East Tokyo brewpub adventure part 3 (Part 1 here, part 2 here and part 4 coming soon)
After a brief / 25 minute (delete depending on your point of view) walk , I made it to On Tap Edo Tokyo Beer. Even though I had mainly planned my route considering the ease of travel, I ended up once again having a nice compare and contrast experience to keep things fresh. The atmosphere was quite different from Beer Vista, and also from Pherment and this place had the most taps I encountered in the whole day. Here’s what you need to know:
- Definitely a different feel to the previous places. More of a typical Japanese boozing establishment atmosphere, with a long counter for maybe 10 and some standing drinking areas too. Apparently upstairs there is a tatami room, but I didn’t see it, and I’m not sure if it’s open on a regular basis or is just for special occasions. I think the place has been open a few years now, (the website says since 2018), but it’s taken me a long time to make it here. Sorry! So maybe the age makes it feel a bit different to the other places. Has lots of food available on a menu that is a cross between izakaya options and more western pub food. I had some chips and the portion was big, they had a nice sprinkling of herbs on them and were well priced. To be honest, I really needed some food by this stage so I was very happy.
- A massive 20 taps! And 18 of them were their own beers. The two guests both came from Doppo. Beers were served in the two normal sizes, and prices ranged from ¥680-¥1080 for the half and ¥1200-¥1600 (the guests being smack in the middle of that range). Perhaps the big selling point when you consider how many different beers they had available were the beer flights. (The plural is intentional). Beers in the flight are 150ml and you can choose any three for ¥1500, any five for ¥2000, any ten for ¥4000 (with free French fries) or go for the whole lot, 20 x 150ml for ¥8000 (with a free deep-fried half chicken). As I was on a pub crawl and had another place to go, I went for the smallest option. 20 taps is a lot! And unsurprisingly given the large number, there was a decent range of styles available.
- No cover charge, WiFi and some daytime opening on Saturday. They aren’t open on Sundays, Mondays or Tuesdays. Maybe they need a few closed days to make enough beer to fill all those taps! They also do contact brewing where I believe you can take part in the brewing process so maybe that’s what they do on Sundays.
This was another fun place to stop and I’m pleased to have finally ticked it off my list. I think it will appeal to a different kind of clientele than Beer Vista, but I had a good time at both places. The master was very friendly when we chatted as I settled up and he gave me some interesting information about some other places around Tokyo. He seemed very passionate about his beers and was keen to stress that there will always be new beers to try there as they make lots of new things. Definitely worth popping in for a flight (of a size of your choosing) when you’re in the area. Oh, and almost forgot, the donation button is on the right hand side of the desktop version of the site and if you scroll down on the mobile version, it’s just after the search box. Any support is gratefully received.
Japanese breweries in bottles or cans:
Edo Tokyo
Doppo
Opening Hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 17:00-23:00
Saturday, 15:00-23:00
Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Location/map:
千田 16-2, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Telephone:
03-6659-8379