MOKICHI TRATTORIA starts serving Shonan Beer’s Sansho IPA
MOKICHI TRATTORIA in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, has introduced Sansho IPA, made by combining sansho with Shonan Beer’s American-style IPA. The recommended fish dish this month is sole meuniere with browned butter and sansho, available for both takeaway and dine-in.
Hop BroI’ve got a good one today: MOKICHI TRATTORIA in Chigasaki just started serving Shonan Beer’s Sansho IPA.
MugiWait, what? Japanese spice meets IPA? My brain just slipped on a bar mat!
Hop BroYep. It’s built on an American-style IPA, then layered with sansho, so you get citrusy hop notes and a prickly finish.
MugiHold on, citrusy hop notes? What does that even mean? Did they squeeze an orange in there?
Hop BroNo orange wedge needed. Some hops naturally smell citrusy, and when sansho stacks on top you get a clean zing on the nose.
MugiWhoa! And the food match is sole meuniere with sansho brown butter sauce? That is aggressively elegant.
Hop BroThat’s why it works. The brown butter richness catches the IPA bitterness, and the shared sansho character makes the pairing really click.
MugiThere it is, pairing really click! You say that like a secret beer technique. What does it mean in normal-person language?
Hop BroIt just means the food and beer make each other taste better. Plus MOKICHI TRATTORIA offers it for dine-in or takeout, which is ridiculously convenient.
MugiAnd this is the place with a 450-year-old farmhouse vibe, right? Drinking there sounds like a full-on main-character scene.
Hop BroExactly, and they usually pour 10 to 12 beers from Shonan Beer year-round, but I’d still start with the Sansho IPA.
MugiI’m sold. Sansho IPA with sole sounds like the kind of combo that makes me want one round immediately.
MOKICHI TRATTORIA in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, is a beer pub where guests can enjoy Shonan Beer brewed on the premises alongside stone-oven pizza and house-made fresh pasta. The dining room, created by relocating a 450-year-old traditional house, sits in a calm setting that blends into the greenery of the hill behind it.
The post highlights "Sansho IPA," a beer made by combining sansho with Shonan Beer’s American-style IPA. The hop-forward citrus character meets the bright, peppery aroma of sansho, leaving a crisp, lingering finish. The official menu says the pub serves around 10 to 12 Shonan Beer selections year-round, including Pilsner, Alt, Schwarz, Golden Ale, IPA American Style, and Hazy IPA.
It is paired this month with sole meuniere in browned butter sauce with sansho. The dish mirrors the beer’s aromatic direction while adding rich butter depth, making the pairing feel deliberate rather than flashy. The post also notes that both takeaway and dine-in service are now available, so the beer can be enjoyed either as a table pairing or at home with a meal.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI’ve got a good one today: MOKICHI TRATTORIA in Chigasaki just started serving Shonan Beer’s Sansho IPA.
MugiWait, what? Japanese spice meets IPA? My brain just slipped on a bar mat!
Hop BroYep. It’s built on an American-style IPA, then layered with sansho, so you get citrusy hop notes and a prickly finish.
MugiHold on, citrusy hop notes? What does that even mean? Did they squeeze an orange in there?
Hop BroNo orange wedge needed. Some hops naturally smell citrusy, and when sansho stacks on top you get a clean zing on the nose.
MugiWhoa! And the food match is sole meuniere with sansho brown butter sauce? That is aggressively elegant.
Hop BroThat’s why it works. The brown butter richness catches the IPA bitterness, and the shared sansho character makes the pairing really click.
MugiThere it is, pairing really click! You say that like a secret beer technique. What does it mean in normal-person language?
Hop BroIt just means the food and beer make each other taste better. Plus MOKICHI TRATTORIA offers it for dine-in or takeout, which is ridiculously convenient.
MugiAnd this is the place with a 450-year-old farmhouse vibe, right? Drinking there sounds like a full-on main-character scene.
Hop BroExactly, and they usually pour 10 to 12 beers from Shonan Beer year-round, but I’d still start with the Sansho IPA.
MugiI’m sold. Sansho IPA with sole sounds like the kind of combo that makes me want one round immediately.
