Sakura Taps posts an eight-beer draft lineup for June 18
Sakura Taps, a beer pub in Yokohama’s Sakuragicho area, has posted its draft lineup for Thursday, June 18. The list is led by Minoh Beer’s Red Tea Bitter and also includes collaborations with Numazu Craft, MAHOWBREW, Beer Bomb, and more.
Hop BroMugi, Sakura Taps in Yokohama's Sakuragicho is pouring eight beers on draft for its June 18 service.
MugiWait, Minoh Beer's Black Tea Bitter is the headliner? How does tea end up inside a beer!?
Hop BroHere's the fun part: it's from their tea bitter series, an English-style bitter layered with Earl Grey over soft malt.
MugiHold on, English-style bitter sounds like a pop quiz. Is that super bitter, or can beginners handle it?
Hop BroThe name sounds tougher than it drinks. This one has a gentle, easy profile, so it's a smart first pint.
MugiWhoa, and serving it in a Spiegelau beer glass to boost the aroma? That's basically a ritual already!
Hop BroExactly. The shape helps that tea-like finish float out, and it even sounds great with dessert.
MugiBeer with sweets is elite. But the rest of the tap list has main-character energy too. Cleopatra? Unexpected? Are we drinking or watching a movie!?
Hop BroThe lineup really is loaded: the Sakura Taps x Numazu Craft Yoshidacho Helles 2026, Shiga Kogen's KASUMI, and Cleopatra from MAHOWBREW x Beer Bomb.
MugiIf they're open from 15:00 to 23:30, I want to stare at the tap list during a city walk and work my way from Black Tea Bitter to the dark Schwarz.
Hop BroThat route is perfect. Relax in Hanasakicho, then finish with an after-dinner pint of Black Tea Bitter and call it a great night.
MugiThen it's settled. We start with the first pour, and after that we say just one more about three times!
Draft lineup for June 18
Sakura Taps will open at 15:00 and close at 23:30 on Thursday, June 18. The lineup is shaped for an increasingly hot day: it starts with a highly aromatic, easy-drinking beer and then moves into collaborations, darker styles, and more distinctive entries.
- Red Tea Bitter / Minoh Beer. A tea-forward version in the brewery’s "tea beer" series, built on a classic UK-style bitter.
- Yoshidacho Helles 2026 / Sakura Taps × Numazu Craft.
- AKA / Shikibeer.
- KASUMI / Shiga Kogen Beer.
- Schwarz / Harvest Moon.
- Unexpected / Sakura Smoked Workshop × 254 BeeR.
- Cleopatra / MAHOWBREW × Beer Bomb.
- SHŪCHŪ / Faló Brewing.
The highlighted Red Tea Bitter combines gentle malt depth and restrained bitterness with the floral, bergamot-driven aroma of Earl Grey. The post also notes that it shows especially well in Sakura Taps’ Spiegelau beer glass, and that it pairs nicely with dessert.
Sakura Taps is a craft beer pub in Yokohama City’s Naka Ward, and the second-floor location in the Yoshidacho / Noraneko-dori area gives it a low-key, lingering kind of atmosphere. It is the sort of place where beer fans can take their time with the tap list and move from a lighter first pour to something more expressive.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroMugi, Sakura Taps in Yokohama's Sakuragicho is pouring eight beers on draft for its June 18 service.
MugiWait, Minoh Beer's Black Tea Bitter is the headliner? How does tea end up inside a beer!?
Hop BroHere's the fun part: it's from their tea bitter series, an English-style bitter layered with Earl Grey over soft malt.
MugiHold on, English-style bitter sounds like a pop quiz. Is that super bitter, or can beginners handle it?
Hop BroThe name sounds tougher than it drinks. This one has a gentle, easy profile, so it's a smart first pint.
MugiWhoa, and serving it in a Spiegelau beer glass to boost the aroma? That's basically a ritual already!
Hop BroExactly. The shape helps that tea-like finish float out, and it even sounds great with dessert.
MugiBeer with sweets is elite. But the rest of the tap list has main-character energy too. Cleopatra? Unexpected? Are we drinking or watching a movie!?
Hop BroThe lineup really is loaded: the Sakura Taps x Numazu Craft Yoshidacho Helles 2026, Shiga Kogen's KASUMI, and Cleopatra from MAHOWBREW x Beer Bomb.
MugiIf they're open from 15:00 to 23:30, I want to stare at the tap list during a city walk and work my way from Black Tea Bitter to the dark Schwarz.
Hop BroThat route is perfect. Relax in Hanasakicho, then finish with an after-dinner pint of Black Tea Bitter and call it a great night.
MugiThen it's settled. We start with the first pour, and after that we say just one more about three times!
