Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki opens at 3 p.m. on June 23 with six beers on tap
Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki in Miyakawacho, Yokohama, opens at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23. The tap list features six beers from Japan, the U.S., and Taiwan, including a newly tapped beer from Hoppukotan Brewery.
Hop BroToday’s story is about Craft beer kitchen Kokoro no Tsuki in Yokohama’s Miyagawacho. They open at 3 PM on Tuesday, June 23, and that alone already feels like a dangerous detour.
MugiWhat, beer from 3 PM? That’s perfect! And a six-tap lineup too? My productivity just got replaced by pint glasses!
Hop BroThe range is solid too: Garden Path Fermentation’s The Little Horse Around, Taihu Brewing’s Vapor Dreams, and Fort George Brewery’s Sherman IPA are all on the list.
MugiWhoa! From the U.S. to Taiwan to Hokkaido, that’s basically a world tour by tasting without needing a passport!
Hop BroAnd the fresh tap is Hop Kotan Brewery’s Totonou. That one stands out because it uses Triumph, Rakau, and El Dorado hops.
MugiWhat is that, some kind of three-hop combo attack? I can’t tell if you’re naming ingredients or special moves!
Hop BroIngredients. Hops shape the aroma, and Totonou is aiming for stone-fruit character with a smoother mouthfeel-focused profile.
MugiWait, what even is mouthfeel? You said that so seriously I suddenly feel like I’m in a science class!
Hop BroBasically, it’s how the beer feels when you drink it. Smooth and easy on the palate, which should pair really well with Kokoro no Tsuki’s Chinese-leaning dishes like mapo tofu or drool wontons.
MugiThat’s unfair! The beer already sounds great, and then you add steamed chicken with green peppercorn sauce and Shanghai-style fried noodles? My stomach has already arrived before I have!
Hop BroAnd Hop Kotan doesn’t stop at Totonou. They also have Akira Bayashi, so the lineup stretches from clean, elegant pours to IPA, which feels like a very Kokoro no Tsuki setup.
MugiThat settles it. Show up at 3, have a glass, grab noodles, then another pour... just imagining Totonou and fried noodles is enough to make me want a drink right now!
Tap List for June 23
Craft Beer Kitchen Kokonotsuki, a beer pub on the second floor in Miyakawacho, Yokohama, pairs craft beer with Chinese-inspired dishes. On Tuesday, June 23, the shop opens at 3 p.m. and shared its tap list for the day.
Beers on tap
- Garden Path Fermentation, The Little Horse Around
- Devil Craft Brewery, Seize the Throne
- Hoppukotan Brewery, Totonou
- Taihu Brewing, Vapor Dreams
- Fort George Brewery, Sherman IPA
- Hoppukotan Brewery, AKIRA Biyashi
The highlighted new tap is Hoppukotan Brewery’s Totonou. The beer is described as using Triumph, Rakau, and El Dorado hops, with a stone-fruit-like aroma and a smooth drinking finish.
What makes Kokonotsuki appealing is the food pairing. The kitchen offers dishes such as steamed chicken with green peppercorn sauce, fried eggplant with ginger soy sauce, mapo tofu, Shanghai-style yakisoba, ginger chicken, candied nuts, and yodare wonton. That makes the place a natural fit for hop-forward beers and IPA fans alike.
With beers from the U.S., Taiwan, and Japan all lined up in one place, June 23 looks like a good day to stop by, choose a glass that fits your mood, and enjoy a relaxed beer-and-food session in Yokohama.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday’s story is about Craft beer kitchen Kokoro no Tsuki in Yokohama’s Miyagawacho. They open at 3 PM on Tuesday, June 23, and that alone already feels like a dangerous detour.
MugiWhat, beer from 3 PM? That’s perfect! And a six-tap lineup too? My productivity just got replaced by pint glasses!
Hop BroThe range is solid too: Garden Path Fermentation’s The Little Horse Around, Taihu Brewing’s Vapor Dreams, and Fort George Brewery’s Sherman IPA are all on the list.
MugiWhoa! From the U.S. to Taiwan to Hokkaido, that’s basically a world tour by tasting without needing a passport!
Hop BroAnd the fresh tap is Hop Kotan Brewery’s Totonou. That one stands out because it uses Triumph, Rakau, and El Dorado hops.
MugiWhat is that, some kind of three-hop combo attack? I can’t tell if you’re naming ingredients or special moves!
Hop BroIngredients. Hops shape the aroma, and Totonou is aiming for stone-fruit character with a smoother mouthfeel-focused profile.
MugiWait, what even is mouthfeel? You said that so seriously I suddenly feel like I’m in a science class!
Hop BroBasically, it’s how the beer feels when you drink it. Smooth and easy on the palate, which should pair really well with Kokoro no Tsuki’s Chinese-leaning dishes like mapo tofu or drool wontons.
MugiThat’s unfair! The beer already sounds great, and then you add steamed chicken with green peppercorn sauce and Shanghai-style fried noodles? My stomach has already arrived before I have!
Hop BroAnd Hop Kotan doesn’t stop at Totonou. They also have Akira Bayashi, so the lineup stretches from clean, elegant pours to IPA, which feels like a very Kokoro no Tsuki setup.
MugiThat settles it. Show up at 3, have a glass, grab noodles, then another pour... just imagining Totonou and fried noodles is enough to make me want a drink right now!
