Craft beer TOCA posts June 2 tap list with nine beers from WCB, Yatsugatake and more
Craft beer TOCA, a beer pub in Inokashira, Mitaka, shared its tap list for June 2. The lineup features nine beers from Yatsugatake Brewery, West Coast Brewing, Uchoten Brewing, Nara Brewing Co. and others, plus sake and hard cider.
Hop BroToday's topic is TOCA on June 2: Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka's Inokashira put out a tap list with a seriously wide range.
MugiWhat! Nine beers on tap plus sake and hard cider too? That's not a tap list, that's an amusement park with faucets!
Hop BroExactly. With Uchoten Brewing, WCB, Nara Brewing, and Yatsugatake all on there, going from a Pilsner to the barrel-aged Scotch ale ILA makes it a full-range lineup.
MugiWait, what is a kettle sour? That sounds like something from chemistry class. Are we sure it's beer?
Hop BroVery much beer. For The Technician, they build the tartness before fermentation and add lime and coconut, so it lands as tropical tang in a glass.
MugiWow! Then Excursions HONO dub 12h with coffee sounds like morning crashes into midnight. Does it wake you up and tuck you in at the same time?
Hop BroThat's the charm. It's an Irish red ale, so soft malt sweetness carries the coffee aroma, basically a toasty red comfort pint.
MugiAnd WCB's Seki is a West Coast IPA while Super Fresh is a Hazy DIPA, right? That's a hop heavyweight showdown and my beginner palate is already sweating!
Hop BroYou're covered, though. from scratch has a blonde ale, LIGHTHOUSE brings a micro porter, and Montara pours a Belgian blonde, so it's easy to enter from whatever direction you like.
MugiThe food is wild too: sansho mapo eggplant keema curry, edamame-lemon hummus and chips, and lamb tsukune in tomato basil? My stomach is in a three-way custody battle!
Hop BroAnd beyond beer, they've got SOU Keg Draft sake and HARUKA hard cider. Even with four taps resting, the choice factor stays high, so I want to settle in and work through the board.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. At Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka, I want a dream drinking route of Pilsner first, The Technician in the middle, and ILA to finish. My throat and my appetite have both surrendered!
Craft beer TOCA’s June 2 lineup showed a wide range of styles. Nine beers were on tap, starting with `Pilsner`, then moving into `The Technician`, a funky kettle sour with lime and coconut, `Excursions HONO dub 12h`, an Irish red ale with coffee, and `ILA`, a barrel-aged Scotch ale.
Further down the list were `from scratch`, a blonde ale, `LIGHTHOUSE`, a micro porter, `Seki`, a West Coast IPA, `Super Fresh`, a Hazy DIPA, and `Montara`, a Belgian blonde. The selection moved from light and crisp to hop-forward and malt-driven, giving drinkers a clear reason to work through the board one glass at a time.
The post also noted `SOU Keg Draft` sake and `HARUKA` hard cider, while four taps were marked as off. That mix makes the board feel less like a simple beer list and more like a full evening menu for people who like to compare styles.
The kitchen added a few new dishes as well: a keema curry with Japanese sansho pepper and eggplant, hummus and chips with edamame and lemon, and lamb tsukune with tomato basil sauce. Spices, herbs, beans and lamb should all sit comfortably alongside the beer choices.
Craft beer TOCA is a beer pub in the Inokashira area of Mitaka, Tokyo. Its appeal is straightforward: a rotating tap list, food designed to pair with drinks, and a relaxed setting where you can focus on what is in the glass.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is TOCA on June 2: Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka's Inokashira put out a tap list with a seriously wide range.
MugiWhat! Nine beers on tap plus sake and hard cider too? That's not a tap list, that's an amusement park with faucets!
Hop BroExactly. With Uchoten Brewing, WCB, Nara Brewing, and Yatsugatake all on there, going from a Pilsner to the barrel-aged Scotch ale ILA makes it a full-range lineup.
MugiWait, what is a kettle sour? That sounds like something from chemistry class. Are we sure it's beer?
Hop BroVery much beer. For The Technician, they build the tartness before fermentation and add lime and coconut, so it lands as tropical tang in a glass.
MugiWow! Then Excursions HONO dub 12h with coffee sounds like morning crashes into midnight. Does it wake you up and tuck you in at the same time?
Hop BroThat's the charm. It's an Irish red ale, so soft malt sweetness carries the coffee aroma, basically a toasty red comfort pint.
MugiAnd WCB's Seki is a West Coast IPA while Super Fresh is a Hazy DIPA, right? That's a hop heavyweight showdown and my beginner palate is already sweating!
Hop BroYou're covered, though. from scratch has a blonde ale, LIGHTHOUSE brings a micro porter, and Montara pours a Belgian blonde, so it's easy to enter from whatever direction you like.
MugiThe food is wild too: sansho mapo eggplant keema curry, edamame-lemon hummus and chips, and lamb tsukune in tomato basil? My stomach is in a three-way custody battle!
Hop BroAnd beyond beer, they've got SOU Keg Draft sake and HARUKA hard cider. Even with four taps resting, the choice factor stays high, so I want to settle in and work through the board.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. At Craft beer TOCA in Mitaka, I want a dream drinking route of Pilsner first, The Technician in the middle, and ILA to finish. My throat and my appetite have both surrendered!
