Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa lines up Campai Hazy and 10 more drafts on Aug. 23
Beer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa posted its draft lineup on Sunday, Aug. 23. The fifth-floor beer pub opened at 6 p.m., stayed open until midnight, and listed 11 beers in total: eight domestic and three imported.
Hop BroShimokitazawa had a strong beer moment here, because Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa posted its tap list for an 6 p.m. opening on August 23, and RePuBrew’s “Kanpai Hazy” was going on tap.
MugiWhat! That name already wins. Kanpai Hazy sounds like a beer that makes you want to toast before the first sip!
Hop BroAnd the full lineup was serious too: 8 domestic, 3 imported for 11 draft beers total, in a station-near fifth-floor beer pub where you can also play darts.
MugiWhoa, 11 beers on tap? That is absolutely the kind of place where “I’ll just have one” lasts three minutes.
Hop BroThe featured RePuBrew “Kanpai Hazy” sounds like a hazy-style pour, so you’d expect that cloudy look, softer texture, and bright hop aroma people chase in that style.
MugiHold on, a hazy-style pour? How does “cloudy” end up sounding delicious instead of suspicious?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It usually means hop aroma first, often with a softer, juicier impression, and it’s frequently less harsh than people expect from craft beer.
MugiOkay, that actually sounds beginner-friendly! But I also saw real ale version on the list, and now my brain needs adult supervision.
Hop BroFair question. That Shiga Kogen IPA variant is served from a low-carbonation cask, so the texture feels gentler and the aroma can open up in a different way.
MugiNo way. So the same IPA can change personality like an actor with range depending on how it’s poured?
Hop BroExactly, and the rest of the board was stacked too: Minoh’s Hoppy Weizen, a stout from Houjou, T.Y. Harbor’s West Coast pilsner, and Revision’s DIPA, basically a dream tasting flight waiting to happen.
MugiAnd since they were open until midnight on Sunday, it sounds perfect after the neighborhood festival too. I have zero confidence in one glass, so let’s start with Kanpai Hazy.
On Sunday, Aug. 23, Beer Bar Festa in Shimokitazawa shared its draft beer lineup. The bar sits on the fifth floor near Shimokitazawa Station and is known as a casual beer pub where craft beer and darts go hand in hand. On Sundays, it stays open until midnight, making it an easy stop after a night out in the neighborhood.
The post also noted that Shimokitazawa was hosting Awa Odori that day, but Festa itself was not doing an outside pop-up. The caption said the bar opened at 6 p.m. and listed 11 beers in total: eight domestic taps and three overseas taps.
Domestic
- RepuBrew, Campai Hazy, marked as new
- Minoh, Hoppy Weizen
- Shiga Kogen, Shiga Kogen IPA ver2.03 Center of the Universe
- Shiga Kogen, Shiga Kogen IPA ver2.03 Center of the Universe Real Ale
- Minoh x Yorocco, Compass
- Houjou, Stout
- T.Y. Harbor, Kanpai West Coast Pilsner
- Heartland
Overseas
- Revision, Revision DIPA
- Dieu du Ciel!, Moralite
- DDC!, Rosee de Hibiscus
Some of the taps were marked as running low, so the lineup looked set to move quickly. For beer fans, it was a broad, balanced board with new releases, classic styles, and a few familiar names that fit the bar’s late-night Shimokitazawa setting.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroShimokitazawa had a strong beer moment here, because Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa posted its tap list for an 6 p.m. opening on August 23, and RePuBrew’s “Kanpai Hazy” was going on tap.
MugiWhat! That name already wins. Kanpai Hazy sounds like a beer that makes you want to toast before the first sip!
Hop BroAnd the full lineup was serious too: 8 domestic, 3 imported for 11 draft beers total, in a station-near fifth-floor beer pub where you can also play darts.
MugiWhoa, 11 beers on tap? That is absolutely the kind of place where “I’ll just have one” lasts three minutes.
Hop BroThe featured RePuBrew “Kanpai Hazy” sounds like a hazy-style pour, so you’d expect that cloudy look, softer texture, and bright hop aroma people chase in that style.
MugiHold on, a hazy-style pour? How does “cloudy” end up sounding delicious instead of suspicious?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. It usually means hop aroma first, often with a softer, juicier impression, and it’s frequently less harsh than people expect from craft beer.
MugiOkay, that actually sounds beginner-friendly! But I also saw real ale version on the list, and now my brain needs adult supervision.
Hop BroFair question. That Shiga Kogen IPA variant is served from a low-carbonation cask, so the texture feels gentler and the aroma can open up in a different way.
MugiNo way. So the same IPA can change personality like an actor with range depending on how it’s poured?
Hop BroExactly, and the rest of the board was stacked too: Minoh’s Hoppy Weizen, a stout from Houjou, T.Y. Harbor’s West Coast pilsner, and Revision’s DIPA, basically a dream tasting flight waiting to happen.
MugiAnd since they were open until midnight on Sunday, it sounds perfect after the neighborhood festival too. I have zero confidence in one glass, so let’s start with Kanpai Hazy.
