Hamamatsucho SOUL BIRD Reveals April 14 Tap List, 10 Kegs Including Dunkel
Cafe & CraftBeer Dining SOUL BIRD in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo, posted its tap list on April 14. It featured 10 beers, including Touchdown's 'Dunkel' and Be Easy Brewing's 'Nepparu,' and announced that regular service would resume around 8:30 p.m. that day.
Hop BroCafe & CraftBeer Dining SOUL BIRD in Hamamatsucho unveiled a powerful lineup of 10 kegs on April 14. From Dunkel and Nepparu to a sour, the evening menu looks like a lot of fun.
MugiWhoa! Ten kegs is a lot, right? And with cans and bottles too, it's like the fridge is packed like a rush-hour train...
Hop BroAnd this place advertises '10 tap + cans,' so it's easy to choose even if you're drinking alone. After the private booking, they also said normal service would resume around 8:30 p.m., so it's perfect for a night drink.
MugiBut what is a Dunkel? 'Dunkel' sounds strong, but is it basically a dark beer?
Hop BroExactly. Dunkel is part of the dark lager family, and it has the toasted aroma of roasted malt. Touchdown's 'Dunkel' is ABV 6.0%, so it's the kind of beer you can enjoy for its depth without it feeling too heavy.
MugiOhhh. So 'Share' is an oatmeal stout? From the name alone it sounds elegant, but is it black?
Hop BroYeah, Kyoto Brewing's 'Share' has a smooth, dark-umami feel, and the oatmeal gives it a soft mouthfeel. They also have a boysenberry sour like 'Viburnum,' which is interesting because it lets you switch gears with a sweet-tart finish.
MugiThat's amazing! If you can reset with acidity, even if your palate gets lost along the way, you'll be fine! But 'Nepparu' sounds like a name with serious stickiness...
Hop BroBe Easy Brewing's 'Nepparu' is a hazy IPA, with aroma that really comes forward. And with 'Take A Hike' as a DDH IPA, plus 'Yokohama XPA' and 'Petite Morale,' SOUL BIRD's strength is that you can compare different IPAs side by side.
MugiThis is basically a bar where you have to think about the order! Start with a lager, play around with a sour, then finish with an IPA... both me and Hop will want to have a drink right away!
Tokyo's Hamamatsucho beer pub, Cafe & CraftBeer Dining SOUL BIRD, outlined that day's tap lineup in a post on April 14. Its profile describes it as '10 tap + cans and bottles' and as a place that is easy to enjoy for solo drinking. The post said that after a private booking, regular service would resume around 8:30 p.m. that day, making it a guide for an evening drink.
Taps for the Day
In the post's 'Today's BEER on TAP,' 10 kegs were listed. 🆕 marked a newly opened keg, ▲ a keg nearing the end of its run, and ★ a keg with only a little left.
- ① Dunkel / Touchdown - Dunkel, ABV 6.0%
- ② Share / Kyoto Brewing - Oatmeal Stout, ABV 5.5%
- ③ Monstaa'z P / BREWMIN' - Pale Ale, ABV 5.0%
- ④ Hodoku / Novoru - Weizen Bock, ABV 7.5%
- ⑤ Viburnum / Vertere × Inkhorn - Boysenberry Sour w/ White Chocolate, ABV 6.5%
- ⑥ Yamaguchi no Mugi / Yamaguchi Beer - Pilsner, ABV 5.0%
- ⑦ Nepparu / Be Easy Brewing - Hazy IPA, ABV 6.0%
- ⑧ Take A Hike / Range × Mountain Culture - DDH IPA, ABV 7.2%
- ⑨ Yokohama XPA / SanktGallen - IPA, ABV 5.5%
- ⑩ Petite Morale / Dieu Du Ciel ! - IPA, ABV 5.1%
The range of styles was broad, from dark lager and stout to pale ale, weizen bock, boysenberry sour, pilsner, hazy IPA, DDH IPA, and IPA. Centered on two newly tapped kegs while also including some that were nearly gone, the lineup made it fun to think about the order to drink them in. For anyone in Hamamatsucho who wants to compare light lager styles, aromatic IPAs, and tart sours all at once, this was a lineup worth checking out.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroCafe & CraftBeer Dining SOUL BIRD in Hamamatsucho unveiled a powerful lineup of 10 kegs on April 14. From Dunkel and Nepparu to a sour, the evening menu looks like a lot of fun.
MugiWhoa! Ten kegs is a lot, right? And with cans and bottles too, it's like the fridge is packed like a rush-hour train...
Hop BroAnd this place advertises '10 tap + cans,' so it's easy to choose even if you're drinking alone. After the private booking, they also said normal service would resume around 8:30 p.m., so it's perfect for a night drink.
MugiBut what is a Dunkel? 'Dunkel' sounds strong, but is it basically a dark beer?
Hop BroExactly. Dunkel is part of the dark lager family, and it has the toasted aroma of roasted malt. Touchdown's 'Dunkel' is ABV 6.0%, so it's the kind of beer you can enjoy for its depth without it feeling too heavy.
MugiOhhh. So 'Share' is an oatmeal stout? From the name alone it sounds elegant, but is it black?
Hop BroYeah, Kyoto Brewing's 'Share' has a smooth, dark-umami feel, and the oatmeal gives it a soft mouthfeel. They also have a boysenberry sour like 'Viburnum,' which is interesting because it lets you switch gears with a sweet-tart finish.
MugiThat's amazing! If you can reset with acidity, even if your palate gets lost along the way, you'll be fine! But 'Nepparu' sounds like a name with serious stickiness...
Hop BroBe Easy Brewing's 'Nepparu' is a hazy IPA, with aroma that really comes forward. And with 'Take A Hike' as a DDH IPA, plus 'Yokohama XPA' and 'Petite Morale,' SOUL BIRD's strength is that you can compare different IPAs side by side.
MugiThis is basically a bar where you have to think about the order! Start with a lager, play around with a sour, then finish with an IPA... both me and Hop will want to have a drink right away!
