On Wednesday, we dropped into the ever-welcoming Watering Hole in Yoyogi, to help celebrate the birthdays of owner Emuchiko-san and manager Nontan-san — amazingly they share the same day...
As always, there were plenty of great brews on the drink menu, starting with these specials, two non-orthodox Pilsners. Brewed by the Nihonkai Club in Ishikawa, they were as hopped up as premium IPAs. Not to everyone's taste, maybe, but most refreshing...
Next we turned to a couple of seasonal brews we'd been eying up on the online menu ahead of time… On the right, a Sakura doppelbock, brewed by the folks at Fujizakura Heights. And on the left, Yuzu Pale Ale (W-IPA real ale) from Minoh.
I always enjoy the Kata-akari chips (aka fried potatoes) at the Wateringhole, cooked in wedges with the skin on...
What else did we drink? It's hard to remember clearly, but we certainly ended with the Yaho whiskey oak barrel barley wine. Good stuff!
Kampai! And happy birthday!!
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