Koenji's Shitoraba lines up 10 taps from the US, UK, Australia, and Japan for today's craft beer selection
At Craft Beer Tavern Shitoraba Koenji, today's craft beer selection features 10 taps, including labels from the U.S., Australia, and Japan. From sour styles and gose to IPA and porter, the lineup makes the venue's daily rotation easy to appreciate.
Hop BroKoenji's 10 taps from the US, UK, Australia, and Japan - Craft Beer Tavern Shitoraba is going pretty hard. A daily rotation of 20 taps, from a manager's point of view, is the kind of thing that gets you excited.
MugiWhoa, 10 taps? A daily rotation of 20 taps sounds like the kind of menu that could get you happily lost just by looking at it!
Hop BroAnd the lineup is solid. It includes everything from sours to IPA, so it's set up to handle days when you want to go light with acidity and days when you want to get hit by hops.
MugiGet hit by hops? What does that even mean! But if you can choose by mood, it sounds easy for beer beginners too!
Hop BroFor example, SAILORS GRAVE Brewing's Crystal Healing Gose and Wild Strawberry Cream Sour are the kind of beers you can keep sipping, thanks to their tartness and fruit character.
MugiCrystal, but a gose!? Sounds sparkly! Strawberry sourness sounds like something you could almost drink like dessert!
Hop BroExactly. And once Shiga Kogen Beer's classic hoppy IPA is on the board, you suddenly straighten up and think, 'Yeah, this is what I want today.' It's the kind of beer that sets the baseline for enjoying hop aroma.
MugiI get it, that sounds like a reliable one! And I’m glad there’s porter too - I love that sweet-bitter style!
Hop BroExactly. They even have Heretic Brewing's Chocolate Hazelnut Porter, so fans of dark beers aren't left out. Plus, there's Fujizakura Heights Beer Company's Kishikaisei, Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown's Pilsner, and And Beer's Fresh-Pressed Yago Lemon, so the range is huge.
MugiWow, they really have everything from light to dark! While snacking on Shitoraba Chicken, I want to hold a serious meeting about how many beers I should have today!
Hop BroThat's the ending, then. At Shitoraba in Koenji, even the time spent wondering what to drink today is delicious. I'm going to get a glass right now, and you, Mugi, have to go too.
MugiI'm going! If you tell me to have a drink right now, I'm already clinking glasses in my head!
At the Koenji beer pub Craft Beer Tavern Shitoraba, 10 labels are listed as today's craft beer. The shop guide says it keeps 20 taps available on a daily rotation, and today's lineup is arranged so drinkers can easily choose according to mood, from sour styles with acidity to hop-forward IPAs and heavier porters.
Shitoraba is located in the Junjo Shopping Street in north Koenji, and alongside craft beer it features craft lemon sours and Shitoraba Chicken as its signature items. It is presented as a beer pub that's easy to use whether you're drinking alone or with a group, making it a good fit for days when you want to enjoy beer and food together.
Today's taps are Drake's Brewing's "Brett Davis Eyes," Burley Oak's "Nightmare J.R.E.A.M," SAILORS GRAVE Brewing's "Crystal Healing Gose" and "Wild Strawberry Cream Sour," Shiga Kogen Beer's IPA, Heretic Brewing's "CHP-Chocolate Hazelnut Porter," Fujizakura Heights Beer Company's "Kishikaisei," Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown's "Pilsner," And Beer’s "Fresh-Pressed Yago Lemon," and BLACK TIDE BREWING's "2nd Anniversary Original! 2nd Anniversary IPA."
Looking at the lineup, there are sour styles centered on lemon acidity, a fruit-forward beer with strawberry and crystal apple cucumber, and a standard hop-forward choice like Shiga Kogen IPA. On top of that, there is a chocolate and hazelnut porter and even a collaboration IPA with Shitoraba, so it covers everything from light to dark moods.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroKoenji's 10 taps from the US, UK, Australia, and Japan - Craft Beer Tavern Shitoraba is going pretty hard. A daily rotation of 20 taps, from a manager's point of view, is the kind of thing that gets you excited.
MugiWhoa, 10 taps? A daily rotation of 20 taps sounds like the kind of menu that could get you happily lost just by looking at it!
Hop BroAnd the lineup is solid. It includes everything from sours to IPA, so it's set up to handle days when you want to go light with acidity and days when you want to get hit by hops.
MugiGet hit by hops? What does that even mean! But if you can choose by mood, it sounds easy for beer beginners too!
Hop BroFor example, SAILORS GRAVE Brewing's Crystal Healing Gose and Wild Strawberry Cream Sour are the kind of beers you can keep sipping, thanks to their tartness and fruit character.
MugiCrystal, but a gose!? Sounds sparkly! Strawberry sourness sounds like something you could almost drink like dessert!
Hop BroExactly. And once Shiga Kogen Beer's classic hoppy IPA is on the board, you suddenly straighten up and think, 'Yeah, this is what I want today.' It's the kind of beer that sets the baseline for enjoying hop aroma.
MugiI get it, that sounds like a reliable one! And I’m glad there’s porter too - I love that sweet-bitter style!
Hop BroExactly. They even have Heretic Brewing's Chocolate Hazelnut Porter, so fans of dark beers aren't left out. Plus, there's Fujizakura Heights Beer Company's Kishikaisei, Yatsugatake Beer Touchdown's Pilsner, and And Beer's Fresh-Pressed Yago Lemon, so the range is huge.
MugiWow, they really have everything from light to dark! While snacking on Shitoraba Chicken, I want to hold a serious meeting about how many beers I should have today!
Hop BroThat's the ending, then. At Shitoraba in Koenji, even the time spent wondering what to drink today is delicious. I'm going to get a glass right now, and you, Mugi, have to go too.
MugiI'm going! If you tell me to have a drink right now, I'm already clinking glasses in my head!
