UPDATE: Inabaku seems to have closed and has been taken over by Beerdock, who I guess are brewing beers on site now. I’m really not sure about any of these details though, so will go back and update when I have. For now, I’ll leave the old write up below to at least give you some idea, but from looking at some pictures, it seems it has changed a bit. I’ve updated the links and the opening hours though.
For once I can actually use the phrase ‘newly opened’ and not be criticised for having a loose grip on the passing of time. Inabazu was opened a few months ago and is a small brewpub about 10 minutes walk from Inadazutsumi station, just over the Tama river in Kawasaki. It’s probably not an area that people often pass through on a pub crawl, but it is a good spot to change from the Nambu line to the Keio line, (although you do have to walk to a different station to do so), so maybe if you’re coming from somewhere else in Kawasaki and are then planning to go into Tokyo it could be a useful stop. Here’s what you need to know.
- Pretty small place. Counter for maybe five, tables for a few more than that. Had a real local feeling to it. The food looked nice but as I’d stuffed myself at Mizonokuchi I could only manage pickles. Surprising amount of staff for such a small place!
- Four taps of their own beer, one guest from Vector and one macro. Beers served in four sizes at very reasonable prices! XS is 148ml and ranges from ¥350-¥450, S is 284ml, from ¥550-¥650, M is 330ml, from ¥780-¥880 and L is 473ml, from ¥900-¥1000. The guest is quite a bit more expensive, but I’d imagine you’re not really going here for the guest beer. They have the capacity to have more taps, but from looking at Untappd it seems that they’ve only made four beers so far, so I guess the ones they had on are their standards. I was a little surprised to see a saison among them and that one was my favourite. Growler fills also available. Beers feel a bit like a work in progress at the moment, but I’d be interested to see how they progress.
- No cover charge, didn’t check WiFi (again…). Doesn’t open in the daytime, even at weekends. The staff and clientele all seemed to be locals and many of them seemed to know each other. The limited seating meant that the place was always full for the whole time we were there, so perhaps if you’re desperate to go here you should book, particularly as it’s a bit of a walk from the station and there’s nothing else around.
Always pleased to add a new brewery to this site and it was nice to visit one not so long after their opening. Lovers of in-your-face beers might be a little disappointed here as the beers were quite subtle and they seemed to be a bit European rather than US influenced.
Japanese breweries on tap when I visited:
Inabaku
Vector
Opening Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday, 18:00-23:00
Friday, 18:00-00:00
Saturday, 14:00-00:00
Sunday, 14:00-23:00
Closed Monday & Tuesday
Location/map:
菅北浦 2-21-1, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Telephone:
044-944-2044
Links:
Website