[Tokyo, Otsuka] Smoke Beer Factory NAMACHA Brewing — Beer Yonhai (Four Beers) + One Takeaway Bottle, ¥5,060 [Visited September 2025]

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Smoke Beer Factory NAMACHA Brewing (Otsuka Station/Beer Bar)

★★★☆☆3.52 ■[2 minutes walk from Otsuka Station] A restaurant where you can enjoy your first experience of "homemade smoked beer" and "smoked food" at the same time ■Budget (night): ¥3,000 - ¥3,999

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Counter seats are on the 1st floor, and table seats are on the 2nd floor.

This time, since I was visiting alone, I was guided to a counter seat on the 1st floor.

Ordering and Payment

Menu

We only photograph home-brewed beer menus.

Although I didn't take any photos, the drink menu also includes Japanese craft beers such as WCB and whiskey.

Of course there is also a food menu.

4 beers

A while back, I bought a jacket and tried a craft beer called Addictive Ale Mapo.

Well, you can't even call it Mabo. . I licked it and tried drinking it. .

The Japanese pepper and green chili pepper had a strong effect, and I got the impression that it was more like Mala than mapo, or Mala green beans, and I was completely captivated by how delicious it was.

There seem to be several breweries, but all of them are located in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, and they also have restaurants attached, so I was looking forward to visiting them.

This time I was seated at the counter, so I thought I'd just have a quick drink or two before heading home, but the menu turned out to be more interesting than I expected, so I ended up drinking quite a bit. .

Otoshi (Appetizer)

『Appetizer (330 yen)' is dried food and quail.

For dry food, I had Baby Star's Dodekai Ramen and Potering, which I feel like I haven't eaten in over 5 years.

I like eggs in general, not just quail, so I'll be happy to pay for the appetizer if you offer it to me.

1st cup: Nice to meet you, I'm Nama.

The size is ``R: 1,298 yen” I asked.

They provide it with a canvas like this, and ask you to take a photo with it.

This picture is on the label of the can, so it's easy to buy when you see it at a liquor store, so it's a good initiative.

This is a lager type cup.

I could feel the barley and hops, and personally, I felt the flesh and tea leaf elements.

2nd cup: Nama-chan's Raojo

The size is ``R: 968 yen” I asked.

This was said to be the standard, but since it was a dark beer, I avoided the first glass and ordered the second one.

You can feel the richness and sweetness of barley and dark beer, but the most distinctive feature is the smoked aroma.

This smoked taste is delicious.

3rd cup: Addictive ale Thai curry

The size is ``S: 858 yen” I asked.

On the menu is ``Addictive Ale Mapo”, but I ordered a Thai curry that I had never tried before.

You can really feel the elements of green chili pepper and green curry.

This is also delicious.

4th cup: Nama-chan and Chingu's iced coffee

The size is ``S: 858 yen”.

As soon as I saw this on the menu, I thought it would be the perfect way to end the dish, so I ordered it.

You can feel the brown sugar and richness of the coffee and dark beer, as well as the barley.

I felt the fusion of coffee and beer.

Impressions and Rating

In addition to the 4 cups + appetizer, Bin Beeru (Bottled Beer) was selling mapo, so I bought one to take home and the bill was 5,060 yen.

Sorry for not ordering food. .

When we want to enjoy food, we order alcohol, but when we want to enjoy alcohol, we don't often order food. .

You might think this price is high for four beers and one souvenir beer, but I think craft beers can be even cheaper.

As for the important taste, all of them were delicious, but the Thai curry was the best.

There are a lot of craft beers in Japan, and if you include those from overseas such as the United States, there are a ton of them.

I think the best taste you can look for in a craft beer is tropical and no off flavors.

If you drink Monkish or Alchemist in the US, or Uchu or WCB in Japan, you won't be disappointed.

It's just not interesting. .

I've already come across the correct brewery as mentioned above, and even if I come across a new correct brewery, it still has a tropical flavor with no off-flavors. . It becomes.

That's when I came across the existence of auxiliary raw materials.

Personally, I found it quite new and interesting, like this time, where you can express food using beer and an unconventional auxiliary ingredient, and you can actually feel the elements of the food while also feeling the beer.

I was starting to get tired of craft beer, but I think there are still breweries that are doing a lot of different things, so I would like to drink a lot of different things.

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