Yokohama Bay Brewing 7-tap takeover announced at Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka
Craft beer TOCA, a beer pub in Mitaka’s Inokashira area, has announced a Yokohama Bay Brewing 7-tap takeover. The lineup leans on lager, with brewer attendance planned and a guest serving staff member joining the session.
Hop BroBig one for Tokyo beer fans: Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka is hosting Yokohama Bay Brewing 7 TTO on the 18th and 19th. A seven-tap lineup built around lagers is the kind of event that makes me want to show up early.
MugiWait, a full seven-tap takeover? And lager-focused too? That sounds like a totally different tasting adventure from an all-IPA party!
Hop BroExactly. A tap takeover means one brewery basically takes over the draft board for the event. This one is all Yokohama Bay Brewing, so you can follow the brewery's style in one go.
MugiWhat is that! Follow the brewery's style sounds so serious. Are we drinking beer, or enrolling in a flavor science class?
Hop BroThe key pairing here is Bay Pilsner and Hallertau. You get a classic Bohemian Pilsner, plus a hop-variation version, so comparing aroma and finish becomes half the fun.
MugiWhoa, but what is Hallertau exactly? It sounds less like a hop and more like a mysterious detective from a European drama!
Hop BroHallertau is a hop variety, so we're really talking about different hop varieties. Same pilsner base, but the aroma can shift more herbal and elegant, which changes the whole personality.
MugiNo way, that's that different? And then there's Bay Dark, Yuzu Weizen, and Freestyle too? Experimental Helles in the same lineup is a wild curveball!
Hop BroThen Sprint IPA and Sara join the board, so you even get a DDH Hazy IPA in the mix. With the brewer visiting and regular customer Hayashi guest-serving, the event sounds fun beyond just the beer.
MugiHaving that this close to Inokashira Park is just unfair. Give me the full tasting course, because we're definitely ending the night wanting one more pour of everything!
Craft beer TOCA, a beer pub in the Inokashira area of Mitaka, Tokyo, has announced a Yokohama Bay Brewing 7-tap takeover. In the post, the event is described as a two-day run on the 18th and 19th of the month, with the brewery’s lager-forward core forming the tap list. The brewer is also scheduled to visit, and regular customer Hayashi-san will join as a guest serving staff member.
The lineup covers seven beers: Bay Pilsner (Bohemian Pilsner), Bay Pilsner Haratau (a hop variation of Bay Pilsner), Bay Dark (Bohemian Dark Lager), Yuzu Weiss (Weizen w/Yuzu), Freestyle (Experimental Helles), Sprint IPA (West Coast IPA), and Sara (DDH Hazy IPA). Taken together, it offers a broad cross-section of styles from the same brewery, from pilsner and dark lager to weiss, helles, and two different IPA expressions.
TOCA is the kind of beer pub where a takeover like this works well: a place to compare styles glass by glass, talk with the brewer, and move through a lineup that starts crisp and clean before shifting into hop-driven territory. For drinkers who value structure as much as variety, this is a focused and easy-to-read event lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBig one for Tokyo beer fans: Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka is hosting Yokohama Bay Brewing 7 TTO on the 18th and 19th. A seven-tap lineup built around lagers is the kind of event that makes me want to show up early.
MugiWait, a full seven-tap takeover? And lager-focused too? That sounds like a totally different tasting adventure from an all-IPA party!
Hop BroExactly. A tap takeover means one brewery basically takes over the draft board for the event. This one is all Yokohama Bay Brewing, so you can follow the brewery's style in one go.
MugiWhat is that! Follow the brewery's style sounds so serious. Are we drinking beer, or enrolling in a flavor science class?
Hop BroThe key pairing here is Bay Pilsner and Hallertau. You get a classic Bohemian Pilsner, plus a hop-variation version, so comparing aroma and finish becomes half the fun.
MugiWhoa, but what is Hallertau exactly? It sounds less like a hop and more like a mysterious detective from a European drama!
Hop BroHallertau is a hop variety, so we're really talking about different hop varieties. Same pilsner base, but the aroma can shift more herbal and elegant, which changes the whole personality.
MugiNo way, that's that different? And then there's Bay Dark, Yuzu Weizen, and Freestyle too? Experimental Helles in the same lineup is a wild curveball!
Hop BroThen Sprint IPA and Sara join the board, so you even get a DDH Hazy IPA in the mix. With the brewer visiting and regular customer Hayashi guest-serving, the event sounds fun beyond just the beer.
MugiHaving that this close to Inokashira Park is just unfair. Give me the full tasting course, because we're definitely ending the night wanting one more pour of everything!
