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Jun

13

New York Bar for sake

Posted at 6:12 am by Patrick under Tokyo Summer Vacation

You might recognize the name if you saw “Lost in Translation” — we’re having cocktails at the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo.

Since we have not had sake during our trip so far, we decided to have it as part of one of the New York Bar’s signature cocktails — the L.I.T.

The L.I.T. Iis a lovely drink made from Sake, Sakura liqueur and peach liqueur. Even after two of them, the smooth, slightly fruity taste was still quite drinkable. the view was amazing too, making for a great ending to our trip.

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Jun

13

Brewery Visit: Yebisu Beer Museum

Posted at 3:57 am by Patrick under Tokyo Summer Vacation

Brewery Visit: Yebisu Beer Museum

The Yebisu Beer Museum is a modest museum set in the middle of an urban oasis, the Yebisu Garden Place. Compared to the other breweries I’ve visited, this one is probably a redesign away from being noteworthy, as it is a simple partitioned one-room display. But, since Japanese culture stresses modesty and conformity over flashiness, it would not surprise me to ffind this design to be purposeful.

This is the Yebisu Beer Museum’s sampler platter: the “Dream Barley”, a patented “lox-less” malt beer; a smooth Weiss beer; the flagship Yebisu pilsner; and the Black, a roasty, black malt fueled lager that is crisp and refreshing, despite its looks.

The obligatory picture in front of the big beer cans will follow shortly.

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Jun

13

Brewing supplies in Tokyo

Posted at 12:42 am by Patrick under Tokyo Summer Vacation

Brewing supplies in Tokyo

If you’re in Tokyo and find yourself in desperate need of making a quick kit beer, then head over to the Tokyu Hands store in Shibuya.

This is store is geared for almost any creative pursuit, as if a Michael’s, Home Depot and SamFlax were smooshed into one 8-level store. In the foodstuffs area, next to the bartending supplies, this little shelf holds a bunch of the basics for extract brewing: fermenter on the top shelf; yeast, bottle caps and smaller bits lower down; and extract kits on the bottom three shelves.

Reminds me of the wit beer I have to keg when I get home!

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