Two New U.S. IPAs Tapped at Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa, Along with Domestic Draft Beers
At Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa in Shimokitazawa, a post on April 26 announced two new taps. Hetty Alice's "Island Time IPA" and Threes' "Fool's Eland" were added, alongside a broad lineup of domestic draft beers and regular beers.
Hop BroBeer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa has tapped two new U.S. IPAs. Hetty Alice's "Island Time IPA" and Threes' "Fool's Eland" have been added, and the tap list is looking seriously hot.
MugiWhoa! Just hearing two new taps makes me restless! And it's a beer pub in Shimokitazawa, right? That's the kind of place that makes you want to stop by on a whim.
Hop BroExactly. It's on the 5th floor of the Daishin Building in Shimokitazawa, opens at 6 p.m. today, and stays open until midnight on Sundays. They even have darts, so Festa really feels like a place where you can enjoy draft craft beer while having fun too.
MugiThey have darts too!? But seriously, why is a tap list update such a big deal? Does it change a little every time?
Hop BroThat's the interesting part. This time, "Island Time IPA" is a West Coast-style beer. It has the classic bitter backbone, with New World hop aromatics layered on top, so IPA fans will definitely smile at it.
MugiWhat!? New World hops sounds so pro all of a sudden! But if it's aromatic and has solid bitterness, it sounds like it'll really deliver!
Hop BroExactly. The other beer, "Fool's Eland," is a West Coast DIPA. It has a clean drinking profile, but also tropical elements, and because it's a double IPA it has plenty of heft, so it comes at you harder than it looks.
MugiClean but tropical? That's a massive gap! I feel like that's the kind of beer that makes you go, 'Wait, that's so good,' on the first sip!
Hop BroAnd the domestic lineup is strong too. Open Air's "Good Times," Shiga Kogen's "Fresh Hop Grisette," Setouchi's "Cherry & Strawberry," Forest's "Campfire Dunkel," and even Heartland are on tap, so there's a lot of room to choose based on your mood.
MugiWait, hold on, 12 taps all the time is way too strong, isn't it? There are overseas beers from BrewDog, Threes, and Silver City too, so today I just want to go there to be indecisive!
Hop BroExactly. Some beers are down to just a little left, so turnover is fast, and there's real fun in finding the beer of the day. Starting with "Island Time IPA" and finishing with "Fool's Eland" today seems like a pretty ideal flow, don't you think?
Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa, a beer pub on the 5th floor of the Daishin Building in Shimokitazawa, updated its tap list on April 26. The post said, "We open at 6 p.m. today as well," and noted that Sunday hours run until midnight. With darts available inside the shop, it feels very much like Festa to spend time here while drinking craft beer on draft.
The highlights of the day were the two newly tapped beers. Both are from the United States: Hetty Alice's "Island Time IPA" is an IPA built on a West Coast-style framework layered with New World hop character. The other, Threes' "Fool's Eland," is introduced as a West Coast Double IPA that brings tropical notes into a clean, crisp drinking profile.
Looking at the full lineup, the Japanese selections include Open Air's "Good Times," Shiga Kogen's "Fresh Hop Grisette," Setouchi's "Cherry & Strawberry," Forest's "Campfire Dunkel," and the regular beer "Heartland." Overseas offerings include BrewDog's "Double Hazy Jane," Burnt Mill's "Crimson Highway," Threes' "Between the Lines," and Silver City's "Hefeweizen." Some beers are down to just a small remaining quantity, so it is a lineup worth checking for its fast turnover as well.
The post also mentioned future candidates such as Reflection, Y Market, Burnt Mill, DDC!, Threes, Shiga Kogen, Left Hand, BrewDog, Thornbridge, Bia Heun, and Rip Brew. As a shop that always keeps 12 taps flowing with domestic and imported drafts, it is hard to miss for anyone in Shimokitazawa looking to choose the beer of the day.
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Hop BroBeer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa has tapped two new U.S. IPAs. Hetty Alice's "Island Time IPA" and Threes' "Fool's Eland" have been added, and the tap list is looking seriously hot.
MugiWhoa! Just hearing two new taps makes me restless! And it's a beer pub in Shimokitazawa, right? That's the kind of place that makes you want to stop by on a whim.
Hop BroExactly. It's on the 5th floor of the Daishin Building in Shimokitazawa, opens at 6 p.m. today, and stays open until midnight on Sundays. They even have darts, so Festa really feels like a place where you can enjoy draft craft beer while having fun too.
MugiThey have darts too!? But seriously, why is a tap list update such a big deal? Does it change a little every time?
Hop BroThat's the interesting part. This time, "Island Time IPA" is a West Coast-style beer. It has the classic bitter backbone, with New World hop aromatics layered on top, so IPA fans will definitely smile at it.
MugiWhat!? New World hops sounds so pro all of a sudden! But if it's aromatic and has solid bitterness, it sounds like it'll really deliver!
Hop BroExactly. The other beer, "Fool's Eland," is a West Coast DIPA. It has a clean drinking profile, but also tropical elements, and because it's a double IPA it has plenty of heft, so it comes at you harder than it looks.
MugiClean but tropical? That's a massive gap! I feel like that's the kind of beer that makes you go, 'Wait, that's so good,' on the first sip!
Hop BroAnd the domestic lineup is strong too. Open Air's "Good Times," Shiga Kogen's "Fresh Hop Grisette," Setouchi's "Cherry & Strawberry," Forest's "Campfire Dunkel," and even Heartland are on tap, so there's a lot of room to choose based on your mood.
MugiWait, hold on, 12 taps all the time is way too strong, isn't it? There are overseas beers from BrewDog, Threes, and Silver City too, so today I just want to go there to be indecisive!
Hop BroExactly. Some beers are down to just a little left, so turnover is fast, and there's real fun in finding the beer of the day. Starting with "Island Time IPA" and finishing with "Fool's Eland" today seems like a pretty ideal flow, don't you think?
