Novel Craft Brewing to Hold TAP TAKEOVER at SANITY Sangenjaya on March 28
SANITY Sangenjaya announced on Instagram that it will host a TAP TAKEOVER event with Novel Craft Brewing. The event date is March 28, 2026. The Tokyo brewery will serve seven beers, and a one-day-only food vendor is also planned.
Hop BroNext Saturday is going to be hot - SANITY Sangenjaya is kicking off Novel Craft Brewing's TTO starting at 14:00 on March 28!
MugiWhat!? In Sangenjaya!? And it's a spotlight event for a Tokyo brewery - that is seriously intriguing!
Hop BroThe taps are a full seven-beer lineup, with everything from Looper, a Saison, and Signal, an EX Pale Ale, to Phase 3, the Hoppy "Fake" Lager.
MugiWhat is that!? First, what does TTO even mean!? Is it like a takeover of the whole bar!?
Hop BroIt's basically a takeover in spirit, but the peaceful version - a full tap swap festival where one brewery's kegs get hooked up all at once.
MugiWhoa... but names like "Fake Lager" and "EX Pale Ale" are so weird they could be on a test!
Hop BroBasically, they're going for things like lager-like hop character or an expanded take on pale ale - playful, inventive beer design.
MugiAnd with ABVs mostly around 5%, plus Fuzz at 4%, it's such an easy lineup to compare!
Hop BroOn top of that, the Novel team is doing a food pop-up with jerk chicken over rice, so this is basically a guaranteed win.
MugiIt's decided! The place is 1-37-2 Sangenjaya, right? Let's go for the beer-and-food double play!
Hop BroLet's go. The end time is listed as 23:00 (?), so let's meet early and start with a toast of Looper!
SANITY Sangenjaya (@sanitybeer) announced that it will hold a TAP TAKEOVER with Novel Craft Brewing (@novel_craft_brewing) starting at Saturday, March 28, 2026, 14:00. The post lists the end time as 23:00 (with a question mark in the original).
This time’s featured brewery, Novel Craft Brewing, is based in Tokyo. The announcement also mentions that owner-brewer Mr. Ashina runs the craft beer bar “Novel Craft” in Chitosekarasuyama, Setagaya, and opened a sister brewpub, “reverb,” in 2023 in Takaiido, Suginami. For beer fans, the fact that the brewery operates on both bar management and brewing is a point of interest.
The seven beers listed for the day’s tap lineup are:
- Looper (Saison / ABV 5%)
- Signal (EX Pale Ale / ABV 5%)
- Wah (Pale Ale / ABV 5%)
- Fuzz (Belgian Dry Porter / ABV 4%)
- Borrowed Thyme (Herb Saison / ABV 5%)
- Phase 3 (Hoppy "Fake" Lager / ABV 5%)
- BPM 80 (Bitter / ABV 5%)
In addition, a food pop-up by the Novel team is planned for the same day, with jerk chicken and jerk chicken over rice on offer. The venue is SANITY Sangenjaya (1F, Sancha Sakae-Dori Building, 1-37-2 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo). For anyone who wants to enjoy beer and food together, it looks like a day not to miss.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNext Saturday is going to be hot - SANITY Sangenjaya is kicking off Novel Craft Brewing's TTO starting at 14:00 on March 28!
MugiWhat!? In Sangenjaya!? And it's a spotlight event for a Tokyo brewery - that is seriously intriguing!
Hop BroThe taps are a full seven-beer lineup, with everything from Looper, a Saison, and Signal, an EX Pale Ale, to Phase 3, the Hoppy "Fake" Lager.
MugiWhat is that!? First, what does TTO even mean!? Is it like a takeover of the whole bar!?
Hop BroIt's basically a takeover in spirit, but the peaceful version - a full tap swap festival where one brewery's kegs get hooked up all at once.
MugiWhoa... but names like "Fake Lager" and "EX Pale Ale" are so weird they could be on a test!
Hop BroBasically, they're going for things like lager-like hop character or an expanded take on pale ale - playful, inventive beer design.
MugiAnd with ABVs mostly around 5%, plus Fuzz at 4%, it's such an easy lineup to compare!
Hop BroOn top of that, the Novel team is doing a food pop-up with jerk chicken over rice, so this is basically a guaranteed win.
MugiIt's decided! The place is 1-37-2 Sangenjaya, right? Let's go for the beer-and-food double play!
Hop BroLet's go. The end time is listed as 23:00 (?), so let's meet early and start with a toast of Looper!
