Ale House to Serve Otaki Beer and Food at Ikebukuro Living Loop 2026
Ikebukuro craft beer pub Ale House will join the IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP 2026 Special Market on October 31. The pub will serve beers from its group brewery, Otaki Beer, along with food designed to pair with craft beer.
Hop BroI’ve got a great autumn Ikebukuro story: a craft-beer stroll is on the menu!
MugiWhat? Where and when? Is it the kind of thing where you can walk around with beer?
Hop BroIt’s the IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP 2026 special market, held on Green Odori and at Minami-Ikebukuro Park from October 30 through November 1.
MugiNice! And Ale House will be there? October 31 is the day—I’m writing that down!
Hop BroExactly. Ikebukuro Ale House, a craft beer pub founded in 2001 near the west exit, will bring craft beer and beer-friendly food.
MugiFood too! That means arriving hungry is correct. I’ll take snack selection very seriously!
Hop BroThe highlight is craft beer from Otaki Bakushu Brewery, the group’s brewery in Otaki, Chiba, where brewing began in 2022 with quality local groundwater.
MugiUsing groundwater—what does that mean? Does water change the flavor? It looks completely clear!
Hop BroIt does. In brewing, minerals in the water affect how malt sweetness and hop bitterness come across. So, water is the flavor foundation.
MugiI get it! Water is on the team too. I might say “thank you, water” before every sip!
Hop BroOther vendors include KOKAGE Beer’s tropical-aroma KOKAGE IPA, plus OKEIBREWERY’s Helles lager and OKEI IPA.
MugiFruity IPA and a malty lager too?! Tasting-flight mission begins! Let’s raise a glass in Ikebukuro on October 31!
Ale House joins the October 31 market
Ale House, a craft beer pub near Ikebukuro Station’s west exit, will participate in the IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP 2026 Special Market. The event runs from October 30 through November 1 along Ikebukuro’s Green Boulevard and at Minami-Ikebukuro Park, with Ale House scheduled to appear on October 31.
Founded in October 2001, Ale House is located about three minutes from Ikebukuro Station. At the market, the pub will offer craft beer together with food selected to pair well with beer, bringing the character of its beer pub setting outdoors.
Otaki Beer brewed with local groundwater
The featured beers come from Otaki Beer, Ale House’s group brewery. Based in Otaki, Chiba, the brewery has been making beer since 2022 using high-quality groundwater from the area’s naturally rich surroundings. The Instagram announcement does not specify the exact Ale House lineup, but visitors can expect Otaki Beer alongside food from the Ikebukuro pub.
Other breweries at the market include KOKAGE Beer from Karuizawa and OKEI BREWERY from Arakawa. KOKAGE IPA is described as having vivid triple-hop aromas reminiscent of mango and passion fruit, followed by a pleasant bitterness. OKEI BREWERY will present Helles, a crisp lager with malt flavor and a clean finish, as well as OKEI IPA, known for its firm bitterness and citrus aroma.
For beer fans, October 31 offers a chance to explore several Japanese craft beers while enjoying Ale House’s food in an open-air neighborhood market setting.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI’ve got a great autumn Ikebukuro story: a craft-beer stroll is on the menu!
MugiWhat? Where and when? Is it the kind of thing where you can walk around with beer?
Hop BroIt’s the IKEBUKURO LIVING LOOP 2026 special market, held on Green Odori and at Minami-Ikebukuro Park from October 30 through November 1.
MugiNice! And Ale House will be there? October 31 is the day—I’m writing that down!
Hop BroExactly. Ikebukuro Ale House, a craft beer pub founded in 2001 near the west exit, will bring craft beer and beer-friendly food.
MugiFood too! That means arriving hungry is correct. I’ll take snack selection very seriously!
Hop BroThe highlight is craft beer from Otaki Bakushu Brewery, the group’s brewery in Otaki, Chiba, where brewing began in 2022 with quality local groundwater.
MugiUsing groundwater—what does that mean? Does water change the flavor? It looks completely clear!
Hop BroIt does. In brewing, minerals in the water affect how malt sweetness and hop bitterness come across. So, water is the flavor foundation.
MugiI get it! Water is on the team too. I might say “thank you, water” before every sip!
Hop BroOther vendors include KOKAGE Beer’s tropical-aroma KOKAGE IPA, plus OKEIBREWERY’s Helles lager and OKEI IPA.
MugiFruity IPA and a malty lager too?! Tasting-flight mission begins! Let’s raise a glass in Ikebukuro on October 31!
