Otaru Tap Room to Host a Himitsu Beer Tasting Event with 20 Cans and 1 Draft
Otaru Tap Room - Craft Beer & Hostel in Otaru will host a collaboration event with Himitsu Beer from Ise, Mie, on June 24. The lineup includes 20 canned beers and one draft tap, for a total of 21 beers to sample.
Hop BroOn June 24 in Otaru, there’s an event where you can try 21 different pours. At Otaru Tap Room, they’re bringing together a whole lineup from Himitsu Beer in Mie.
MugiWait, 20 cans and 1 tap? That’s not a tasting, that’s a refrigerator festival! I’d seriously panic over what to start with!
Hop BroThe venue is Otaru Tap Room - Craft Beer & Hostel, and the event is called Himitsu no Tasting Room. Twenty canned Himitsu Beer releases plus one draft tap is a pretty strong setup.
MugiThe names alone are enough to hook me! Gyugyutto Grapefruit IPA, Koguma Ale, Musasabi Roggen... that last one sounds like it might glide away!
Hop BroMusasabi Roggen is all about the body from rye in a roggenbier. Roggenbier means a rye-based beer, so you get bready aroma and a lightly spicy note.
MugiWhoa, roggenbier suddenly sounds like an advanced class. I honestly thought it was the name of some secret special attack!
Hop BroNot a special attack, but it can still hit hard. Malt sweetness just means the rounded richness that comes from the grain, and a pale ale like Koguma Ale makes that easy to notice.
MugiOkay, that makes sense! From fruity IPA to soft pale ale sweetness to roggenbier, plus ORCA and Persimmon 2, the flavor range is the big attraction!
Hop BroExactly. And every order gets a stamp, and three stamps earn you an original event badge. Even shopping counts if you spend more than 4,000 yen.
MugiWhat is this, a tasting and a treasure hunt? If there’s a one-can purchase limit, I need to grab my target can early!
Hop BroThey’re open from 3:00 to 10:00 p.m., last order is 9:00, and there’s lodging too, so it’s easy for travelers to settle in and enjoy the night.
MugiI’ve decided, I want a full Himitsu night! Hop Bro, let’s start with Gyugyutto Grapefruit IPA and work our way through!
Hop BroThat works for me. I want to begin with the one draft tap, then compare it with the cans. A lineup like that makes me want to head to Otaru right now.
Otaru Tap Room - Craft Beer & Hostel, located at 2-4-8 Ironai in Otaru, will host a collaboration event with Himitsu Beer from Ise, Mie, on Wednesday, June 24. The event, titled Himitsu no Tasting Room, features 20 canned beers and one draft tap from Himitsu Beer, for 21 beers in total. Each order earns one stamp, and three stamps get you an original event badge. If you are only shopping, a purchase of 4,000 yen or more also comes with a badge.
Beers visible in the post include:
- Gyu Gyu to Gurefuru IPA / Himitsu Beer
- Koguma Ale / Himitsu Beer
- Musasabi Roggen / Himitsu Beer
- Persimmon 2 / Himitsu Beer
- ORCA / Himitsu Beer
- KAWAUSO Enya / Himitsu Beer
The lineup spans a wide range of styles, from fruit-forward IPA to malt-driven pale ale and rye-based roggenbier. It is a good fit for a tasting format, especially for drinkers who want to compare different expressions from the same brewery in one stop.
Otaru Tap Room is a craft beer pub with hostel accommodations, which makes it an easy place to drop in for travelers and locals alike. The bar is open from 15:00 to 22:00, last orders are at 21:00, and it is closed on Thursdays. On the event day, purchases are limited to one can per variety, so it is worth arriving early if you have a beer you want to secure.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroOn June 24 in Otaru, there’s an event where you can try 21 different pours. At Otaru Tap Room, they’re bringing together a whole lineup from Himitsu Beer in Mie.
MugiWait, 20 cans and 1 tap? That’s not a tasting, that’s a refrigerator festival! I’d seriously panic over what to start with!
Hop BroThe venue is Otaru Tap Room - Craft Beer & Hostel, and the event is called Himitsu no Tasting Room. Twenty canned Himitsu Beer releases plus one draft tap is a pretty strong setup.
MugiThe names alone are enough to hook me! Gyugyutto Grapefruit IPA, Koguma Ale, Musasabi Roggen... that last one sounds like it might glide away!
Hop BroMusasabi Roggen is all about the body from rye in a roggenbier. Roggenbier means a rye-based beer, so you get bready aroma and a lightly spicy note.
MugiWhoa, roggenbier suddenly sounds like an advanced class. I honestly thought it was the name of some secret special attack!
Hop BroNot a special attack, but it can still hit hard. Malt sweetness just means the rounded richness that comes from the grain, and a pale ale like Koguma Ale makes that easy to notice.
MugiOkay, that makes sense! From fruity IPA to soft pale ale sweetness to roggenbier, plus ORCA and Persimmon 2, the flavor range is the big attraction!
Hop BroExactly. And every order gets a stamp, and three stamps earn you an original event badge. Even shopping counts if you spend more than 4,000 yen.
MugiWhat is this, a tasting and a treasure hunt? If there’s a one-can purchase limit, I need to grab my target can early!
Hop BroThey’re open from 3:00 to 10:00 p.m., last order is 9:00, and there’s lodging too, so it’s easy for travelers to settle in and enjoy the night.
MugiI’ve decided, I want a full Himitsu night! Hop Bro, let’s start with Gyugyutto Grapefruit IPA and work our way through!
Hop BroThat works for me. I want to begin with the one draft tap, then compare it with the cans. A lineup like that makes me want to head to Otaru right now.
