Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki adds Benfinita and Have a Tea on August 4
The Yokohama beer pub Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki announced two new taps on August 4: Flora Fermentation’s Benfinita and Odawara Garage Brewing’s Have a Tea. The six-beer lineup also includes Seapine Brewing, Lucky Envelope Brewing, and Hopkotan Brewing, making it a relaxed stop from 3 p.m. onward.
Hop BroToday's story at Craft Beer Kitchen 心の月 is the two fresh taps. On August 4, they opened Benfinita and Have a Tea.
MugiWait, the names already sound fancy. This is less a beer list and more a stylish spell contest! What are those two?
Hop BroBenfinita from Flora Fermentation is a saison made with grape pomace from wine production. It layers in green-apple and strawberry-like nuances, which is really fun.
MugiWhoa, but what is a saison? You said that so casually, like everyone got the handbook except me!
Hop BroA saison uses expressive saison yeast, which gives it a more layered aroma. Put simply, it drinks light but still feels full of character.
MugiNo way! Then what happens with Ashigara tea and sansho leaves in Have a Tea? Did a teapot shake hands with the spice rack?
Hop BroThat is exactly why it works, because it lands as a summer-ready beer. Garage Brewing in Odawara balances gentle tea sweetness with the spicy lift of sansho leaves.
MugiAnd there are six taps total? With a watermelon sour on the list too, this place sounds like a theme park with glassware!
Hop BroExactly. Seapine Brewing's Blackberry Gose, Lucky Envelope Brewing's Watermelon Splash Sour, plus One Lap Behind Yuzu-less Ver. and kimi make the differences in mouthfeel really stand out.
MugiThat is dangerously appealing! I totally understand the I want to compare them all feeling now.
Hop BroI'd start with mapo tofu and beer without hesitation. With steamed chicken in green sansho sauce and black vinegar pork on the food side, 3 p.m. sounds perfect.
MugiThen it's settled, let's toast with Benfinita and cool off with Have a Tea after that! We're going right now, yeah?
Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki, a beer pub in Miyakawacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, shared its August 4 tap list. The shop opens at 3 p.m. and gives the impression of a place where craft beer and Chinese dishes can be enjoyed at an easy pace.
Two beers were tapped fresh for the day. Flora Fermentation’s "Benfinita" is a saison brewed with grape pomace from wines made by Hitomi Winery in Shiga and Himeko Brewing in Nagano. It layers the complexity of saison yeast with notes that suggest green apple and strawberry. Odawara Garage Brewing’s "Have a Tea" uses Ashigara tea and sansho leaves, bringing gentle sweetness and a spicy edge that fits summer well.
The rest of the lineup included Seapine Brewing’s "Blackberry Gose," Hopkotan Brewing’s "One Lap Behind Yuzu Nashi Ver." as a house-exclusive, Lucky Envelope Brewing’s "Watermelon Splash Sour," and Hopkotan Brewing’s "kimi." The range moves from tart fruit-driven beers to tea- and herb-leaning profiles, giving drinkers a clear set of contrasts to explore.
Food stays firmly in Chinese territory, with dishes such as steamed chicken with green sansho and scallion sauce, fried eggplant with ginger soy sauce, mapo tofu, Shanghai-style yakisoba, shrimp mayo, and drooling wontons. The pub also highlights items like century egg potato salad with maqaw, braised pork bowl, shumai, and sweet-and-sour pork. It is a lineup that makes sense with the beer: fresh, food-friendly, and easy to pair across several styles.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's story at Craft Beer Kitchen 心の月 is the two fresh taps. On August 4, they opened Benfinita and Have a Tea.
MugiWait, the names already sound fancy. This is less a beer list and more a stylish spell contest! What are those two?
Hop BroBenfinita from Flora Fermentation is a saison made with grape pomace from wine production. It layers in green-apple and strawberry-like nuances, which is really fun.
MugiWhoa, but what is a saison? You said that so casually, like everyone got the handbook except me!
Hop BroA saison uses expressive saison yeast, which gives it a more layered aroma. Put simply, it drinks light but still feels full of character.
MugiNo way! Then what happens with Ashigara tea and sansho leaves in Have a Tea? Did a teapot shake hands with the spice rack?
Hop BroThat is exactly why it works, because it lands as a summer-ready beer. Garage Brewing in Odawara balances gentle tea sweetness with the spicy lift of sansho leaves.
MugiAnd there are six taps total? With a watermelon sour on the list too, this place sounds like a theme park with glassware!
Hop BroExactly. Seapine Brewing's Blackberry Gose, Lucky Envelope Brewing's Watermelon Splash Sour, plus One Lap Behind Yuzu-less Ver. and kimi make the differences in mouthfeel really stand out.
MugiThat is dangerously appealing! I totally understand the I want to compare them all feeling now.
Hop BroI'd start with mapo tofu and beer without hesitation. With steamed chicken in green sansho sauce and black vinegar pork on the food side, 3 p.m. sounds perfect.
MugiThen it's settled, let's toast with Benfinita and cool off with Have a Tea after that! We're going right now, yeah?
