NEIGHBOR updates to 8 taps for Golden Week, serving GROUNDTAP LAGER and more
The beer pub NEIGHBOR in Nogata announced eight draft beers in time for Golden Week, with a wide range from light lager to hazy IPA, coffee stout, and guava cider, plus a full food menu.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata has updated to 8 TAPS for Golden Week. And with a lineup spanning lager to hazy IPA and coffee stout, it really whets your appetite for holiday bar hopping.
MugiWhoa! Eight draft beers lined up all at once? Just picking the first pint would feel like winning. This is already the kind of menu that makes you get lost the moment you look at it.
Hop BroThe first thing to notice is GROUNDTAP BREWERY's GROUNDTAP LAGER. Because it's a Light Lager, it's crisp, lightly bitter, and the kind of beer that goes down clean. Perfect to start daytime drinking during Golden Week.
MugiOhhh! But with lagers, I don't really know anything beyond 'it's refreshing.' Is Light Lager really that different?
Hop BroThat's the key. Lagers are fermented slowly at low temperatures, so they have fewer off-flavors and are more likely to have a clear, clean finish. That's why they're good for a first beer, and they don't get in the way of food.
MugiI see! Then next I want to try Hinterland's Blueberry Wheat! Just hearing blueberry already makes me feel like I'm at a stylish breakfast.
Hop BroExactly. Fruit Wheat gets its softness from wheat and a layer of fruitiness, so it leans toward a light, sweet-tart profile. And if you slip in a Coffee Stout like Primary Barrels' Chill to Tipsy after that, the roasty aroma changes the whole scene.
MugiCoffee stout is basically the adult dessert of the beer world! But what's this DDH thing in DDH Hazy IPA? It sounds like a spell, and kind of scary!
Hop BroDDH stands for double dry hopping, a brewing step that boosts hop aroma. It's the kind of process that brings out a rich hop fragrance like Blacktide Brewing's Gorilla Panic, with the juicy character you'd expect from a hazy.
MugiWow, I feel like I could get tipsy just from the aroma! And having Miura Brewery's MISAKI Maguro Amber plus Ace Cider's guava cider is practically cheating, isn't it? This is basically an inn full of flavors.
Hop BroExactly. NEIGHBOR keeps something with a solid bitterness like Baird Beer's Suruga Bay Imperial IPA on the board, but it also has sirloin steak and jerk chicken rice, so the more you drink, the more you want to eat. That's the kind of setup it has.
MugiThat's strong for Nogata! I'm also curious about the part where they're closed in the morning on May 5 to go brew, and the holiday pint is definitely at NEIGHBOR. I'm starting with a lager today!
Hop BroGood plan. Start lightly with GROUNDTAP LAGER, then finish with a Hazy or an Imperial IPA. Once you pair that with food while moving from tap to tap, it's the kind of place that makes you want to keep drinking no matter what.
NEIGHBOR, the beer pub in Nogata, Tokyo, released its latest tap list along with its Golden Week business hours. The post also announced that it will open at 5:00 p.m. on May 1 and remain open throughout the holiday period. On May 5, it plans to close in the morning and use the time to brew an original beer at Saikado Brewing.
The taps for the day total eight. The lineup is:
- GROUNDTAP BREWERY "GROUNDTAP LAGER / Light Lager"
- Hinterland "Blueberry Wheat / Fruit Wheat"
- Primary Barrels "Chill to Tipsy / Coffee Stout"
- Blacktide Brewing "Gorilla Panic / DDH Hazy IPA"
- Miura Brewery "MISAKI Maguro Amber / Brown Ale"
- Ace Cider "Ace Guava / Guava Craft Cider"
- CAMADO BREWERY "MERO / Blood Orange IPA"
- Baird Beer "Suruga Bay Imperial IPA / Double IPA"
The lineup spans a very wide range of flavors, from lager, fruit wheat, stout, hazy IPA, brown ale, cider, and a blood orange IPA to a double IPA. From a light pint to a firmly bitter one, NEIGHBOR lets you choose according to your mood that day.
On the food side, the recommended items are sirloin steak, charcoal toast with Campari fig butter, mouthwatering tuna carpaccio, jerk chicken rice, charcoal-grilled spare ribs, and tuna and sun-dried tomato aglio e olio. You can enjoy the beers on their own, but this is a place that really shows its strength when paired with food.
NEIGHBOR is a beer pub located at J-ARC Nogata 1F, 6-30-26 Nogata, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. It is a spot suited to moving from tap to tap while eating and drinking alongside the dishes, and it is worth checking out for beer lovers looking for a drink during the holiday break.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata has updated to 8 TAPS for Golden Week. And with a lineup spanning lager to hazy IPA and coffee stout, it really whets your appetite for holiday bar hopping.
MugiWhoa! Eight draft beers lined up all at once? Just picking the first pint would feel like winning. This is already the kind of menu that makes you get lost the moment you look at it.
Hop BroThe first thing to notice is GROUNDTAP BREWERY's GROUNDTAP LAGER. Because it's a Light Lager, it's crisp, lightly bitter, and the kind of beer that goes down clean. Perfect to start daytime drinking during Golden Week.
MugiOhhh! But with lagers, I don't really know anything beyond 'it's refreshing.' Is Light Lager really that different?
Hop BroThat's the key. Lagers are fermented slowly at low temperatures, so they have fewer off-flavors and are more likely to have a clear, clean finish. That's why they're good for a first beer, and they don't get in the way of food.
MugiI see! Then next I want to try Hinterland's Blueberry Wheat! Just hearing blueberry already makes me feel like I'm at a stylish breakfast.
Hop BroExactly. Fruit Wheat gets its softness from wheat and a layer of fruitiness, so it leans toward a light, sweet-tart profile. And if you slip in a Coffee Stout like Primary Barrels' Chill to Tipsy after that, the roasty aroma changes the whole scene.
MugiCoffee stout is basically the adult dessert of the beer world! But what's this DDH thing in DDH Hazy IPA? It sounds like a spell, and kind of scary!
Hop BroDDH stands for double dry hopping, a brewing step that boosts hop aroma. It's the kind of process that brings out a rich hop fragrance like Blacktide Brewing's Gorilla Panic, with the juicy character you'd expect from a hazy.
MugiWow, I feel like I could get tipsy just from the aroma! And having Miura Brewery's MISAKI Maguro Amber plus Ace Cider's guava cider is practically cheating, isn't it? This is basically an inn full of flavors.
Hop BroExactly. NEIGHBOR keeps something with a solid bitterness like Baird Beer's Suruga Bay Imperial IPA on the board, but it also has sirloin steak and jerk chicken rice, so the more you drink, the more you want to eat. That's the kind of setup it has.
MugiThat's strong for Nogata! I'm also curious about the part where they're closed in the morning on May 5 to go brew, and the holiday pint is definitely at NEIGHBOR. I'm starting with a lager today!
Hop BroGood plan. Start lightly with GROUNDTAP LAGER, then finish with a Hazy or an Imperial IPA. Once you pair that with food while moving from tap to tap, it's the kind of place that makes you want to keep drinking no matter what.
