Beerbar Festa Shimokitazawa serves Nomcraft Dinosaur Zoo and 10 other taps on July 2
Beerbar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa opened at 6:00 p.m. on July 2. Because of a Shimokitazawa darts match, darts service is suspended from around 8:00 p.m. until the match ends around 10:30 p.m., while counter and table seats remain available for watching and drinking. On weekdays, the bar stays open until 1:00 a.m.
Hop BroTonight's topic is Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa. On July 2 it opens at 6 p.m. with an 11-tap lineup, and that is a pretty serious setup.
MugiWhat! Eleven taps at once? I'd get lost before ordering. And Nomcraft's "Dinosaur Zoo" is an absurdly strong name!
Hop BroExactly. The new additions are Dinosaur Zoo and Fog, and the big draw is getting 6 domestic and 5 imported beers in one shot.
MugiWait, what is hazy style supposed to mean? Like beer with morning fog in it?
Hop BroClose enough. Think of hazy as cloudy IPA territory: pale, juicy-looking, aromatic, and softer on the palate. Knee Deep's "Folsom Haze" fits that vibe.
MugiOooh! Then Setouchi's Apricot Weizen sounds easy to love. But what even is a weizen?
Hop BroA weizen is a wheat ale, so it usually feels soft and fluffy. Add apricot and you get a gentle fruit note; I'd want to compare it with Hansharo Beer "Coco Farm & Winery White."
MugiHold on, T.Y. Harbor's West Coast Pilsner is also calling my name. Is that crisp, flashy, or both?
Hop BroBoth, honestly. You get pilsner snap with extra hop aroma, so it's great with food. And from around 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. it turns into darts viewing time, so you can watch the match from the counter or tables with a beer in hand.
MugiThat sounds dangerous in the best way. With last call at 1 a.m., I could still make it after work, and I'd rush the nearly-gone Left Hand "Milk Stout" and DDC! "Petit Moral."
Hop BroYou and I are both headed for more than one pint on a night like this. From stout to hazy to Dinosaur Zoo, this lineup really makes me want to drink.
Tap list for July 2
Beerbar Festa (Festa) Shimokitazawa operated from 6:00 p.m. on July 2. In line with a darts exchange match in Shimokitazawa, darts use is suspended from around 8:00 p.m. until the match ends around 10:30 p.m., but guests can still watch from part of the counter or from table seats while enjoying beer. As it is a weekday, the bar stays open until 1:00 a.m., making it a late-night stop.
The draft lineup featured 11 beers in total, with 6 domestic and 5 imported taps. The newly added beers were `Nomcraft Dinosaur Zoo` on the domestic side and `Burnt Mill Fog` on the imported side.
Domestic
- `Nomcraft Dinosaur Zoo`
- `Setouchi Apricot Weizen`
- `Nomcraft No War`
- `T.Y. Harbor Kanpai West Coast Pilsner`
- `Hansharo Beer Coco Farm & Winery White`
- `Heartland` (regular beer)
Imported
- `Burnt Mill Fog`
- `Need Deep Folsom Haze`
- `Left Hand Milk Stout`
- `DDC! Petit Moral`
- `DDC! Rose Dibiscus`
`Left Hand Milk Stout` and `DDC! Petit Moral` were listed as running low, which suggests the tap list was moving quickly. Set in a beer pub on the fifth floor in Kita-Zawa, Setagaya, the venue offered a mix of Japanese staples, hazy beers, and a stout, with a setting suited to pairing a pint with a live darts match in the background.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroTonight's topic is Beer Bar Festa Shimokitazawa. On July 2 it opens at 6 p.m. with an 11-tap lineup, and that is a pretty serious setup.
MugiWhat! Eleven taps at once? I'd get lost before ordering. And Nomcraft's "Dinosaur Zoo" is an absurdly strong name!
Hop BroExactly. The new additions are Dinosaur Zoo and Fog, and the big draw is getting 6 domestic and 5 imported beers in one shot.
MugiWait, what is hazy style supposed to mean? Like beer with morning fog in it?
Hop BroClose enough. Think of hazy as cloudy IPA territory: pale, juicy-looking, aromatic, and softer on the palate. Knee Deep's "Folsom Haze" fits that vibe.
MugiOooh! Then Setouchi's Apricot Weizen sounds easy to love. But what even is a weizen?
Hop BroA weizen is a wheat ale, so it usually feels soft and fluffy. Add apricot and you get a gentle fruit note; I'd want to compare it with Hansharo Beer "Coco Farm & Winery White."
MugiHold on, T.Y. Harbor's West Coast Pilsner is also calling my name. Is that crisp, flashy, or both?
Hop BroBoth, honestly. You get pilsner snap with extra hop aroma, so it's great with food. And from around 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. it turns into darts viewing time, so you can watch the match from the counter or tables with a beer in hand.
MugiThat sounds dangerous in the best way. With last call at 1 a.m., I could still make it after work, and I'd rush the nearly-gone Left Hand "Milk Stout" and DDC! "Petit Moral."
Hop BroYou and I are both headed for more than one pint on a night like this. From stout to hazy to Dinosaur Zoo, this lineup really makes me want to drink.
