P-144×Citra Bar Introduces 8 Japanese Craft Beers, Plus Firefly Squid Cream Pasta
The beer pub "P-144×Citra Bar" near the east exit of Ikebukuro announced in a post on the 23rd an updated lineup of eight craft beers available today, along with its recommended pasta. Centered on Japanese breweries such as DD4D, Ushitora, and VERTERE, the post also conveys how convenient the venue is for lunch service.
Hop BroToday, the beer pub P-144×Citra Bar near the east exit of Ikebukuro is the interesting one. In a post on the 23rd, they rolled out eight taps centered on Japanese breweries all at once.
MugiWhat, eight kinds!? And mostly Japanese too? That's the kind of place where the tasting gets seriously busy!
Hop BroExactly. And the nice part is how the styles jump from Kölsch to Hazy IPA. With everything from light to rich lined up, it makes you want to try glass after glass today.
MugiWhat's a Kölsch? It sounds gentle just from the name, but what kind of beer is it?
Hop BroA Kölsch is a top-fermented beer that's crisp and easy to drink, and something like Meeting Point has that smooth, lively finish. The fact that it's from DD4D BREWING in Ehime also gives it a nice travel vibe.
MugiI see. So something like Ushitora Brewery's Yuzucchi is the cute, fruit-forward kind of attack?
Hop BroExactly. Totonohimashita! Yuzucchi is a fruit ale, and the yuzu aroma comes wafting in. On top of that, they have beers like Y.Market Brewing's Hysteric IPA and VERTERE's 10th Anniversary Red IPA, so the range of IPA intensity is all over the map. It's a flavor roller coaster.
MugiWait, I saw 10.0% there, so is that basically a tank in the beer world!?
Hop BroPretty much. VERTERE's 10th Anniversary Red IPA is an imperial IPA, so it's got real heft. And with Yatsugatake Brewery's Dunkel and Tamamura Honten's SNOW MONKY IPA on top, the tasting range is really broad.
MugiAnd the food is firefly squid cream pasta too? That's way too much springtime temptation! Beer and pasta together has to be delicious.
Hop BroYeah, it's great that beer is the main attraction here but the food is solid too. It's easy to use from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., so dropping in for a quick beer in Ikebukuro sounds perfect.
MugiIt's decided! Today I want to end with an eight-tap Japanese brewery crawl and the firefly squid cream pasta!
Hop BroNice. Start with the lighter ones, then finish with a bold IPA. Even just reading about it makes my throat crave a drink, so I want a pint right now.
P-144×Citra Bar, located a two-minute walk from the east exit of Ikebukuro Station at 1-4-4 Higashi-Ikebukuro, is a beer pub created by P-144 and Citra Bar. Spread across three floors from the basement level to the second floor, it offers both counter and table seating, making it suitable for everything from solo drinks to group dinners and ladies' nights out.
In its post on the 23rd, the bar introduced its "TODAYS CRAFT BEER LINE UP (8 varieties)," available in-house. The lineup ranges widely in style, from Kölsch and fruit ale to pale ale, dark lager, IPA, imperial IPA, session IPA, and hazy IPA. The origins are also diverse, spanning Ehime, Tochigi, Niigata, Yamanashi, Aichi, Tokyo, the United States, and Nagano, making the appeal of tasting side by side especially clear.
The lineup consists of DD4D BREWING's "Meeting Point" (Ehime / Kölsch / 5.5%), Ushitora Brewery's "Totonohimashita! Yuzucchi" (Tochigi / Fruit Ale / 4.5%), Gangi Brewing's "Sleep" (Niigata / English Pale Ale / 4.5%), Yatsugatake Brewery's "Dunkel" (Dark Lager / 6.0%), Y.Market Brewing's "Hysteric IPA" (American IPA / 6.0%), VERTERE's "10th Anniversary Red IPA" (Imperial IPA / 10.0%), Societe Brewing Company's "The Coachman" (Session IPA / 4.5%), and Tamamura Honten's "SNOW MONKY IPA" (Hazy IPA / 6.0%).
On the food side, the post also noted that the recommended pasta has been changed to "Cream Pasta with Firefly Squid and Arugula." Since the restaurant offers small Italian dishes and extra-thick fresh pasta designed to pair with craft beer, it is well suited to days when you want beer to be the star while still enjoying a proper meal. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., making it easy to use from lunch through the evening.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday, the beer pub P-144×Citra Bar near the east exit of Ikebukuro is the interesting one. In a post on the 23rd, they rolled out eight taps centered on Japanese breweries all at once.
MugiWhat, eight kinds!? And mostly Japanese too? That's the kind of place where the tasting gets seriously busy!
Hop BroExactly. And the nice part is how the styles jump from Kölsch to Hazy IPA. With everything from light to rich lined up, it makes you want to try glass after glass today.
MugiWhat's a Kölsch? It sounds gentle just from the name, but what kind of beer is it?
Hop BroA Kölsch is a top-fermented beer that's crisp and easy to drink, and something like Meeting Point has that smooth, lively finish. The fact that it's from DD4D BREWING in Ehime also gives it a nice travel vibe.
MugiI see. So something like Ushitora Brewery's Yuzucchi is the cute, fruit-forward kind of attack?
Hop BroExactly. Totonohimashita! Yuzucchi is a fruit ale, and the yuzu aroma comes wafting in. On top of that, they have beers like Y.Market Brewing's Hysteric IPA and VERTERE's 10th Anniversary Red IPA, so the range of IPA intensity is all over the map. It's a flavor roller coaster.
MugiWait, I saw 10.0% there, so is that basically a tank in the beer world!?
Hop BroPretty much. VERTERE's 10th Anniversary Red IPA is an imperial IPA, so it's got real heft. And with Yatsugatake Brewery's Dunkel and Tamamura Honten's SNOW MONKY IPA on top, the tasting range is really broad.
MugiAnd the food is firefly squid cream pasta too? That's way too much springtime temptation! Beer and pasta together has to be delicious.
Hop BroYeah, it's great that beer is the main attraction here but the food is solid too. It's easy to use from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., so dropping in for a quick beer in Ikebukuro sounds perfect.
MugiIt's decided! Today I want to end with an eight-tap Japanese brewery crawl and the firefly squid cream pasta!
Hop BroNice. Start with the lighter ones, then finish with a bold IPA. Even just reading about it makes my throat crave a drink, so I want a pint right now.
