TBE Brewing posts July 9 keg lineup, led by Shiga Kogen and IPA-heavy taps
Ebisu beer pub TBE Brewing has shared its July 9 keg lineup. The board is centered on Shiga Kogen Beer, with support from Egre Brewery, Ise Kadoya, CRAK Brewery, Hopdog, and more. Fresh in-season bonito from Kesennuma also appears on the food side.
Hop BroToday’s topic is the July 9 keg lineup. TBE Brewing in Ebisu just posted it, and it is stacked with Shiga Kogen beers and IPA-heavy picks that feel dangerously tempting after work.
MugiWhat! It’s basically an IPA-loaded day! And TBE Brewing already feels like the kind of place that wins with both beer and food.
Hop BroThat’s exactly the point. On tap right now they’ve got Shiga Kogen’s Africa Pale Ale, Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label, No.10 IPA, and Kind of Gold. It runs nicely from pale ale territory into full IPA mode.
MugiWhoa, that’s basically a Shiga Kogen festival! But names like Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label and No.10 IPA already sound intense enough to scare me a little!
Hop BroAnd then you add Eagle Brewery’s Eagle IPA and White Harmony, Isekadoya’s Mr. Dank, plus CRAK Brewery’s Mundaka waiting in the next wave. It’s basically IPA tasting heaven.
MugiHold on, I get the heaven part, but what is this “Mr. Dank” thing? Is the beer doing slam dunks now?!
Hop BroFair question. “Dank” usually means deep hop character, like resin, herbs, a little earthiness, that kind of thing. The simple version is big intense aroma.
MugiNo way! So it’s like a forest-in-a-glass smell? One pint and I’m suddenly hiking through the mountains?
Hop BroAlso very TBE: some kegs are already running low, so the list has real movement. That makes it fun to track the keg rotation because the view changes fast.
MugiWait, keg rotation sounds like a washing machine setting. What does that actually mean?
Hop BroIt just means once one keg kicks, the next beer comes on. This time that could be Hop Doc’s Pineapple IPA, Shiga Kogen’s KASUMI, Shinshu Heion, or House IPA, so there’s this can’t-predict-the-next-pour excitement to it.
MugiOkay, now imagine pairing first bonito with IPA from Kesennuma. That sounds ridiculous in the best way. I’m already making my first-pint face on the walk to Ebisu!
Hop BroExactly. Add the steak or the pork ribs and TBE Brewing stops being just a beer stop. Tonight feels like the kind of place where one pint won’t be enough.
TBE Brewing in Ebisu shared its July 9 keg lineup. The beer pub on the second floor of the Shinbori Guitar Building is leaning heavily into IPA and hop-forward styles, with several kegs already marked as low on volume.
Current kegs
- Shiga Kogen Beer: Africa Pale Ale, Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label, Sono Ten No.10 IPA, Kind of Gold
- Egre Brewery: Egure IPA, White Harmony
- カーブドッチ: Shift Lines
- Ise Kadoya Brewery: Mister Dunk
- Flora Fermentation: Uturobune
- Cobo Brewery: Crazy
Next taps
The next board keeps the IPA focus going with Hopdog Pineapple IPA, Shiga Kogen Beer’s Kasumi, Shinshu Heian, SHIGA KOGEN IPA 2.03 Center of the Universe, and House IPA, plus CRAK Brewery’s Mundaka. It is a lineup that should make side-by-side comparisons easy for hop drinkers.
Food
On the food side, the pub notes in-season bonito from Kesennuma, Miyagi, along with grape beef shoulder steak, marinated pork spare ribs, barley pork fillet tonkatsu, assorted vegetable ajillo, and house-made char siu. That makes the stop more than a beer check-in; it is set up for a proper drink-and-eat session.
For anyone spending time in Ebisu, this is a practical keg update worth noting, especially if you follow Japanese IPA producers and want to see what is pouring right now.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s topic is the July 9 keg lineup. TBE Brewing in Ebisu just posted it, and it is stacked with Shiga Kogen beers and IPA-heavy picks that feel dangerously tempting after work.
MugiWhat! It’s basically an IPA-loaded day! And TBE Brewing already feels like the kind of place that wins with both beer and food.
Hop BroThat’s exactly the point. On tap right now they’ve got Shiga Kogen’s Africa Pale Ale, Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label, No.10 IPA, and Kind of Gold. It runs nicely from pale ale territory into full IPA mode.
MugiWhoa, that’s basically a Shiga Kogen festival! But names like Snow Monkey IPA Silver Label and No.10 IPA already sound intense enough to scare me a little!
Hop BroAnd then you add Eagle Brewery’s Eagle IPA and White Harmony, Isekadoya’s Mr. Dank, plus CRAK Brewery’s Mundaka waiting in the next wave. It’s basically IPA tasting heaven.
MugiHold on, I get the heaven part, but what is this “Mr. Dank” thing? Is the beer doing slam dunks now?!
Hop BroFair question. “Dank” usually means deep hop character, like resin, herbs, a little earthiness, that kind of thing. The simple version is big intense aroma.
MugiNo way! So it’s like a forest-in-a-glass smell? One pint and I’m suddenly hiking through the mountains?
Hop BroAlso very TBE: some kegs are already running low, so the list has real movement. That makes it fun to track the keg rotation because the view changes fast.
MugiWait, keg rotation sounds like a washing machine setting. What does that actually mean?
Hop BroIt just means once one keg kicks, the next beer comes on. This time that could be Hop Doc’s Pineapple IPA, Shiga Kogen’s KASUMI, Shinshu Heion, or House IPA, so there’s this can’t-predict-the-next-pour excitement to it.
MugiOkay, now imagine pairing first bonito with IPA from Kesennuma. That sounds ridiculous in the best way. I’m already making my first-pint face on the walk to Ebisu!
Hop BroExactly. Add the steak or the pork ribs and TBE Brewing stops being just a beer stop. Tonight feels like the kind of place where one pint won’t be enough.
