Latest reviews from Chigasaki

“5 minutes from Chigasaki station. 10 taps were half guest beers, and half house beers, which are worth the trip to try. Not a big place, and food and smoking smells are not always good for tasting, but the staff are good and the beers also. ¥900 a pint for house beers is decent. Just sampled a bit of food but it was good. Worth a stop along with Hop Man.“

KyotoLefty 2643 days ago

“Please note Biirusaiko’s description for location is for the old location. New location is in Chigaski and current address is correct. Small ish place. Fits about 20. 1/3 pub, 2/3 barbaric works brewery - essentially this is the taproom for Barbaric Works, though oddly they don’t brand themselves that way and only about half the taps are Barbaric Works. 10 taps reasonable prices. Super local stuff and mainly locals come here. Fantastic food from lamb Gyoza to fruit tomato with cilantro salad. Lots of dark wood, a bit too hipster with fake corrugated rusted iron used as wall, fake deer head on the wall, an overly old toilet door, etc. still the food, service and beer are simply top notch. If you are in the area or even if you are not, you should make your way here from Tokyo with a stop at hopman. Downside is smoking allowed. I didn’t have much smoke so it deserves a 90 “

TimE 2664 days ago

“Great place. Went for the anniversary so can’t fairly judge it but definitely want to go back. Big tap list with lots of interesting stuff. Nice looking bar. Nice staff. So different from Ushitora which it is loosely connected to. Pretty much everything Ushitora does wrong, Hopman does right.“

shoulderbroken 2851 days ago

“For the two weeks I was in Japan, I was hard pressed to find any store that was better than the alcohol section at this supermarket. As I was staying in Chigasaki, I stopped here every 2-3 nights. Fairly close to Chigasaki station. Had a singles selection with a good 50+ different beers from at least a dozen or so countries. A big focus on German and Belgian stuff with some American things thrown in like Rogue and other random countries I’ve never seen anywhere else. At least a dozen Japanese craft breweries too which had good prices. Most of these were in the cooler though and not on the singles display. Tons of sake but I don’t know much about that. If I was in the Chigasaki area, I’d say this is the place to stop.“

rennat42 2906 days ago

“Nice local bar about a minute away from Tsujido station. Open space, central counter, probably barely fits a dozen. 10 taps of japanese micros, decent selection, served in 2 sizes, average prices. Pleased to see they support nearby breweries Yorocco and Shonan. Very friendly staff, various snacks and tapas available, a fun stop when in the area.“

biirusaikou 3253 days ago

“Awesome local bar/dinner located in the Chigasaki neighborhood. Now up to 30 taps, great selection of japanese micros (Oni-densetsu, Kyoto, Fujizakura, Ushitora...) and a handful of Californian brews, all in good condition, average prices. Food is excellent too with a focus on grilled meat and several other tasty seasonal dishes. Friendly and timely service. This place is a true gem, probably top 5 contender for tap selection and food in the whole Kanto area. Make sure you go there thirsty and hungry and you shouldn’t be disappointed.“

biirusaikou 3254 days ago

“We came with kids and spent the first part of our time downstairs in the "kids room." That’s awesome because it puts the noisy guys in an area with toys that won’t bother everyone else, but the problem is that this area seems like an afterthought. As such there was an odd odor in the air like there was a moisture problem. Initially service was a challenge because the lack of a bell, but soon the staff was watching us attentively. Later, when the kids left, we moved upstairs and found it to be a lovely space. We mostly drank pitchers of the Bitter which I found to be really light and refreshing. We also had a Pilsner which didn’t really distinguish itself (at least with me at that moment) and then I had a glass of the Weiss which I thought was a great beer - cloudy and slightly fruity. The food was also good, with the wood-fired pizzas coming in with a good taste. I can’t say anything stood out too much, but it was good. Too bad this place is in never-never land!“

ilkirk 4275 days ago

“Nice scene, a bit out of the way unless you live in Chigasaki. More like 23 taps now, and a pretty decent mix, also at reasonable prices. The beers we had were all in pretty good shape. Nice place.“

KyotoLefty 4375 days ago

“Beautiful place with good food. Beers are in excellent condition, but rather sloppily poured by disinterested part-timers. They only had the three regulars and one seasonal when we went, which was a bit fewer than I hoped for. Pils was supreme. I like this place, but would probably go to their Fujisawa bar first, as it has twice as many beers on tap (though much worse service!) “

KyotoLefty 4503 days ago

“Visited this care of Tim Maloney on pub crawl around the outer areas of Tokyo. This was a 5 min walk from Chigasaki station and if I hadn’t known where it was, up some stairs next to a vegetable grocers, I would have missed it. Inside is quite sophisticated with barmen in waistcoats and nice understated decor. Beer list is a really good range of Japanese craft beer and seasonals. Pints are served in British style pint glasses and right up to the pint mark, so you get your moneys worth. Prices are around 980 yen for a pint. List features about 20 beers so the range is pretty damn good. Would definitely come here again as the service was good and the beer quality fantastic. I had a Kinoni Pale Ale which was in top top condition. Highly recommended.“

EdKing 4527 days ago

“Restaurant which is part of the Shonan brewery. Serves wood fired pizzas, bratwurst dishes and tasty Italian salads and sides, all alongside the brewery beer list. Food is very good and thank god the pizzas are decent sized and not tiny like most pizzas in Japan. Beer choices cover about 5 of the breweries options and you can also ask for bottles from the counter shop in the lobby. Altogether it’s a great combination of good food and good beer, with excellent attentive service and a really nice rustic wooden restaurant location.“

EdKing 4528 days ago

“The ambiance at this place is a amazing. There is an all natural bakery attached the brewery as you walk in. Then you come to a lovely garden and the patio for one of the restaurants. That restaurant (Trattoria) focuses on Italian fare and is a multileveled old house with a cozy basement that has cool wooden tables and books on beer in English/Japanese/German. All of their beers, plus seasonals are on tap, plus about half a dozen draft sakes they make. Food is reasonable priced and good quality. The staff can be impatient, but the food comes out quit quickly. There is also a childerns play room upstairs. The other restaurant is a classy Japanese place with prices going up accordingly. Its interior is dark wood and very stylish. The brewery puts on events throughout the year including an all you can eat and drink Ocktoberfest, complete with Jazz bands and locals selling arts and crafts in the garden. A very very cool place. Kagawa station is a couple of stops from Chigasaki Station. From Kagawa station turn right and walk along the road. You will eventually cross the railway tracks. Keep walking on the right hand side of the road and you will see signs for the brewery. It is about a 10 min walk from the station “

TimE 6606 days ago