NAMACHAn Stand Kitaikebukuro Taps "Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Sakura Smoke Lager"
At NAMACHAn Stand Kitaikebukuro, a collaboration beer with Toshima Ward's nationally designated Important Cultural Property, Jiyugakuen Myonichikan, called "Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Sakura Smoke Lager" has appeared. At the small brewpub attached to NAMACHAn Brewing's third brewery, it is a beer that can be enjoyed alongside smoked dishes.
Hop BroSo at NAMACHAn Stand in Kitaikebukuro, the Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Sakura Smoke Lager has been tapped, right?
MugiWhoa, a beer collaboration with a National Important Cultural Property already sounds incredible!
Hop BroAnd the style is Smoke Lager, with an alcohol content of 5.0%.
MugiSmoke Lager? What is that, a lager that's smoked?
Hop BroExactly. They use chips made from pruned branches of the cherry tree at Myonichikan, which is over 70 years old, to smoke the malt.
MugiWow, it even has cherry blossom nuances in it? That sounds stylish, like springtime smoke!
Hop BroThis one follows the first Sakura Smoke IPA, and now it has expanded into a lager, so it keeps the same aroma while becoming easier to drink with food.
MugiI see, so if it's more food-friendly than an IPA, it should be pretty easy to drink!
Hop BroThe shop is attached to NAMACHAn Brewing's third brewery too, and the fact that it pairs so well with smoked dishes is irresistible.
MugiA small brewpub with just five counter seats where you can drink something freshly made? That has to be amazing!
Hop BroA drink like this is a feast even for the shop's background, so it makes you feel like you want to go drink it right now.
MugiYeah, me too. I already want to raise a glass with smoked food!
On Tap Beer
At NAMACHAn Stand Kitaikebukuro, the collaboration beer "Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Sakura Smoke Lager" with Toshima Ward's nationally designated Important Cultural Property, Jiyugakuen Myonichikan, has been tapped. The style is Smoke Lager, and the alcohol content is 5.0%. Its defining feature is a design that layers cherry blossom nuances with smokiness, using chips made from pruning branches of the cherry tree at Myonichikan, which is over 70 years old, to smoke the malt.
This beer is the second release in the collaboration, following the first beer, "Sakura Smoke IPA." By expanding from an IPA to a lager, it keeps the aromatic character while also promising a more cohesive finish and greater ease as a beer to drink with food. It carries through the same sense of NAMACHAn Brewing's signature, slightly inventive approach to brewing.
Shop Features
NAMACHAn Stand Kitaikebukuro is a brewpub attached to NAMACHAn Brewing's third brewery. Located a five-minute walk from Kitaikebukuro Station, it has a compact setup with five counter seats, two barrel tables, and a standing counter, making it easy to enjoy freshly brewed beer. The shop's own description emphasizes that it brews mostly more subdued, "adult" beers such as barrel-aged beers, beer cocktails, and coffee beers.
The food pairing is centered on smoked dishes, matching the aroma of the beer. Because this small space packs in a brewery, a bar, and smoked-food elements, the appeal lies not just in having a single drink but in tasting the shop's whole background. Collaboration beers like this one are the kind of topic that best reveal that character.
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Hop BroSo at NAMACHAn Stand in Kitaikebukuro, the Jiyugakuen Myonichikan Sakura Smoke Lager has been tapped, right?
MugiWhoa, a beer collaboration with a National Important Cultural Property already sounds incredible!
Hop BroAnd the style is Smoke Lager, with an alcohol content of 5.0%.
MugiSmoke Lager? What is that, a lager that's smoked?
Hop BroExactly. They use chips made from pruned branches of the cherry tree at Myonichikan, which is over 70 years old, to smoke the malt.
MugiWow, it even has cherry blossom nuances in it? That sounds stylish, like springtime smoke!
Hop BroThis one follows the first Sakura Smoke IPA, and now it has expanded into a lager, so it keeps the same aroma while becoming easier to drink with food.
MugiI see, so if it's more food-friendly than an IPA, it should be pretty easy to drink!
Hop BroThe shop is attached to NAMACHAn Brewing's third brewery too, and the fact that it pairs so well with smoked dishes is irresistible.
MugiA small brewpub with just five counter seats where you can drink something freshly made? That has to be amazing!
Hop BroA drink like this is a feast even for the shop's background, so it makes you feel like you want to go drink it right now.
MugiYeah, me too. I already want to raise a glass with smoked food!
