Post by Mothy I was happy to discover a new beer bar in Kawagoe that opened in August. I’ve been working in the city for about 10 years now, and the pickings have been slim in terms of getting a craft beer, so as soon as I heard about the place I rushed over after…
Written by Mothy The other day, I went to Hop Trip (モロッコ料理とクラフトビール ホップとリップ ) in Yono. At least I think that would be the English of its name. It doesn’t have any English signage and is lacking in online presence. But their Instagram URL is labeled as Hop Trip so I’ll go with that, though…
Written by Mothy U.B.P. (Urawa Beer Project) Brewery is the third child of Kobayashi Kenta, following his first shop, Beer Hunting, and his second shop, Beernova. This time he’s made himself a brewery, and while Beernova really felt like just a bigger version of Beer Hunting, this time the taproom seems to have a very…
Post by Mothy From the outside Nutori looks like any number of old izakayas that one can find in a city like Kawaguchi, or really any city in Japan. The inside as well doesn’t really stand out. Seats made of old crates are set up at a few tables, and there’s a small counter space….
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRIMORDIAL) Post by Mothy So, I had the chance to check out AQUWA (not sure why all caps) Brew Works. I had gone to Primordial a number of times so I found the place easy and nothing much had changed visually. A different name in front, but same color scheme to…
Post by Mothy This is now a new write up by Mothy. I’ve moved the old version right to the bottom of this page if you’re interested in reading it. I wrote about Grow Brew House for Tokyo Beer Drinker back in 2019, but as time passed, things about the place changed and my…
Post by Mothy On January 8th Beernova Urawa (or Beer Nova Urawa- they aren’t 100% consistent with their signage) opened. It’s a nice location close to Urawa station. I didn’t time it, but it’s probably 2 or 3 minutes away at the most. Beernova is a sister shop to BeerHunting Urawa in Kita Urawa. If…
NOW CLOSED – MAYBE REOPENING IN A NEW LOCATION SOME TIME Post by Mothy There was a time I would go to Craft Beer Baby in Urawa 2-3 times a week. Then I had a kid and that number fell to once a week. Then, in December, they closed and it fell to once a…
Post by Mothy The other day I took a trip to Gotanda and made a stop at Craftsman. It’s a short walk from the station, so if you are in the area it’s a convenient place for a beer. Though they seem to be more on the side of a restaurant that serves beer rather…
Post by Mothy I’ve been to Maltan in Kanda a number of times and I really like the place, though it doesn’t really excel in any one area. First off, the beer. They have only six taps of craft (they also serve Suntory Malts) but from when I’ve been there, it’s always an interesting selection….