Chiitoko Shoten lines up three Tsugaru Brewery cans and four draft beers, including Kozaru IPA
Chiitoko Shoten in Shimosuwa, Nagano, announced its June 14 service details. The shop added three canned beers from the newly launched Tsugaru Brewery, while the draft lineup featured Minoh Beer’s Kozaru IPA and three more taps. Dagashi, handmade snacks, and coffee round out the casual setting.
Hop BroI want to talk about Chiitoko Shoten in Shimosuwa today, because their 3 cans and 4 taps lineup for June 14 is seriously fun. It is the kind of place where dagashi snacks, coffee, and craft beer all somehow live together.
MugiWait, snacks and beer in the same shop actually works? Coffee in the daytime and craft beer at night sounds like a full-day excuse to never leave!
Hop BroThe big highlight is Tsugaru Jozo, which just started brewing this spring. Their first release, the Arigato series, has a lager, a saison, and an IPA, and all three use locally grown rice.
MugiOoh, but what is saison supposed to mean? It sounds cute, but my brain is getting zero flavor preview here!
Hop BroSaison is a Belgian-style beer, and in simple terms it usually has light, breezy aromatics with a dry finish. Using rice can make it feel even cleaner and easier to keep sipping.
MugiSo basically it is the kind of beer that looks complicated but is surprisingly easygoing once you meet it? Wow, I fall for that kind of gap immediately!
Hop BroThe draft side is strong too, especially with Minoh Beer bringing in Kozaru IPA. It is the summer-only little sibling to Osaru IPA, a session IPA with citrusy aroma and a crisp, refreshing finish.
MugiHold on, session IPA sounds like a beer for business meetings! What makes that different from a regular IPA?
Hop BroHa, that meeting would get very unproductive. A session IPA is built with lower alcohol balance, so you still get hop aroma but in a lighter, more drinkable form. And with Field Ales' Hardboiled, Y.Market Brewing's NEW Onigashima IX, and Kyoto Brewing's Ichigo Ichie on tap, the range goes from easygoing to full-on flavorful.
MugiAnd then they add shortbread, banana bread, sausage rolls, carrot tart, and even dagashi, so the snack lineup is wild too! Going back and forth between cans and draft there sounds perfect, and now I really want us both to grab a Kozaru IPA.
Located in the Odamachi area of Shimosuwa Town, `Chiitoko Shoten` blends the feel of a dagashi shop with a beer pub and coffee counter. It is open from 10:00 to 22:00 on June 14, so it works as an easy daytime stop or an evening beer destination.
The highlight is three canned beers from the newly started `Tsugaru Brewery`. Head brewer Chris, one of the founders of Kyoto Brewing and its first head brewer, is behind the launch. The first release is the `Arigatou!` series: `Arigatou! Lager`, `Arigatou! Saison`, and `Arigatou! IPA`, all brewed with locally grown rice.
On draft, one new keg of `Minoh Beer`’s `Kozaru IPA` is featured. It is described as a summer-limited session IPA, a younger sibling to the classic `Osaru IPA`, with bright citrus aroma and a crisp, easy-drinking finish. The remaining taps are `Field Ales`’ `Hardboiled~well boiled pale ale~`, `Y.Market Brewing`’s `NEW鬼ヶ島Ⅸ`, and `Kyoto Brewing`’s `一期一会`.
The food menu also includes shortbread, banana bread, chocolate brownie, sausage rolls, and carrot tart, so the shop works as both a snack stop and a beer spot.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroI want to talk about Chiitoko Shoten in Shimosuwa today, because their 3 cans and 4 taps lineup for June 14 is seriously fun. It is the kind of place where dagashi snacks, coffee, and craft beer all somehow live together.
MugiWait, snacks and beer in the same shop actually works? Coffee in the daytime and craft beer at night sounds like a full-day excuse to never leave!
Hop BroThe big highlight is Tsugaru Jozo, which just started brewing this spring. Their first release, the Arigato series, has a lager, a saison, and an IPA, and all three use locally grown rice.
MugiOoh, but what is saison supposed to mean? It sounds cute, but my brain is getting zero flavor preview here!
Hop BroSaison is a Belgian-style beer, and in simple terms it usually has light, breezy aromatics with a dry finish. Using rice can make it feel even cleaner and easier to keep sipping.
MugiSo basically it is the kind of beer that looks complicated but is surprisingly easygoing once you meet it? Wow, I fall for that kind of gap immediately!
Hop BroThe draft side is strong too, especially with Minoh Beer bringing in Kozaru IPA. It is the summer-only little sibling to Osaru IPA, a session IPA with citrusy aroma and a crisp, refreshing finish.
MugiHold on, session IPA sounds like a beer for business meetings! What makes that different from a regular IPA?
Hop BroHa, that meeting would get very unproductive. A session IPA is built with lower alcohol balance, so you still get hop aroma but in a lighter, more drinkable form. And with Field Ales' Hardboiled, Y.Market Brewing's NEW Onigashima IX, and Kyoto Brewing's Ichigo Ichie on tap, the range goes from easygoing to full-on flavorful.
MugiAnd then they add shortbread, banana bread, sausage rolls, carrot tart, and even dagashi, so the snack lineup is wild too! Going back and forth between cans and draft there sounds perfect, and now I really want us both to grab a Kozaru IPA.
