Three Beers, Including BONZ from Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing, Opened at TAP&CROWLER
The beer pub TAP&CROWLER in Shibuya, Tokyo, announced new guest beers on April 15, 2026. The lineup features three labels from Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing, Field Ales, and Totopia Brewery, offering a wide range from IPA to brown ale and DDH HAZY TIPA.
Hop BroThere’s a new tap at TAP&CROWLER in Shibuya, and today’s lineup is pretty interesting. Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing’s BONZ, Field Ales’ Foma Me Brown, and Totopia Brewery’s Biasphobia are three beers with completely different personalities.
MugiWait, you can drink all three at the same place!? That huge spread in flavor is making my brain lag!
Hop BroFirst up, BONZ has the kind of satisfying body you expect from an IPA, at 7.0% ABV. It feels like one you’d want to taste for the balance between aroma and bitterness, in true Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing fashion.
MugiI hear IPA a lot, but what actually makes it strong? I get that it is not just bitter, but that part still feels fuzzy!
Hop BroRoughly speaking, IPA puts hop aroma front and center. With BONZ, you should be able to enjoy citrusy and floral notes, along with the shape of the bitterness. It has real heft, but the aroma keeps it moving smoothly, and that is the appeal.
MugiSo Foma Me Brown sounds like the opposite! When it says "calm malt character," it feels like something I could drink with ease.
Hop BroExactly. It is the kind of beer that brings out Field Ales’ Brown Ale-like toastiness, and at 5.0% ABV it goes down easily. It’s fun to pick out nutty richness and a toasty character.
MugiAnd then Biasphobia comes in!? Just the words DDH HAZY TIPA sound way too strong! It feels like hop aroma is about to burst out of the glass!
Hop BroTotopia Brewery’s Biasphobia is a prime example of a dense hop aroma. DDH stands for double dry-hopped, a method where more hops are added even after fermentation to push the aroma forward. And at 9.5%, it has a very strong presence.
MugiI thought dry-hopping was some kind of ritual for drying hops! So it means adding aroma later, huh? That misunderstanding was wildly off!
Hop BroAnd TAP&CROWLER offers on-site drinking and growler fills by the liter, so it is great that you can drink there and take beer home too. It is easy to visit alone, and it is also welcoming to guests with pets and children.
MugiIf you can compare these three in Shibuya, that sounds amazing! I want to start with BONZ, settle in with the brown ale, and then finish big with Biasphobia!
Hop BroExactly. Starting with BONZ for the balance of bitterness and aroma, then Foma Me Brown for the gentle malt character, and finishing with Biasphobia for a blast of hop intensity is a great flow. This is a lineup that makes you want to raise a glass in Shibuya tonight.
MugiYeah, just reading it makes my throat tingle! I want to do a three-way tasting right now!
Beer pub TAP&CROWLER in Udagawacho, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, released its guest beer information for Wednesday, April 15, 2026. In the post, three labels were introduced as "newly tapped," creating a lineup with a wide stylistic range.
Beers tapped on this day
- Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing / BONZ
STYLE: IPA / ABV: 7.0%
- Field Ales / Foma Me Brown
STYLE: Brown Ale / ABV: 5.0%
- Totopia Brewery / Biasphobia
STYLE: DDH HAZY TIPA / ABV: 9.5%
From the satisfying body of an IPA, to the calm malt character of a brown ale, and the dense hop aroma and higher alcohol of a DDH HAZY TIPA, this is a lineup that lets you compare three beers with very different personalities in one place. If you are visiting for the guest beers, a good order to try them in would be BONZ, where bitterness and aroma are in balance; Foma Me Brown, which is easy to drink; and Biasphobia, with its strong presence, so the differences in flavor stand out clearly.
The shop offers on-site drinking, canned beer sales, and growler fills by the liter. It welcomes solo visitors, guests with pets, and guests with children, making it easy to drop in casually while also being convenient for takeout and choosing beer for home use. Payment methods include cash, credit cards, PayPay, HachiPay, and transit IC cards.
The post also mentioned that rain was expected from the evening, and advised visitors to watch their footing. Reservations and today's tap list can also be checked from the profile, so it is useful to check in advance on days when you are aiming for a specific beer.
For a day spent tracking distinct guest beers in Shibuya, TAP&CROWLER is an easy shop to use.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThere’s a new tap at TAP&CROWLER in Shibuya, and today’s lineup is pretty interesting. Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing’s BONZ, Field Ales’ Foma Me Brown, and Totopia Brewery’s Biasphobia are three beers with completely different personalities.
MugiWait, you can drink all three at the same place!? That huge spread in flavor is making my brain lag!
Hop BroFirst up, BONZ has the kind of satisfying body you expect from an IPA, at 7.0% ABV. It feels like one you’d want to taste for the balance between aroma and bitterness, in true Minamiaizu Mountain Brewing fashion.
MugiI hear IPA a lot, but what actually makes it strong? I get that it is not just bitter, but that part still feels fuzzy!
Hop BroRoughly speaking, IPA puts hop aroma front and center. With BONZ, you should be able to enjoy citrusy and floral notes, along with the shape of the bitterness. It has real heft, but the aroma keeps it moving smoothly, and that is the appeal.
MugiSo Foma Me Brown sounds like the opposite! When it says "calm malt character," it feels like something I could drink with ease.
Hop BroExactly. It is the kind of beer that brings out Field Ales’ Brown Ale-like toastiness, and at 5.0% ABV it goes down easily. It’s fun to pick out nutty richness and a toasty character.
MugiAnd then Biasphobia comes in!? Just the words DDH HAZY TIPA sound way too strong! It feels like hop aroma is about to burst out of the glass!
Hop BroTotopia Brewery’s Biasphobia is a prime example of a dense hop aroma. DDH stands for double dry-hopped, a method where more hops are added even after fermentation to push the aroma forward. And at 9.5%, it has a very strong presence.
MugiI thought dry-hopping was some kind of ritual for drying hops! So it means adding aroma later, huh? That misunderstanding was wildly off!
Hop BroAnd TAP&CROWLER offers on-site drinking and growler fills by the liter, so it is great that you can drink there and take beer home too. It is easy to visit alone, and it is also welcoming to guests with pets and children.
MugiIf you can compare these three in Shibuya, that sounds amazing! I want to start with BONZ, settle in with the brown ale, and then finish big with Biasphobia!
Hop BroExactly. Starting with BONZ for the balance of bitterness and aroma, then Foma Me Brown for the gentle malt character, and finishing with Biasphobia for a blast of hop intensity is a great flow. This is a lineup that makes you want to raise a glass in Shibuya tonight.
MugiYeah, just reading it makes my throat tingle! I want to do a three-way tasting right now!
