Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa opens at 6 p.m. on 4/12, featuring 11 beers including Shiga Kogen and Ise Kadoya
Beer Bar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa opened at 6 p.m. on April 12. It lined up 11 draft beers in total, six domestic and five imported, and was open on Sundays with last orders at midnight. There was also information about all-you-can-throw darts and in-house events.
Hop BroBeer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa is coming in with an April 12, 6 p.m. opening. The tap list has six domestic beers and five imported ones, 11 in total, and the fact that it's open until midnight even on Sunday is a big plus.
MugiWait, 11 draft beers!? With that many, it feels like just choosing would take an hour!
Hop BroThe domestic options are especially good. You have Shiga Kogen's Fresh Hop Grisette, Ise Kadoya's Fresh Pressed Beyond the Pacific, and even fruit-forward beers from Setouchi, so the range is really broad.
MugiWhat!? Fresh hop sounds like you're just biting straight into hops. Hold on, is beer going to turn into something like a grassy salad?
Hop BroNo, no, that's not it. They use freshly harvested hops, so the aroma is bright and vivid, and it gives the beer a strong seasonal character. Plus, there's a darker option like Forest's Bonfire Dunkel, so the contrast is fun.
MugiOhhh! Just the name Bonfire Dunkel makes me want to drink in front of a fire while wrapped in a blanket. Having both dark and light beers together really adds to the festival vibe, too.
Hop BroThe imported beers are solid too. Silver City's Hefeweizen and Range West IPA, plus Thornbridge's Double Green Mountain, cover everything from classics to more aggressive pours.
MugiWait, what language is hefeweizen!? That sounds like a spell. Is it one of those beers that tastes a little banana-like and fluffy when you drink it?
Hop BroExactly. It's a wheat style that brings out yeast-derived aromas. And with Repubrew's Hamburg's Black Mist and some beers marked as almost gone, the key point is that the earlier you go, the wider your choices are.
MugiAnd they even have all-you-can-throw darts too? That's almost unfair! Drink beer, throw a few darts, drink again, and before you know it, the night is gone.
Hop BroThat's exactly it, and with the Beer Lovers' Club and darts exchange matches too, there are too many reasons to drink. On a night when you want to drink long in Shimokitazawa, this is the kind of place that makes you want to stay for the whole night, not just have one glass.
MugiNow I definitely want to go! For a long drinking night in Shimokitazawa, let's make Festa the place where beer and darts are both on the menu!
Beer Bar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa opened at 6 p.m. on April 12. It is located on the 5th floor of the Daishin Building, 2-9-1 Kitazawa, Setagaya Ward. Since it was Sunday, last orders were at midnight, making it a convenient option for anyone looking to stay out drinking late in Shimokitazawa.
The draft beer lineup for the day included 11 brands total: six domestic and five imported. The selection was as follows.
- Shiga Kogen "Fresh Hop Grisette"
- Ise Kadoya "Fresh Pressed Beyond the Pacific"
- Setouchi "Cherry & Strawberry"
- Forest "Bonfire Dunkel"
- Repubrew "Hamburg's Black Mist"
- Heartland
- DDC! "Don de Lucan"
- Burnt Mill "Diamond Lake"
- Silver City "Hefeweizen"
- Silver City "Range West IPA"
- Thornbridge "Double Green Mountain"
The domestic lineup ranged widely from fresh-hop styles and fruit-forward beers to darker lagers, while the imported side covered everything from hefeweizens and IPAs to double-green-style beers. Repubrew's "Hamburg's Black Mist" and two Silver City beers were marked as "running low," so the earlier you arrived, the more choices you were likely to have.
The venue also advertised all-you-can-throw darts, available for 500 yen for members and 1,000 yen for general customers. It is a place where you can spend time around darts as well as beer, which feels very much like Beer Bar Festa. In addition, there were events such as the "Beer Lovers' Club," Shimokitazawa darts exchange matches, and house tournaments, creating a natural gathering place for beer fans and darts fans alike.
If you're looking for a serious craft beer day in Shimokitazawa, a business day with this kind of full tap list is hard to miss.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBeer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa is coming in with an April 12, 6 p.m. opening. The tap list has six domestic beers and five imported ones, 11 in total, and the fact that it's open until midnight even on Sunday is a big plus.
MugiWait, 11 draft beers!? With that many, it feels like just choosing would take an hour!
Hop BroThe domestic options are especially good. You have Shiga Kogen's Fresh Hop Grisette, Ise Kadoya's Fresh Pressed Beyond the Pacific, and even fruit-forward beers from Setouchi, so the range is really broad.
MugiWhat!? Fresh hop sounds like you're just biting straight into hops. Hold on, is beer going to turn into something like a grassy salad?
Hop BroNo, no, that's not it. They use freshly harvested hops, so the aroma is bright and vivid, and it gives the beer a strong seasonal character. Plus, there's a darker option like Forest's Bonfire Dunkel, so the contrast is fun.
MugiOhhh! Just the name Bonfire Dunkel makes me want to drink in front of a fire while wrapped in a blanket. Having both dark and light beers together really adds to the festival vibe, too.
Hop BroThe imported beers are solid too. Silver City's Hefeweizen and Range West IPA, plus Thornbridge's Double Green Mountain, cover everything from classics to more aggressive pours.
MugiWait, what language is hefeweizen!? That sounds like a spell. Is it one of those beers that tastes a little banana-like and fluffy when you drink it?
Hop BroExactly. It's a wheat style that brings out yeast-derived aromas. And with Repubrew's Hamburg's Black Mist and some beers marked as almost gone, the key point is that the earlier you go, the wider your choices are.
MugiAnd they even have all-you-can-throw darts too? That's almost unfair! Drink beer, throw a few darts, drink again, and before you know it, the night is gone.
Hop BroThat's exactly it, and with the Beer Lovers' Club and darts exchange matches too, there are too many reasons to drink. On a night when you want to drink long in Shimokitazawa, this is the kind of place that makes you want to stay for the whole night, not just have one glass.
MugiNow I definitely want to go! For a long drinking night in Shimokitazawa, let's make Festa the place where beer and darts are both on the menu!
