Minna no Craft Beer Bar Ryogoku/Kuramae Reveals Six Taps Centered on Black Tide Brewing
On March 31, Minna no Craft Beer Bar Ryogoku/Kuramae announced a total of six taps from Black Tide Brewing and U.B.P Brewing in an Instagram post. Along with lunch talk from a poke bowl shop in Kuramae, it shared three newly tapped beers and news about future tap takeover plans.
Hop BroToday, the six taps centered on Black Tide Brewing in Ryogoku/Kuramae are hot. And it even starts with a lunch story from Paradise Poke, so the whole thing makes your stomach growl before the beer even shows up.
MugiWhat, a poke bowl right away!? A beer article that starts with lunch is way too much information!
Hop BroBut the pairing makes perfect sense. If you've got tuna, salmon, and plenty of vegetables, it's easy to imagine how well that would go with an IPA that brings out hop bitterness.
MugiI kind of get IPA, but what's the difference between West Coast IPA and IPL? Just the names alone are making my brain fall behind!
Hop BroWest Coast IPA leads with sharp bitterness and aroma, while IPL is brewed with lager yeast, so it's a clean, lager-like style. This time, three Black Tide Brewing beers are newly tapped: Kesennuma Pride, Pray for 3.11, and Tohoku Pride, which is seriously exciting.
MugiSo even within hop-forward beers, each one has its own character. Then it's a lineup that's fun to compare side by side - even I can understand that!
Hop BroExactly, and U.B.P Brewing's Hazy Celebration is a Hazy DIPA, URAWA CITY ALE is a Bitter, and then Sakura comes in as a Fruited Saison, so it becomes a six-tap lineup spanning multiple styles.
MugiHazy DIPA already sounds rich, but with Bitter and Saison too, it's nice that you can choose based on the meal. I suddenly feel like a more advanced drinker!
Hop BroAnd there's also the announcement that a BLACK TIDE BREWING TAP TAKEOVER is planned for April 4, plus another TTO scheduled for May 23. That's very much this place's style.
MugiWhoa, being able to keep up with events too is amazing! As a place to drink in Ryogoku/Kuramae, it makes me want to go for lunch, the taps, everything all at once!
Hop BroThat's exactly it. Lunch with poke bowls today, a Black Tide pint next, and then finishing with U.B.P - that's the kind of flow that makes you think, I want a beer right now.
MugiYeah, my stomach and throat are both reacting at the same time! Tonight is perfect for beer - now I want to go out for a drink too!
March 31 Post Details
In an Instagram post from Minna no Craft Beer Bar Ryogoku/Kuramae (1-18-2 Ishihara, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Riverge Ryogoku 101), the first thing introduced was lunch at "Paradise Poke" in Kuramae. It is a poke bowl specialty shop where you can choose ingredients such as tuna and salmon, and the report said it was a healthy dish loaded with vegetables. A dog was also seen inside the shop, and the post conveyed an atmosphere that makes it a good place when you want to casually enjoy seafood.
After that, the tap list for the day was unveiled. This time, Miyagi's Black Tide Brewing is the main focus, with a wide lineup ranging from IPA and West Coast IPA to IPL and Fruited Saison. In particular, items 1 through 3 were introduced as newly tapped beers, making this a lineup that clearly invites tasting side by side.
#### TODAY'S ON TAP
- Kesennuma Pride / Black Tide Brewing (Miyagi) / IPA
- Pray for 3.11 / Black Tide Brewing (Miyagi) / West Coast IPA
- Tohoku Pride / Black Tide Brewing (Miyagi) / IPL
- Hazy Celebration / U.B.P Brewing (Saitama) / Hazy DIPA
- URAWA CITY ALE / U.B.P Brewing (Saitama) / Bitter
- Sakura / Black Tide Brewing (Miyagi) / Fruited Saison
For craft beer fans, the appeal is that the lineup includes not only hop-forward IPA and West Coast IPA, but also a crisp IPL, an easy-drinking Bitter, and a fruity, expressive Fruited Saison. Because you can move across multiple styles in one place, it is also easy to choose beers to match your meal, which is one of this shop's strengths.
The post also announced that a "BLACK TIDE BREWING TAP TAKEOVER" is scheduled for April 4, and that another TTO by a brewery from Chiba is planned for May 23. This is the kind of place that makes it easy to enjoy food and beer together in the Ryogoku/Kuramae area while also keeping up with upcoming events, making it a venue worth watching.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday, the six taps centered on Black Tide Brewing in Ryogoku/Kuramae are hot. And it even starts with a lunch story from Paradise Poke, so the whole thing makes your stomach growl before the beer even shows up.
MugiWhat, a poke bowl right away!? A beer article that starts with lunch is way too much information!
Hop BroBut the pairing makes perfect sense. If you've got tuna, salmon, and plenty of vegetables, it's easy to imagine how well that would go with an IPA that brings out hop bitterness.
MugiI kind of get IPA, but what's the difference between West Coast IPA and IPL? Just the names alone are making my brain fall behind!
Hop BroWest Coast IPA leads with sharp bitterness and aroma, while IPL is brewed with lager yeast, so it's a clean, lager-like style. This time, three Black Tide Brewing beers are newly tapped: Kesennuma Pride, Pray for 3.11, and Tohoku Pride, which is seriously exciting.
MugiSo even within hop-forward beers, each one has its own character. Then it's a lineup that's fun to compare side by side - even I can understand that!
Hop BroExactly, and U.B.P Brewing's Hazy Celebration is a Hazy DIPA, URAWA CITY ALE is a Bitter, and then Sakura comes in as a Fruited Saison, so it becomes a six-tap lineup spanning multiple styles.
MugiHazy DIPA already sounds rich, but with Bitter and Saison too, it's nice that you can choose based on the meal. I suddenly feel like a more advanced drinker!
Hop BroAnd there's also the announcement that a BLACK TIDE BREWING TAP TAKEOVER is planned for April 4, plus another TTO scheduled for May 23. That's very much this place's style.
MugiWhoa, being able to keep up with events too is amazing! As a place to drink in Ryogoku/Kuramae, it makes me want to go for lunch, the taps, everything all at once!
Hop BroThat's exactly it. Lunch with poke bowls today, a Black Tide pint next, and then finishing with U.B.P - that's the kind of flow that makes you think, I want a beer right now.
MugiYeah, my stomach and throat are both reacting at the same time! Tonight is perfect for beer - now I want to go out for a drink too!
