NEIGHBOR in Nogata opens Nara Brewing ENNUI and FLORA FERMENTATION Korpokkur
NEIGHBOR, a beer pub in Nogata, Tokyo, announced two fresh taps for a hot summer day: Nara Brewing’s ENNUI and FLORA FERMENTATION’s Korpokkur. The lineup also includes a wide range of styles for daytime drinking.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata just tapped two fresh kegs. They added Nara Brewing's ENNUI and FLORA FERMENTATION's Korpokkur, and the whole list feels perfect for a brutally hot day and even some daytime drinking.
MugiWhat, a day-drinking tap list in this heat? And they're actively serving water too, which is honestly the kindest possible move!
Hop BroFirst, ENNUI is a brown ale with azuki and condensed milk, so you get soft sweetness followed by a light, tidy bitterness. Very Nara Brewing, clever without showing off.
MugiWait, summer-friendly brown ale? How does that work? The second I heard azuki, my brain opened a dessert menu.
Hop BroThat's the trick: the English yeast aroma lifts it up, so it doesn't turn syrupy. Put simply, yeast is the behind-the-scenes craftsperson shaping a beer's aroma.
MugiOhhh, the behind-the-scenes aroma pro gets credit now! So what's Korpokkur like? The name already sounds like a forest spirit with excellent taste.
Hop BroKorpokkur is a saison with spruce tips from Hokkaido red spruce, with a cooling forest feel and a faint fruity note. FLORA FERMENTATION is really good at that nature-driven expression.
MugiHold on, spruce tips in beer? I just imagined myself taking a pint-sized forest bath.
Hop BroHonestly, that's not far off. Saison usually lands as a crisp, peppery finish, so the woodsy side comes across bright and refreshing. And the rest of the taps range from Mizuha and Wheat City to Spruce Moose, Coffee Stout, and GOODTIMES.
MugiThat is such an easy tasting lineup. Wheat beer, IPA, coffee stout, hazy IPA... even a chaotic friend group could all find something.
Hop BroAnd the food helps too: carpaccio and edamame, plus mentaiko cream pasta, can meet ENNUI's gentle sweetness or Korpokkur's foresty freshness right in the middle. Talking about it has completely made me want a pint.
MugiSame here. Let's go to Nogata: drink water like responsible adults, then line up ENNUI and Korpokkur and defeat the heat the delicious way!
NEIGHBOR, a beer pub in Nogata, Nakano, Tokyo, posted a refreshed tap list with two new beers on the board. The new arrivals are `ENNUI Brown Ale w/ Azuki & Condensed Milk` from `Nara Brewing` and `Korpokkur/Saison w/Spruce Tips` from `FLORA FERMENTATION`. The shop also noted that it is serving water alongside alcohol on an extremely hot day.
`ENNUI` is a brown ale brewed with azuki and condensed milk, giving it a gentle sweetness, light bitterness, and an English-yeast aroma. `Korpokkur` is a saison made with young shoots of Aomori spruce from Hokkaido, offering a fresh forest-like aroma with a faint fruity note. Both beers sound distinctive, but still easy to approach in summer.
The tap list also includes `Mizuha/Sake Yeast Beer` from `FLORA FERMENTATION`, `Wheat City/American Wheat` from `CRAFTROCK BREWING`, `Spruce Moose/North West IPA` from `NOMCRAFT BREWING`, `珈々津々/Coffee Stout` from `潮風ブルーラボ`, and `GOODTIMES/Hazy IPA` from `Fill Brewing`. With stronger beers, wheat beer, IPA, stout, and hazy IPA in the mix, the lineup invites side-by-side tasting across styles.
Food recommendations include brown mushroom carpaccio, octopus carpaccio with Genovese sauce, edamame with cumin butter, and mentaiko cream pasta. It is a straightforward beer-pub setup: clear beer styles, food that matches the lineup, and a relaxed spot for a summer pint.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNEIGHBOR in Nogata just tapped two fresh kegs. They added Nara Brewing's ENNUI and FLORA FERMENTATION's Korpokkur, and the whole list feels perfect for a brutally hot day and even some daytime drinking.
MugiWhat, a day-drinking tap list in this heat? And they're actively serving water too, which is honestly the kindest possible move!
Hop BroFirst, ENNUI is a brown ale with azuki and condensed milk, so you get soft sweetness followed by a light, tidy bitterness. Very Nara Brewing, clever without showing off.
MugiWait, summer-friendly brown ale? How does that work? The second I heard azuki, my brain opened a dessert menu.
Hop BroThat's the trick: the English yeast aroma lifts it up, so it doesn't turn syrupy. Put simply, yeast is the behind-the-scenes craftsperson shaping a beer's aroma.
MugiOhhh, the behind-the-scenes aroma pro gets credit now! So what's Korpokkur like? The name already sounds like a forest spirit with excellent taste.
Hop BroKorpokkur is a saison with spruce tips from Hokkaido red spruce, with a cooling forest feel and a faint fruity note. FLORA FERMENTATION is really good at that nature-driven expression.
MugiHold on, spruce tips in beer? I just imagined myself taking a pint-sized forest bath.
Hop BroHonestly, that's not far off. Saison usually lands as a crisp, peppery finish, so the woodsy side comes across bright and refreshing. And the rest of the taps range from Mizuha and Wheat City to Spruce Moose, Coffee Stout, and GOODTIMES.
MugiThat is such an easy tasting lineup. Wheat beer, IPA, coffee stout, hazy IPA... even a chaotic friend group could all find something.
Hop BroAnd the food helps too: carpaccio and edamame, plus mentaiko cream pasta, can meet ENNUI's gentle sweetness or Korpokkur's foresty freshness right in the middle. Talking about it has completely made me want a pint.
MugiSame here. Let's go to Nogata: drink water like responsible adults, then line up ENNUI and Korpokkur and defeat the heat the delicious way!
