Beerbar Festa Shimokitazawa lines up Ushiku, Setouchi and DDC! on July 15
Beerbar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa opened at 6 p.m. on July 15 and rolled out a tap list that mixed Japanese craft beers from Ushiku, Setouchi, Nomcraft, T.Y.HARBOR and Hansharo with imports from Burnt Mill, Left Hand and Dieu du Ciel!.
Hop BroTonight’s topic is Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa and its July 15 draft lineup. Doors open at 6 p.m., and they’ve got Ushiku, Setouchi, Nomcraft, T.Y.HARBOR, plus DDC! and Left Hand all on the same tap list.
MugiWait, domestic and imported together? That sounds like a full-on beer world tour hiding inside a Shimokitazawa pub!
Hop BroThe headliners are Mugi to Budou Ushiku Brewery’s Wonder Vogel IPA, Setouchi Brewery’s High Five IPA, and their Apricot Weizen. It’s a smart spread: hoppy choices up front, but also fruity and wheat-based options for a softer landing.
MugiWhat is that! Apricot Weizen already sounds fancy, but what even is a weizen? Is that a beer style or a wizard spell?
Hop BroSimple version: think wheat-forward white beer. It usually feels softer and smoother, and when you layer apricot character on top, it turns into a dangerously easy summer pint.
MugiOh wow! They also have T.Y.HARBOR’s Kanpai West Coast Pilsner? It sounds super crisp, but how does a pilsner become West Coast? Did it move beaches?
Hop BroBasically it drinks like a sharp, bitter lager. You keep the clean pilsner base, then push the hop aroma and bitterness a bit harder, so it’s the kind of first glass that snaps your taste buds awake.
MugiThat already sounds dramatic! But the imported side is wild too: Burnt Mill’s Fog, Left Hand’s Milk Stout, and Dieu du Ciel!’s Petit Morale and Rosée d'Hibiscus. My neck would get tired just scanning the board!
Hop BroAnd Hanseiro Beer’s Kokofarm & Winery White is already nearly gone, with a few imported taps running low too. They’re even greeting people with chilled hand towels, and weekday service runs until 1 a.m., so getting there early is the smart move.
MugiThen the plan is obvious: start with an IPA or the weizen, and finish with a stout for the full draft course. I’m thirsty enough that my throat is basically commuting to Shimokitazawa already!
Hop BroYou could even reset with Heartland at the end, or go all-in on DDC!. Either way, this is the kind of lineup that makes you want the earlier time slot so the beers you want are still there.
MugiThat settles it. There are too many beers to want, and I’m already happy before ordering. First the cold towel, then the serious tap-board panic!
Beerbar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa, a beer pub on the 5th floor in Kitazawa, opened at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. The bar said it had chilled towels ready for guests in the summer heat, and noted that weekday service runs until 1 a.m.
The tap list blended Japanese and imported beers. The domestic side included Ushiku Brewing's Wandervogel IPA, Setouchi Brewery's High Five IPA, Nomcraft's Dinosaur Zoo, Setouchi Brewery's Apricot Weizen, T.Y.HARBOR Brewery's Kanpai West Coast Pilsner, and Hansharo Beer Brewing's Coco Farm & Winery White. Coco Farm & Winery White was marked as nearly sold out. The regular Heartland was also on tap.
The imported taps were Burnt Mill Brewery's Fog, Left Hand Brewing's Milk Stout, and two beers from Dieu du Ciel!: Petit Morale and Rosée d'Hibiscus. Several of those were also listed as nearly sold out, so an earlier visit would give drinkers a better chance to catch the full lineup. For a Shimokitazawa beer pub, it was a broad, style-diverse day: IPA, Weizen, pilsner, stout and hibiscus-driven wheat beer all shared the board.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroTonight’s topic is Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa and its July 15 draft lineup. Doors open at 6 p.m., and they’ve got Ushiku, Setouchi, Nomcraft, T.Y.HARBOR, plus DDC! and Left Hand all on the same tap list.
MugiWait, domestic and imported together? That sounds like a full-on beer world tour hiding inside a Shimokitazawa pub!
Hop BroThe headliners are Mugi to Budou Ushiku Brewery’s Wonder Vogel IPA, Setouchi Brewery’s High Five IPA, and their Apricot Weizen. It’s a smart spread: hoppy choices up front, but also fruity and wheat-based options for a softer landing.
MugiWhat is that! Apricot Weizen already sounds fancy, but what even is a weizen? Is that a beer style or a wizard spell?
Hop BroSimple version: think wheat-forward white beer. It usually feels softer and smoother, and when you layer apricot character on top, it turns into a dangerously easy summer pint.
MugiOh wow! They also have T.Y.HARBOR’s Kanpai West Coast Pilsner? It sounds super crisp, but how does a pilsner become West Coast? Did it move beaches?
Hop BroBasically it drinks like a sharp, bitter lager. You keep the clean pilsner base, then push the hop aroma and bitterness a bit harder, so it’s the kind of first glass that snaps your taste buds awake.
MugiThat already sounds dramatic! But the imported side is wild too: Burnt Mill’s Fog, Left Hand’s Milk Stout, and Dieu du Ciel!’s Petit Morale and Rosée d'Hibiscus. My neck would get tired just scanning the board!
Hop BroAnd Hanseiro Beer’s Kokofarm & Winery White is already nearly gone, with a few imported taps running low too. They’re even greeting people with chilled hand towels, and weekday service runs until 1 a.m., so getting there early is the smart move.
MugiThen the plan is obvious: start with an IPA or the weizen, and finish with a stout for the full draft course. I’m thirsty enough that my throat is basically commuting to Shimokitazawa already!
Hop BroYou could even reset with Heartland at the end, or go all-in on DDC!. Either way, this is the kind of lineup that makes you want the earlier time slot so the beers you want are still there.
MugiThat settles it. There are too many beers to want, and I’m already happy before ordering. First the cold towel, then the serious tap-board panic!
