAP JACK, Hibinobia Craft Beer Kitchen & Store in Kitakawaramachi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City is now pouring a lineup centered on NOMCRAFT. Including information on a special May 5 event, this makes it easy to choose tonight's drink.
Hop BroRight now, the basement in Sakai is really hot with a 12-tap lineup centered on NOMCRAFT. What makes Hibinobia Craft Beer Kitchen & Store interesting is that you can line up American IPAs, hazies, lagers, and stouts all in one place.
MugiWhoa, that's happening in the basement!? Twelve taps is a lot, and now I don't even know where to start!
Hop BroThat's the thing with NOMCRAFT. They cover everything from American IPAs to stouts, so even from the same brewery the impression changes completely, which is what makes it fun.
MugiWait, so there are hazies and real ale versions too? The words themselves are basically spells, and my brain is already fizzing!
Hop BroYeah, hazy means a cloudy, juicy style, and real ale means it's served in a way that lets you enjoy the aroma and mouthfeel more. Tasting them side by side is fun, so if you start with Nomcdaft IPA and move on to Mystic Tiger and Hazy IPA, it's easier to get the flow.
MugiOhhh! Then a collaboration like `Kind of Gold` is interesting too, and just the name is making me hungry!
Hop BroExactly. Kind of Gold is a collaboration with Shiga Kogen Beer, OXBOW, and DOGFISH HEAD, and Beer Fuel and No War are ones you shouldn't miss either. There are so many co-brewed beers that it's fun to imagine the recipe just from who teamed up.
MugiWhat, they even have sake!? Beer place with sake is like too many options and a happy traffic jam!
Hop BroThey've got Hatsuumago, Omine, Kinoene, Koshinohomare, and more, so it's very Hibinobia to be able to slip in a glass of sake when you want a change of pace. Being able to move back and forth in the same night is really convenient.
MugiAnd Tuesdays are half off the in-house bottle-opening fee if you buy a bottle, right? That's so perfect for a slow-drinking night that I'm already tempted to make plans...
Hop BroFollowing the energy from the day before yesterday, and after the May 5 event too, this might be the most fun flow right now. There are so many candidate drinks for tonight that, honestly, both I and Mugi-chan only really have one choice: go out for a drink.
After the May 5 special event, May 7 is a lineup full of NOM
The `NOMCRAFT BREWING 12TAP JACK @ eni-bru` held the day before yesterday drew a large crowd, and carrying that energy forward, NOMCRAFT beers are also the stars of today's lineup. At Hibinobia Craft Beer Kitchen & Store, a beer pub in the basement in Kitakawaramachi, Sakai Ward, Sakai City, you can settle in and sample beers with very different personalities one after another in a relaxed atmosphere.
Beers on tap
- `Nomcdaft IPA`
- `Dinosaur Zoo`
- `Nomcraft Pale Ale`
- `Mystic Tiger`
- `Kind of Gold`
- `Momonga Bongos`
- `Beer Fuel`
- `No War`
- `Raivaizen`
- `Rauchbock`
- `Hazy IPA`
- `Tarozaemon Real Ale ver.`
- `NEON LAGER`
- `Moon Calendar`
- `Nomclassic Irish Stout`
- `The Beast`
- `VALLE8 Real Ale ver.`
NOMCRAFT spans a wide range from American IPAs and hazy beers to lagers and stouts, and `Kind of Gold` is a collaboration with Shiga Kogen Beer, OXBOW, and DOGFISH HEAD. `Beer Fuel` is a joint brew with NAMACHAん Brewing and South Horizon Brewing, while `No War` is a collaboration with CHORYO Craft Beer, making this a remarkably dense tap list for a single shop. Because there are so many limited-release beers, thinking about the order in which to taste them is part of the fun.
Sake too
The sake lineup includes Hatsuumago, Omine, Kinoene, Koshinohomare, Gozenshu, Shinomine, Naminone, and Oze no Yukidoke, so even on a beer-focused night you can switch gears and have a glass. Being able to move between craft beer and sake in the same place is part of what makes this shop unique.
How the shop works
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 18:00 to 24:00, with bottle-shop takeout sales starting at 15:00. On Tuesdays, buying bottles also gets you half off the in-house bottle-opening fee, and reservations are accepted. It's a calm basement beer pub, well suited to people who want to take their time and enjoy drinks alongside food.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroRight now, the basement in Sakai is really hot with a 12-tap lineup centered on NOMCRAFT. What makes Hibinobia Craft Beer Kitchen & Store interesting is that you can line up American IPAs, hazies, lagers, and stouts all in one place.
MugiWhoa, that's happening in the basement!? Twelve taps is a lot, and now I don't even know where to start!
Hop BroThat's the thing with NOMCRAFT. They cover everything from American IPAs to stouts, so even from the same brewery the impression changes completely, which is what makes it fun.
MugiWait, so there are hazies and real ale versions too? The words themselves are basically spells, and my brain is already fizzing!
Hop BroYeah, hazy means a cloudy, juicy style, and real ale means it's served in a way that lets you enjoy the aroma and mouthfeel more. Tasting them side by side is fun, so if you start with Nomcdaft IPA and move on to Mystic Tiger and Hazy IPA, it's easier to get the flow.
MugiOhhh! Then a collaboration like `Kind of Gold` is interesting too, and just the name is making me hungry!
Hop BroExactly. Kind of Gold is a collaboration with Shiga Kogen Beer, OXBOW, and DOGFISH HEAD, and Beer Fuel and No War are ones you shouldn't miss either. There are so many co-brewed beers that it's fun to imagine the recipe just from who teamed up.
MugiWhat, they even have sake!? Beer place with sake is like too many options and a happy traffic jam!
Hop BroThey've got Hatsuumago, Omine, Kinoene, Koshinohomare, and more, so it's very Hibinobia to be able to slip in a glass of sake when you want a change of pace. Being able to move back and forth in the same night is really convenient.
MugiAnd Tuesdays are half off the in-house bottle-opening fee if you buy a bottle, right? That's so perfect for a slow-drinking night that I'm already tempted to make plans...
Hop BroFollowing the energy from the day before yesterday, and after the May 5 event too, this might be the most fun flow right now. There are so many candidate drinks for tonight that, honestly, both I and Mugi-chan only really have one choice: go out for a drink.