Sakura Taps Debuts Fill Brewing’s ReFill IPA in Yokohama
On June 2, Sakura Taps in Yokohama tapped ReFill IPA from Okinawa’s Fill Brewing for the first time. The day’s eight-keg lineup also included Celebration Lager, Yoshidacho Helles 2026, and more.
Hop BroToday's topic is ReFill IPA's first pour: Sakura Taps in Yokohama put Fill Brewing's flagship IPA on tap for the first time on June 2.
MugiWhat! An Okinawan IPA made it all the way to Yokohama? That sounds like a tropical field trip in a keg!
Hop BroYep, and Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe are used in CRYO form, so you get a clear straw color, piney citrus aroma, firm bitterness, and a dry finish.
MugiHold on, what is CRYO? You say that like a beer super move, and my brain just froze!
Hop BroBasically it's concentrated hop goodness: it lets brewers push aroma and bitterness cleanly without as much rough green character.
MugiOhh! So piney and dry means foresty on the nose and then snap, the finish disappears? That's like camping inside my mouth!
Hop BroAnd Sakura Taps had a full eight taps that day, with Celebration Lager, Yoshidamachi Helles 2026, Fruit Life, Churro, STARLIGHT IPA, Dr. Dankness, and Hometown Stout alongside it.
MugiNo way, that's a whole drinking route from first pour to last call. Total beer theme park behavior!
Hop BroExactly, and being a calm second-floor pub near Sakuragicho makes it easy to take your time. Start with lager, hit ReFill IPA in the middle, close on stout, and for me that's tonight's first pint.
MugiSame here, I want it now. Take me to Sakura Taps, pour the ReFill IPA first, and let me finish like a pro with stout!
Sakura Taps is a beer pub in Hanasaki-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama. On June 2, it opened from 15:00 to 23:30 and tapped ReFill IPA from Okinawa’s Fill Brewing for the first time. The brewery describes it as a standard American IPA brewed with Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe in Cryo form, with a clear straw color, piney and citrusy aroma, firm bitterness, and a dry finish.
The day’s eight-keg lineup was:
- `Celebration Lager / Yorocco Beer × タヰヨウ酒場 × Godspeed Brewery`
- `吉田町へレス 2026 / Sakura Taps × 沼津クラフト`
- `果物生活 / 京都醸造`
- `Churro / PECORA BEER`
- `ReFill IPA / Fill Brewing`
- `STARLIGHT IPA / 南信州ビール`
- `Dr. Dankness / West Coast Brewing`
- `Hometown Stout / Yorocco Beer`
Located on the second floor near Yoshidacho’s Nora Neko-dori, Sakura Taps is the kind of place where you can track a rotating tap list without overthinking it. On this day, the lineup ranged from lager and IPA to a fruit sour and stout, making it easy to move from a crisp first pint to a darker finish. For beer drinkers in the Yokohama area, it is a straightforward stop for checking what is pouring right now.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is ReFill IPA's first pour: Sakura Taps in Yokohama put Fill Brewing's flagship IPA on tap for the first time on June 2.
MugiWhat! An Okinawan IPA made it all the way to Yokohama? That sounds like a tropical field trip in a keg!
Hop BroYep, and Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe are used in CRYO form, so you get a clear straw color, piney citrus aroma, firm bitterness, and a dry finish.
MugiHold on, what is CRYO? You say that like a beer super move, and my brain just froze!
Hop BroBasically it's concentrated hop goodness: it lets brewers push aroma and bitterness cleanly without as much rough green character.
MugiOhh! So piney and dry means foresty on the nose and then snap, the finish disappears? That's like camping inside my mouth!
Hop BroAnd Sakura Taps had a full eight taps that day, with Celebration Lager, Yoshidamachi Helles 2026, Fruit Life, Churro, STARLIGHT IPA, Dr. Dankness, and Hometown Stout alongside it.
MugiNo way, that's a whole drinking route from first pour to last call. Total beer theme park behavior!
Hop BroExactly, and being a calm second-floor pub near Sakuragicho makes it easy to take your time. Start with lager, hit ReFill IPA in the middle, close on stout, and for me that's tonight's first pint.
MugiSame here, I want it now. Take me to Sakura Taps, pour the ReFill IPA first, and let me finish like a pro with stout!
