Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa opens Repubrew Black Jack IPA and Y.Market Egif!!
Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa updated its tap list on Saturday, August 29. The two new additions are Repubrew's Black Jack IPA and Y.Market's Egif!!, giving the bar a lineup that ranges from barrel-aged dark beer to a light wheat lager.
Hop BroBeer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa just rolled out two fresh taps for August 29. They added Repubrew's 'Black Jack IPA' and Y.Market's 'Egifu!!', and the contrast between them is great.
MugiWait, Black Jack IPA is black and still an IPA? That sounds like a beer having an identity crisis in the coolest way possible!
Hop BroThat's exactly why it's fun. It's a full-bodied Black IPA, so you get dark roasted depth with bright hoppy aroma layered on top.
MugiWhoa, and what about whiskey barrel aging? That phrase just barged in like the final boss of beer terms!
Hop BroSimple version: the beer rests in used whiskey barrels and picks up barrel character from the wood. That brings in woody, vanilla-like depth and extra richness.
MugiOkay, got it! So Y.Market's 'Egifu!!' is the total opposite type? Even the name sounds like it showed up yelling!
Hop BroPretty much. It's a wheat lager made with wheat malt, so it drinks light and smooth, with an easy finish that's perfect for a first glass.
MugiSo now I have a first pint dilemma. Rich, dark, barrel-kissed beer or breezy lager mode? My brain has already ordered both.
Hop BroAnd Festa Shimokitazawa makes that worse in the best way: it's two minutes from the station, has 12 craft taps, opens at 6 p.m., and stays open until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
MugiAdd house-made sausage and beef stew, and this turns into a full tasting mission. I want the Black Jack IPA, the Egifu!!, and probably a seat right now!
Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa, a craft-beer pub two minutes from Shimokitazawa Station's Central Exit, updated its tap list for Saturday, August 29. With 12 draft lines and darts on site, it is built for both a quick pint and a long late-night session.
The two new taps are Repubrew's Black Jack IPA, a full-bodied black IPA aged in whiskey barrels, and Y.Market's Egif!!, a wheat lager made with wheat malt and described as light and easy to drink. The contrast between a dark, barrel-aged beer and a crisp wheat lager gives the lineup strong range from the start.
Tap list highlights
- Repubrew Black Jack IPA
- Y.Market Egif!!
- Repubrew Canpai Hazy
- Shiga Kogen IPA ver.2.03 Center of Universe
- Shiga Kogen IPA ver.2.03 Center of Universe Real Ale ver.
- HOJO Stout
- T.Y. Harbor Canpai West Coast Pilsner
- Heartland
- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
- Revision DIPA
- DDC! Moralité
The pub works well at the counter for a solo drink and at a table for a small group, and its food list includes house-made sausages and beef-sinew beer stew. For anyone bar-hopping in Shimokitazawa, it is a practical stop when you want breadth across styles, not just one house specialty.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroBeer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa just rolled out two fresh taps for August 29. They added Repubrew's 'Black Jack IPA' and Y.Market's 'Egifu!!', and the contrast between them is great.
MugiWait, Black Jack IPA is black and still an IPA? That sounds like a beer having an identity crisis in the coolest way possible!
Hop BroThat's exactly why it's fun. It's a full-bodied Black IPA, so you get dark roasted depth with bright hoppy aroma layered on top.
MugiWhoa, and what about whiskey barrel aging? That phrase just barged in like the final boss of beer terms!
Hop BroSimple version: the beer rests in used whiskey barrels and picks up barrel character from the wood. That brings in woody, vanilla-like depth and extra richness.
MugiOkay, got it! So Y.Market's 'Egifu!!' is the total opposite type? Even the name sounds like it showed up yelling!
Hop BroPretty much. It's a wheat lager made with wheat malt, so it drinks light and smooth, with an easy finish that's perfect for a first glass.
MugiSo now I have a first pint dilemma. Rich, dark, barrel-kissed beer or breezy lager mode? My brain has already ordered both.
Hop BroAnd Festa Shimokitazawa makes that worse in the best way: it's two minutes from the station, has 12 craft taps, opens at 6 p.m., and stays open until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
MugiAdd house-made sausage and beef stew, and this turns into a full tasting mission. I want the Black Jack IPA, the Egifu!!, and probably a seat right now!
