Sakura Taps opens Ujotengenjo's Montara and refreshes its eight taps on July 1
Sakura Taps, a craft beer pub in Hanasaki-cho, Yokohama, opened on Wednesday, July 1 from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The bar added one new beer, Ujotengenjo's Montara, a dry Belgian blonde with citrus and herbal notes, alongside an eight-beer lineup.
Hop BroToday at Sakura Taps in Yokohama's Hanasakicho, the big story is all 8 taps refreshed. The new pour for July 1 is Uchohten Brewery's 'Montara,' and that's the headline beer.
MugiWait, what is Montara? The name already sounds like it walked out of a cool record shop!
Hop BroMontara from Uchohten Brewery is a Belgian Blonde Ale. It only uses hops harvested in Hokuto, Yamanashi, so it has a really distinctive local character.
MugiWhoa, but Belgian Blonde doesn't mean it was brewed by a blond person, right?
Hop BroNot quite. It's a top-fermented ale, usually light in color and easy to drink, with fruity and spicy notes riding on top.
MugiWhat is that! Top-fermented how? Beer has rankings now? Is fermentation in a corporate ladder?
Hop BroVery roughly, it means fermentation that boosts aroma. That's why Montara layers citrus and herbal notes from Kiyosato Cascade and Kaikogane with yeast-driven fruity character.
MugiWhoa, citrus and herbal notes just built a whole early-summer breeze in my head! And if it's dry, it won't get syrupy, right?
Hop BroExactly, that dry finish makes it snap clean. And with All you need is Flower and Yoshidamachi Helles 2026 on too, the full eight-tap lineup looks really balanced.
MugiAnd they even did a playlist refresh? Picking taps to a new soundtrack is how I end up frozen at the bar in three seconds!
Hop BroEven better, the name is from Bobby Hutcherson. Opening that beer on the day the music gets refreshed is such a neat touch, and now I want a glass immediately.
MugiI know, right! Let's toast with Montara and then compare all eight taps one by one. That's basically the perfect first beer of early summer!
On Wednesday, July 1, Sakura Taps updated its in-house BGM playlist, "Sakura Taps Music," and added one new beer to the board.
The new arrival is Montara from Ujotengenjo. According to the bar's post, it is a dry Belgian blonde made with hops harvested in Hokuto, Yamanashi. The beer is described as showing citrus and herbal aromas from Kiyosato Cascade and Kaikogane hops, together with fruity and spicy fermentation-derived notes. The name Montara comes from Bobby Hutcherson's 1975 album of the same name.
The full tap list for the day features eight beers:
- All you need is Flower / Yorocco Beer
- Yoshidamachi Helles 2026 / Sakura Taps × Numazu Craft
- Missing Panda / Shirosuzume
- Oaxaca / Cycad Brewing
- Erykah / Barbaric Works
- Montara / Ujotengenjo
- TIMMUR / Nara Brewing × OLD NEPAL TOKYO
- Lactophilia / Kyoto Brewing × Totopia Brewery
For beer drinkers, it is a lineup that mixes house collaborations, regional brewers, and the new Belgian blonde in one place. At Sakura Taps, the focus stays on a relaxed beer-pub atmosphere where you can compare styles and enjoy the music along with the glass in hand.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday at Sakura Taps in Yokohama's Hanasakicho, the big story is all 8 taps refreshed. The new pour for July 1 is Uchohten Brewery's 'Montara,' and that's the headline beer.
MugiWait, what is Montara? The name already sounds like it walked out of a cool record shop!
Hop BroMontara from Uchohten Brewery is a Belgian Blonde Ale. It only uses hops harvested in Hokuto, Yamanashi, so it has a really distinctive local character.
MugiWhoa, but Belgian Blonde doesn't mean it was brewed by a blond person, right?
Hop BroNot quite. It's a top-fermented ale, usually light in color and easy to drink, with fruity and spicy notes riding on top.
MugiWhat is that! Top-fermented how? Beer has rankings now? Is fermentation in a corporate ladder?
Hop BroVery roughly, it means fermentation that boosts aroma. That's why Montara layers citrus and herbal notes from Kiyosato Cascade and Kaikogane with yeast-driven fruity character.
MugiWhoa, citrus and herbal notes just built a whole early-summer breeze in my head! And if it's dry, it won't get syrupy, right?
Hop BroExactly, that dry finish makes it snap clean. And with All you need is Flower and Yoshidamachi Helles 2026 on too, the full eight-tap lineup looks really balanced.
MugiAnd they even did a playlist refresh? Picking taps to a new soundtrack is how I end up frozen at the bar in three seconds!
Hop BroEven better, the name is from Bobby Hutcherson. Opening that beer on the day the music gets refreshed is such a neat touch, and now I want a glass immediately.
MugiI know, right! Let's toast with Montara and then compare all eight taps one by one. That's basically the perfect first beer of early summer!
