Yokohama's Kokoro no Tsuki Publishes April 3 Tap List, Six Beers on the Lineup
The beer pub "Craft beer kitchen Kokoro no Tsuki" in Noge, Yokohama, has published its tap list for April 3. A total of six labels are on the lineup, including Chuckanut Brewery, Hop Garden Brewery, Hoppukotan Brewing, Repubrew, and Georgetown Brewing, with an eye toward pairing with Chinese cuisine.
Hop BroYokohama's Noge Kokoro no Tsuki tap update is here. For the April 3 Today's Tap List, six beers are lined up from Chuckanut Brewery to Georgetown Brewing.
MugiWhoa! Six beers? And even though it's a beer pub, it sounds like it's set up with Chinese food in mind!
Hop BroExactly. Kokoro no Tsuki is a place for pairing with Chinese food. For example, steamed chicken with green Sichuan pepper sauce and mapo tofu let you play around with dishes that match each keg's character.
MugiHuh! But what is a bock? Just from the name, it sounds like a scary robot or something!
Hop BroHaha, not a robot. Chuckanut Brewery's Bock is all about bready richness; it's a lager with solid sweetness and depth. It pairs well with savory dishes like fried eggplant with ginger soy sauce.
MugiThen which one is spring-like!? Sakura SAKE Lager or whatever, the name alone has me pumped!
Hop BroDon't miss those. Hop Garden Brewery's Sakura SAKE Lager and Hoppukotan Brewing's Umemi-gachi are two beers with a strong sense of seasonal fit for early spring dining.
MugiUmemi-gachi, like 'tends to plum-watch'? Sounds like the name of someone at a flower-viewing outing who's accidentally staring at the sky the whole time!
Hop BroProbably that's part of the playfulness. Since it's a set of spring lagers with a Japanese nuance, lining them up with dishes like drooling wontons or Shanghai-style fried noodles should be fun.
MugiThen the IPAs are the attack squad! Flash Hop IPA and Johnny Utah feel like they're coming at you with aroma, right?
Hop BroThat description is pretty close. Repubrew's Flash Hop IPA has a sharp hop profile, and Georgetown Brewing's Johnny Utah is also easy to enjoy for its balance of aroma and bitterness. It looks like shrimp mayo or mapo tofu could change how they come across.
MugiBeing able to enjoy beer and Chinese food all in one shot in Noge is kind of unfair... If they have operating plans through April 14, I want to go early!
Hop BroAnd this day opens at 3 p.m. too. You can go after work or make it a daytime drinking session, and it's fun to choose one glass at a time while watching the kegs. At this point, both I and Mugi-chan are headed out for drinks.
The beer pub "Craft beer kitchen Kokoro no Tsuki" in Miyagawa-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, announced its Today's Tap List for Friday, April 3. The lineup shown in the post consists of six beers: Chuckanut Brewery's Bock, Hop Garden Brewery's Sakura SAKE Lager, Hoppukotan Brewing's Umemi-gachi, Repubrew's Flash Hop IPA, Georgetown Brewing's Johnny Utah, and Hoppukotan Brewing's nonno.
Kokoro no Tsuki operates in Yokohama's Noge area as a place where craft beer and Chinese food can be enjoyed together. The post also mentions "a happy moment with beautiful beer and Chinese food," which conveys an atmosphere focused not just on beer alone but on pairing it with dishes. Dishes such as steamed chicken with green Sichuan pepper and scallion sauce, fried eggplant with ginger soy sauce, mapo tofu, Shanghai-style fried noodles, shrimp mayo, and drooling wontons are listed, making it a lineup that makes you want to match each glass with the dish that best fits its tap character.
This lineup of six taps ranges from the mellow, bready depth of a bock to seasonal lagers themed around cherry blossoms and plums, and even IPA. Sakura SAKE Lager and Umemi-gachi, with their Japanese nuance, stand out as combinations that suit the spring table. Flash Hop IPA and Johnny Utah are beers where aroma and bitterness are easy to enjoy, and pairing them with food is likely to change how they are perceived.
The post also included the operating schedule through April 14, and it says the shop opens at 3 p.m. on that day. It's a place to visit in Noge, timed to the tap turnover, where you can enjoy Chinese dishes alongside whatever is currently on the kegs.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroYokohama's Noge Kokoro no Tsuki tap update is here. For the April 3 Today's Tap List, six beers are lined up from Chuckanut Brewery to Georgetown Brewing.
MugiWhoa! Six beers? And even though it's a beer pub, it sounds like it's set up with Chinese food in mind!
Hop BroExactly. Kokoro no Tsuki is a place for pairing with Chinese food. For example, steamed chicken with green Sichuan pepper sauce and mapo tofu let you play around with dishes that match each keg's character.
MugiHuh! But what is a bock? Just from the name, it sounds like a scary robot or something!
Hop BroHaha, not a robot. Chuckanut Brewery's Bock is all about bready richness; it's a lager with solid sweetness and depth. It pairs well with savory dishes like fried eggplant with ginger soy sauce.
MugiThen which one is spring-like!? Sakura SAKE Lager or whatever, the name alone has me pumped!
Hop BroDon't miss those. Hop Garden Brewery's Sakura SAKE Lager and Hoppukotan Brewing's Umemi-gachi are two beers with a strong sense of seasonal fit for early spring dining.
MugiUmemi-gachi, like 'tends to plum-watch'? Sounds like the name of someone at a flower-viewing outing who's accidentally staring at the sky the whole time!
Hop BroProbably that's part of the playfulness. Since it's a set of spring lagers with a Japanese nuance, lining them up with dishes like drooling wontons or Shanghai-style fried noodles should be fun.
MugiThen the IPAs are the attack squad! Flash Hop IPA and Johnny Utah feel like they're coming at you with aroma, right?
Hop BroThat description is pretty close. Repubrew's Flash Hop IPA has a sharp hop profile, and Georgetown Brewing's Johnny Utah is also easy to enjoy for its balance of aroma and bitterness. It looks like shrimp mayo or mapo tofu could change how they come across.
MugiBeing able to enjoy beer and Chinese food all in one shot in Noge is kind of unfair... If they have operating plans through April 14, I want to go early!
Hop BroAnd this day opens at 3 p.m. too. You can go after work or make it a daytime drinking session, and it's fun to choose one glass at a time while watching the kegs. At this point, both I and Mugi-chan are headed out for drinks.
