Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara Adds Five Shiga Kogen Beers and Updates Its Tap List
Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara has welcomed five new Shiga Kogen beers and refreshed its tap list. The lineup spans IPA, lager, and barrel-aged styles, making it an easy stop for comparison-driven drinking in Akihabara.
Hop BroAkihabara just got a fun update: Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara brought in five new Shiga Kogen beers, and the tap list is stacked too.
MugiWait, five Shiga Kogen beers all at once? If there’s IPA and lager in the same lineup, my whole evening is gone!
Hop BroThe headline pour is SNOW MONKEY IPA, with grapefruit and tropical aromas pushing right up front like a properly flashy IPA.
MugiNo way, a tropical vacation in a glass? When you say front and center, do you mean it jumps out of the aroma first?
Hop BroExactly. Then there’s Cask Finished Pils!?, a pils rested in French oak, which is the most beer-nerd move in this drop.
MugiHold on, French oak barrels? That suddenly sounds like a costume drama. What happens when you put a pils in wood?
Hop BroYou get a little wood character and extra roundness, so the crisp pils profile gains more depth. Basically it adds a classy twist without killing the drinkability.
MugiOkay, then Helles!? is the safe starting point, right? If it’s the easygoing classic one, that’s where I’m landing first!
Hop BroThat’s a solid call. Add Africa Pale Ale and ENGI!? and you get that playful Shiga Kogen range, while the taps cover a wide style spread from IPA to lager and beyond.
MugiSo the taps are loaded too? That makes the first pint dilemma way worse. What else is pouring?
Hop BroSwan Lake’s #B-IPA, Black Tide’s Hoya Boya, COEDO’s Kyara, Yatsugatake Touchdown’s cold-brew coffee lager, and Fifty Fifty’s Eclipse 2024 are all there, so you’ve even got barrel-aged options in the mix. I’m thirsty already.
MugiAnd you can stay for a pint, then grab more in a growler or plastic cup to go? Let’s go to Akihabara right now. I’m starting with Helles!?, and you’re taking SNOW MONKEY IPA!
Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara has added five new beers from Shiga Kogen Beer while also refreshing its tap list. The new arrivals are SNOW MONKEY IPA, Cask Finished Pils!?, Helles!?, Africa Pale Ale, and ENGI!?. In the post, SNOW MONKEY IPA is described as an IPA with grapefruit and tropical aromatics up front, while Cask Finished Pils!? is presented as a pilsner matured in French oak.
Helles!? sits closer to the approachable, classic side, and Africa Pale Ale plus ENGI!? round out a lineup that carries Shiga Kogen's playful style and range. The appeal here is not just novelty, but the chance to follow one brewery across multiple expressions.
The tap list is equally strong, with #B-IPA (Swan Lake Beer), Hoya Boya (Black Tide Brewing), Eclipse 2024 -Garrison Brothers Bourbon (Fifty Fifty Brewing), Kyara (COEDO Brewery), Tokyo Manzai and Elf's Mischief (G-BRAND BEERES × Y.Y.G Brewing), Cold-Brew Coffee Lager (Yatsugatake Tuchdown), and Feel Your Monster (Jungle Juice). IPA, lager, and barrel-aged choices are all represented, so it works well for a first pour or a full comparison flight.
The shop is an easy-to-drop-in beer pub in Akihabara, and it also supports takeaway in growlers and plastic cups. It's the kind of place where you can drink in-house or bring the rest home, then keep following the rotating taps for your next pint.
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Hop BroAkihabara just got a fun update: Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara brought in five new Shiga Kogen beers, and the tap list is stacked too.
MugiWait, five Shiga Kogen beers all at once? If there’s IPA and lager in the same lineup, my whole evening is gone!
Hop BroThe headline pour is SNOW MONKEY IPA, with grapefruit and tropical aromas pushing right up front like a properly flashy IPA.
MugiNo way, a tropical vacation in a glass? When you say front and center, do you mean it jumps out of the aroma first?
Hop BroExactly. Then there’s Cask Finished Pils!?, a pils rested in French oak, which is the most beer-nerd move in this drop.
MugiHold on, French oak barrels? That suddenly sounds like a costume drama. What happens when you put a pils in wood?
Hop BroYou get a little wood character and extra roundness, so the crisp pils profile gains more depth. Basically it adds a classy twist without killing the drinkability.
MugiOkay, then Helles!? is the safe starting point, right? If it’s the easygoing classic one, that’s where I’m landing first!
Hop BroThat’s a solid call. Add Africa Pale Ale and ENGI!? and you get that playful Shiga Kogen range, while the taps cover a wide style spread from IPA to lager and beyond.
MugiSo the taps are loaded too? That makes the first pint dilemma way worse. What else is pouring?
Hop BroSwan Lake’s #B-IPA, Black Tide’s Hoya Boya, COEDO’s Kyara, Yatsugatake Touchdown’s cold-brew coffee lager, and Fifty Fifty’s Eclipse 2024 are all there, so you’ve even got barrel-aged options in the mix. I’m thirsty already.
MugiAnd you can stay for a pint, then grab more in a growler or plastic cup to go? Let’s go to Akihabara right now. I’m starting with Helles!?, and you’re taking SNOW MONKEY IPA!
