BEER SPACE on Tap opens Minamikaze Beer’s “Shinshu Soba” Countryside
BEER SPACE on Tap in Kobe’s Motomachi area announced a new tap on Instagram. The bar added Minamikaze Beer’s “Shinshu Soba” Countryside, a buckwheat tea ale, and shared its current 10-tap lineup.
Hop BroThere’s a good one today: Beer Space On Tap in Motomachi, Kobe just tapped Minamikaze Beer’s “Shinshu Soba” Countryside. And they’re pouring 10 taps today too, which is a strong setup.
MugiWait, beer called “Shinshu Soba”!? I’m already hungry, and what on earth is a BUCKWHEAT TEA ALE!?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. They roast fresh buckwheat from Shinshu in-house and turn it into soba tea for the brew. So it’s a beer with soba tea, which gives it that toasty grain aroma.
MugiNo way! But “house-roasted” suddenly makes it sound so serious. In my head I can already hear the soba shop pep talk starting!
Hop BroFair image, but no noodle bowl is coming out. It has a gentle roasty aroma, a light body, and at 5.5% ABV it’s easy with Japanese food, which is the whole appeal.
MugiThat sounds dangerous in the best way. So it’s not just “Shinshu Soba” then, right? Is this the kind of list where the tasting flight never ends?
Hop BroExactly. They’ve got Nagisa Beer India Pale Ale, Baeren Classic, Seya Wheat Beer, Isekadoya Brown Ale, and even Mango Impact on tap, so the range goes from crisp to fruity really well.
MugiWow, that lineup turned into a festival fast! And Free Spirits Brewing has “Roku” and “Roku (Bitterness Revealed)” which sounds like bitterness with a megaphone!
Hop BroThe place itself is solid too. It’s a tiny 11-seat pub in the basement of Kobe Plaza Hotel, calm, non-smoking, and easy to visit solo, which really works for a quiet pint.
MugiA cozy basement spot with 10 taps is way too tempting... Starting with the toasty “Shinshu Soba” and finishing on an IPA sounds like the perfect after-work beer. Now I want one immediately!
New tap
In its Instagram post, BEER SPACE on Tap said it was ready with “10 taps” and introduced a new pour from Nagano’s Minamikaze Beer: “Shinshu Soba” Countryside. The beer is a 5.5% ABV buckwheat tea ale made with tea brewed from home-roasted Shinshu buckwheat. The description highlights a fragrant, gentle aroma and a light finish that should pair well with Japanese food.
Today's on tap
The day’s lineup also included Nagisa Beer India Pale Ale, FARMENTRY Tiny, Baeren Classic from Baeren Brewery, Yokohama Beer’s Seya no Komugi Beer, Free Spirits Brewing’s Rokuwa (roku) and Rokuwa (nigami arawa), Ise Kadoya Brewery Brown Ale, Shiokaze Blue Lab Mango Impact, and Yumegaoka Sunday Brewing Monday Chill Hazy. It is a balanced selection ranging from crisp wheat styles to hop-forward IPA, malty brown ale, and fruit-driven beer.
About the venue
BEER SPACE on Tap is a small beer pub located in the basement of Kobe Plaza Hotel in Motomachi. With just 11 seats, it has a calm underground atmosphere and is easy to stop by solo. It is a smoke-free space suited to a quick after-work pint or a slower tasting session, making it a reliable place to explore craft beer in Kobe.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThere’s a good one today: Beer Space On Tap in Motomachi, Kobe just tapped Minamikaze Beer’s “Shinshu Soba” Countryside. And they’re pouring 10 taps today too, which is a strong setup.
MugiWait, beer called “Shinshu Soba”!? I’m already hungry, and what on earth is a BUCKWHEAT TEA ALE!?
Hop BroThat’s the fun part. They roast fresh buckwheat from Shinshu in-house and turn it into soba tea for the brew. So it’s a beer with soba tea, which gives it that toasty grain aroma.
MugiNo way! But “house-roasted” suddenly makes it sound so serious. In my head I can already hear the soba shop pep talk starting!
Hop BroFair image, but no noodle bowl is coming out. It has a gentle roasty aroma, a light body, and at 5.5% ABV it’s easy with Japanese food, which is the whole appeal.
MugiThat sounds dangerous in the best way. So it’s not just “Shinshu Soba” then, right? Is this the kind of list where the tasting flight never ends?
Hop BroExactly. They’ve got Nagisa Beer India Pale Ale, Baeren Classic, Seya Wheat Beer, Isekadoya Brown Ale, and even Mango Impact on tap, so the range goes from crisp to fruity really well.
MugiWow, that lineup turned into a festival fast! And Free Spirits Brewing has “Roku” and “Roku (Bitterness Revealed)” which sounds like bitterness with a megaphone!
Hop BroThe place itself is solid too. It’s a tiny 11-seat pub in the basement of Kobe Plaza Hotel, calm, non-smoking, and easy to visit solo, which really works for a quiet pint.
MugiA cozy basement spot with 10 taps is way too tempting... Starting with the toasty “Shinshu Soba” and finishing on an IPA sounds like the perfect after-work beer. Now I want one immediately!
