Sakaduki Lab to Launch IPA Festival on August 19; Nagashi Somen Ends on the 16th
Sakaduki Lab in Adachi, Tokyo posted details for its August 16 service and the following week’s plans. The brewery says its summer festival week ends that day with nagashi somen and draft bottle beer, while an IPA-focused event begins on August 19.
Hop BroToday’s topic is Sakazuki Lab in Adachi, Tokyo. August 16 is the last day of its Obon summer festival week, and an IPA festival starts on August 19.
MugiWhat! I expected beer news, but there’s also a nagashi somen finale? That is peak festival chaos!
Hop BroThat’s the charm. They open at 1 p.m. on the 16th, with somen and five dipping sauces, plus Akaboshi bottled beer served as dobuzuke style.
MugiWhat is that! Dobuzuke style sounds like the beer has had a very rough day!
Hop BroIt’s a classic street-stall move: bottles sunk in ice water until they’re freezing cold. Basically, it’s festival-style rapid chilling, and it looks great too.
MugiOhhh! And from the 19th, it becomes an IPA festival, right? My brain is going from noodles to hops at full speed!
Hop BroThe lineup is serious. Stardust gets a new vs old batch showdown, Twilight pairs tropical hops and yeast, Hangover! is Fumino’s version of Indian no Aooni, after the rain is a Tosa buntan IPA, and Punk IPA is BrewDog’s flagship.
MugiHold on, new vs old batch? That suddenly sounds very brewer-core. A batch is not, like, a cookie tray, right?
Hop BroIt means one brewing lot. Even with the same Stardust, different brew timings can change the aroma and bitterness, so the fun of comparison really jumps out.
MugiI get it now! Sakazuki Lab mixing beer, sake, and food gives the whole thing a late-summer mood, and that feels unfairly tempting.
Hop BroExactly. It has that neighborhood-brewery warmth while still giving beer fans plenty to geek out over. I’d start with the Tosa buntan IPA for sure.
MugiI want a somen warm-up and then a Punk IPA! At this point, I can only see a future of going there and drinking everything.
August 16 service
Sakaduki Lab announced that it will open at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16. That day is the final day of its summer festival week, with nagashi somen on offer. Five dipping broths are listed: goma-scented hiyajiru with grilled mackerel, warm Vietnamese-style beef stock with cilantro, a refreshing bonito stock with pickled plum and steamed chicken, a warm red chicken curry broth with chicken wing drumettes, and a classic bonito broth with pork and chilled shabu-shabu topping.
The post also highlights bottle-served Akashi beer served ice-cold in a bucket-style setup, along with festival-style food. Families are welcome.
IPA festival starts on August 19
From Wednesday, August 19, after the regular closing day, the shop plans to run an "IPA Festival." The lineup includes Stardust in a new-vs-old batch showdown, Twilight with tropical hops and tropical yeast, Hangover! as a Fumino version of Indo no Aooni, after the rain as a Tosa-buntan IPA, and Punk IPA, the flagship beer from BREWDOG. A few reserve picks are also mentioned, suggesting a broad tasting lineup of old and new IPAs.
A brewery in Adachi
Based in Adachi, Tokyo, Sakaduki Lab also shares updates from its sister operation, Sakaduki Brewing. The post shows a venue that mixes beer, sake, and food in a seasonal, event-driven format as summer winds down.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s topic is Sakazuki Lab in Adachi, Tokyo. August 16 is the last day of its Obon summer festival week, and an IPA festival starts on August 19.
MugiWhat! I expected beer news, but there’s also a nagashi somen finale? That is peak festival chaos!
Hop BroThat’s the charm. They open at 1 p.m. on the 16th, with somen and five dipping sauces, plus Akaboshi bottled beer served as dobuzuke style.
MugiWhat is that! Dobuzuke style sounds like the beer has had a very rough day!
Hop BroIt’s a classic street-stall move: bottles sunk in ice water until they’re freezing cold. Basically, it’s festival-style rapid chilling, and it looks great too.
MugiOhhh! And from the 19th, it becomes an IPA festival, right? My brain is going from noodles to hops at full speed!
Hop BroThe lineup is serious. Stardust gets a new vs old batch showdown, Twilight pairs tropical hops and yeast, Hangover! is Fumino’s version of Indian no Aooni, after the rain is a Tosa buntan IPA, and Punk IPA is BrewDog’s flagship.
MugiHold on, new vs old batch? That suddenly sounds very brewer-core. A batch is not, like, a cookie tray, right?
Hop BroIt means one brewing lot. Even with the same Stardust, different brew timings can change the aroma and bitterness, so the fun of comparison really jumps out.
MugiI get it now! Sakazuki Lab mixing beer, sake, and food gives the whole thing a late-summer mood, and that feels unfairly tempting.
Hop BroExactly. It has that neighborhood-brewery warmth while still giving beer fans plenty to geek out over. I’d start with the Tosa buntan IPA for sure.
MugiI want a somen warm-up and then a Punk IPA! At this point, I can only see a future of going there and drinking everything.
