Hop-Scotch Tokyo to Open at Noon on June 3 with Taro Morokoronbu and Eight Taps
Hop-Scotch Tokyo says it will open at noon on Wednesday, June 3 for its “Curry Wednesday!!” service, pairing a taro Morokoronbu lunch curry with an eight-beer tap list ranging from pilsner to barrel-aged stout.
Hop BroThere’s a fun one in Iidabashi: Hop-Scotch Tokyo is opening at 12 on June 3 for “Curry Wednesday!!” They’ve got taro moro columbu for lunch and eight taps ready from noon, which is a serious move.
MugiWhat! Taro moro columbu sounds mysterious already! A curry lunch with eight craft beers on tap doesn’t sound like lunch, it sounds like a festival with a fork.
Hop BroThe range is wide, from Upopo Pilsner by Hop Kotan Brewing to bitter IPA, dense hazy DIPA, barrel-aged stout, and even sour ales. It’s built so you can pair with food or go full tasting mode.
MugiHold on, Hazy DIPA and IBU75 just attacked me at the same time! Which part means tasty, and which part means I’m about to get hop-punched?
Hop BroIBU measures bitterness , so a higher number usually means more hop bite. Trademark Brewing’s “Codebreaker” is an IPA at IBU75, while Totopia Brewery’s “Diffusioohillia” is a hazy Double IPA, meaning cloudy, juicy, and a hefty 8.5% ABV.
MugiNo way, Diffusioohillia sounds like I need practice before ordering it! And then there’s barrel-aged stout and foeder-aged sour waiting in the back like intimidating upperclassmen.
Hop BroFoeder aging means resting beer in a large wooden vessel, which can add layered aroma and acidity. AJB Brewing’s “Foeder Sour 2024” shows that side, and Firestone Walker’s “Parabolita Mocha Latte” is a bourbon barrel-aged milk stout with vanilla, cocoa nibs, and coffee, basically dessert in beer form.
MugiThat’s unfair, a dessert-like stout on the same list as 3 Sons Brewing’s “Smooth Ops Piña Colada” sour? My taste buds are booking a tropical vacation right after curry.
Hop BroAnd it still has Oni-Densetsu’s “Kin-Oni Pale Ale ADHA-1631 ver.” plus Echoes Brewing’s “The Wave,” so the firmly bitter side is covered too. You can start crisp and easy, or go aggressive from the first pint.
MugiThen it’s settled: curry and a pint to start, and somehow we end up doing a full tasting flight. June 3 at Hop-Scotch Tokyo sounds extremely dangerous for my lunch break, and I mean that in the best way.
Hop-Scotch Tokyo, a beer pub in the Iidabashi and Kagurazaka area of Tokyo, has announced its June 3 service. The bar will open at noon on Wednesday and serve a lunch curry of taro Morokoronbu as part of its regular “Curry Wednesday!!” lineup.
The beer selection spans a wide range of styles, making the lineup easy to approach with food. It starts with a pilsner and moves through IPA, hazy double IPA, a bourbon-barrel-aged stout, and several sour beers. For drinkers, that means there is room to start light, move into hop intensity, and finish with something richer or more tart.
The tap list for the day includes eight beers:
- Hop Kotan Brewing, "Upopo" (Pilsner), ABV 5%, IBU 25
- Trademark Brewing, "Codebreaker" (IPA), ABV 7%, IBU 75
- Totopia Brewery, "Diffusioohillia" (Hazy Double IPA), ABV 8.5%
- Firestone Walker Brewing, "Parabolita Mocha Latte" (Bourbon Barrel Aged Mklk Stout w/Vanilla Beans, Cocoa Nibs & Coffee), ABV 9.2%, IBU 40
- Oni-Densetsu, "Kin-Oni Pale Ale ADHA-1631 ver." (Pale Ale), ABV 5.5%, IBU 40
- Echoes Brewing, "The Wave" (Double IPA), ABV 8.5%, IBU 80
- AJB Brewing, "Foeder Sour 2024" (Foeder Aged Sour Ale), ABV 5%
- 3Sons Brewing, "Smooth Ops Piña colada" (Sour Ale w/Pineapple & Coconut), ABV 6%
Located on the first floor of Inoue Building in Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Hop-Scotch Tokyo fits the profile of a beer pub that invites both a casual lunch stop and a focused tap-list session. The mix of styles suggests a day built for pairing food with beer rather than choosing one over the other.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThere’s a fun one in Iidabashi: Hop-Scotch Tokyo is opening at 12 on June 3 for “Curry Wednesday!!” They’ve got taro moro columbu for lunch and eight taps ready from noon, which is a serious move.
MugiWhat! Taro moro columbu sounds mysterious already! A curry lunch with eight craft beers on tap doesn’t sound like lunch, it sounds like a festival with a fork.
Hop BroThe range is wide, from Upopo Pilsner by Hop Kotan Brewing to bitter IPA, dense hazy DIPA, barrel-aged stout, and even sour ales. It’s built so you can pair with food or go full tasting mode.
MugiHold on, Hazy DIPA and IBU75 just attacked me at the same time! Which part means tasty, and which part means I’m about to get hop-punched?
Hop BroIBU measures bitterness , so a higher number usually means more hop bite. Trademark Brewing’s “Codebreaker” is an IPA at IBU75, while Totopia Brewery’s “Diffusioohillia” is a hazy Double IPA, meaning cloudy, juicy, and a hefty 8.5% ABV.
MugiNo way, Diffusioohillia sounds like I need practice before ordering it! And then there’s barrel-aged stout and foeder-aged sour waiting in the back like intimidating upperclassmen.
Hop BroFoeder aging means resting beer in a large wooden vessel, which can add layered aroma and acidity. AJB Brewing’s “Foeder Sour 2024” shows that side, and Firestone Walker’s “Parabolita Mocha Latte” is a bourbon barrel-aged milk stout with vanilla, cocoa nibs, and coffee, basically dessert in beer form.
MugiThat’s unfair, a dessert-like stout on the same list as 3 Sons Brewing’s “Smooth Ops Piña Colada” sour? My taste buds are booking a tropical vacation right after curry.
Hop BroAnd it still has Oni-Densetsu’s “Kin-Oni Pale Ale ADHA-1631 ver.” plus Echoes Brewing’s “The Wave,” so the firmly bitter side is covered too. You can start crisp and easy, or go aggressive from the first pint.
MugiThen it’s settled: curry and a pint to start, and somehow we end up doing a full tasting flight. June 3 at Hop-Scotch Tokyo sounds extremely dangerous for my lunch break, and I mean that in the best way.
