Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara adds five Other Half beers and Japanese collabs
Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara has added five beers from Other Half to its tap list, alongside a wide range of Japanese and collaborative releases. The lineup spans hazy IPAs, an Irish stout, and sour beer.
Hop BroAkihabara is looking dangerous today, because five Other Half beers just landed at Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara.
MugiWhat! Five at once? That tap list sounds like Akihabara took a surprise trip to New York!
Hop BroIt kind of did. Big Cashmere Vibes is a Cashmere-hop hazy IPA, Bang On! is an Irish stout, and Green City brings peach and mango notes, so it is a seriously broad lineup.
MugiWhoa, but hazy IPA and Irish stout already sound like my brain needs a tasting note translator!
Hop BroHazy IPA means cloudy with soft, juicy aroma, while stout leans dark and roasty from roasted malt. And Big Cashmere Vibes is single-hop focused, so the lemon and stone-fruit character comes through really clearly.
MugiSingle hop? What is that, a one-hop stage show? I am ready to hand out awards already!
Hop BroExactly, it is about narrowing the hop bill so one character stands out. Then Bird Cage goes bigger as an imperial hazy IPA with Citra, Nelson, and Sabro, bringing layers of lychee and coconut-like aroma.
MugiMy mouth is busy and I have not even taken a sip yet! Also, Blue Crab is not crab-flavored, right? I need that confirmed immediately.
Hop BroYou are safe, no crab in the glass. Blue Crab is tropical with Citra, Mosaic, and Strata, and there are domestic collabs too like Bud Bunny and Album, so this is basically a full tasting mission.
MugiThat is unfairly tempting! If they open from the evening on weekdays, stay until 11 p.m. on Fridays, and even do takeaway, then we have to sample it and head home smiling.
New York beers meet Japanese collaborations
Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara in Taito, Tokyo, updated its June 11 tap list with five beers from Other Half. The lineup centers on hazy IPAs, with an Irish stout in the mix as well, giving drinkers a broad spread of hop aroma, roast character, and fruit-forward flavors.
The Other Half lineup
- `Big Cashmere Vibes`: a single-Cashmere-hop hazy IPA with lemon and stone-fruit notes.
- `Bang On!`: an Irish stout built on caramel and roasted malt, with a smooth roast profile and bittersweet sweetness.
- `Green City`: the flagship hazy IPA, with peach, grapefruit, and mango aromatics.
- `Bird Cage`: an imperial hazy IPA brewed with Citra, Nelson, and Sabro, showing layered tropical notes of lychee and coconut.
- `Blue Crab`: a tropical beer brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Strata, named after Chesapeake Bay.
More taps on the board
Other confirmed beers on the list include `Repubrew / AGE AGE SAME AGE`, `Passific Brewing / MU`, `HINO Brewing×Two Rabbits / Bud Bunny`, `Zumona Beer / Weizen`, `Romantic Village Brewery / Tochigi Very Berry Sour`, `CRAFT BANK / BANK IPA`, `Swan Lake Beer×Yamorido×Heiwacraft×Karuizawa Q / Album`, `Swan Lake Beer×BET / Nagi`, and `Shiga Kogen Beer×Oxbow×Dogfish / Kind of Gold`. It is a broad, rotating selection that covers lager-like refreshment, sour beer, and collaborative releases.
For drinkers in and around Akihabara, the bar’s schedule is practical: open from late afternoon on weekdays, with longer hours on Friday and daytime opening on weekends and holidays. Growler and plastic-cup takeout is also available, making it easy to either sit down for a tasting session or take a favorite beer home.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroAkihabara is looking dangerous today, because five Other Half beers just landed at Craft Beer Scissors Akihabara.
MugiWhat! Five at once? That tap list sounds like Akihabara took a surprise trip to New York!
Hop BroIt kind of did. Big Cashmere Vibes is a Cashmere-hop hazy IPA, Bang On! is an Irish stout, and Green City brings peach and mango notes, so it is a seriously broad lineup.
MugiWhoa, but hazy IPA and Irish stout already sound like my brain needs a tasting note translator!
Hop BroHazy IPA means cloudy with soft, juicy aroma, while stout leans dark and roasty from roasted malt. And Big Cashmere Vibes is single-hop focused, so the lemon and stone-fruit character comes through really clearly.
MugiSingle hop? What is that, a one-hop stage show? I am ready to hand out awards already!
Hop BroExactly, it is about narrowing the hop bill so one character stands out. Then Bird Cage goes bigger as an imperial hazy IPA with Citra, Nelson, and Sabro, bringing layers of lychee and coconut-like aroma.
MugiMy mouth is busy and I have not even taken a sip yet! Also, Blue Crab is not crab-flavored, right? I need that confirmed immediately.
Hop BroYou are safe, no crab in the glass. Blue Crab is tropical with Citra, Mosaic, and Strata, and there are domestic collabs too like Bud Bunny and Album, so this is basically a full tasting mission.
MugiThat is unfairly tempting! If they open from the evening on weekdays, stay until 11 p.m. on Fridays, and even do takeaway, then we have to sample it and head home smiling.
