Into 2024, let's continue with the Tokyo beer trip weekly column article published on the last day of 2023 before putting the Tokyo articles( 2 more to go) on hold to accomodate for the customary 2023 Most Memorable beer/mead list come next blog posting.
进入2024，由于报纸专栏是双周刊，所以把这期2023最后一天刊登的東京啤游记上载後，接下来还有两期的東京啤游记会稍缓押后让位给年度酒单。
Here's we go:-
Yamanote JR Line is a vital link to Tokyo rail system & a very useful guiding route for first time visitors to Tokyo, personally this is the easiest reference point/guiding light for the seemingly complex (or intimidating to first timer) Tokyo rail system. Along the circle of Yamanote Line, Kanda & Akihabara are next to each other--in fact within walking distance if you wish to sober up or shake off some calories after say drinking at Akihabara and wanted to continue drinking or eating at Kanda or vice versa. Of course, if you don't wish to walk then it's easy--just hop on a train since the bars mentioned below are all quite close to JR stations.
山手线是東京重要的一条环状电车路线，是很多本地人和游客都会使用的日常出行路线，无论是内环还是外环线路基本都可以到达城里大部份地区，而且站和站之间距离有时候用走路方式就可到，像秋叶原站和神田站之间就是直接能走到的，意思是如果在其中一区喝了酒然后想到另一站其他酒吧喝的话，以漫步消耗一些酒精卡路里的方式走着去是个不错选择,当然要是不想走路去，电车站就在附近很是方便。
Been to this bottle shop/bar place prior to Covid blank us all from travelling overseas--this is a branch out from their start-up shop at Kita Senju where it started as a purely for take out bottle shop--the original shop has also evolved into a bottle shop/bar set up now.
这是家本店位于比较远离市中心地区（北千住）原本只是较大型瓶子店的转型分店，从之前本店只卖外带瓶子罐子变成可以坐在店里喝酒吃点东西也可以只来买外带啤酒的酒吧瓶子店。
店分两层，楼下是酒吧模式有啤酒泵酒单选择也可以点些酒吧轻食，上楼即可看到一排长长的冰柜内列各种来自欧美以及一些日本在地酿坊瓶子和罐子选择，想在楼上开喝也可以，楼上楼下是通用的。意思是可以点楼下啤酒泵版本到楼上喝，也可以拿楼上瓶子罐子到楼下喝。
这家的选酒还有店内氛围是很在地，实际上几年前已来过，这次是旧地重游，观察到的是店里选酒并没有守旧停滞不前而是与时俱进，一些新晋欧美或日本酿坊作品都能找到。
This is the 2nd outlet in Tokyo and been around for quite a while--this time around somehow did not visit the Shibuya first bar as i went to the fairly new 3rd outlet operating from a lobby floor of a hotel the other side of Shibuya--as i was at Kanda and it's within short walking distance between Mikkeller & Beer Ma--only logical to visit both on the same evening.
Rather small place but with 3 floors--all with sitting facilities--step in its more of a small kitchen than a bar as the taps are located at 2nd floor--3rd floor with more sitting places--the only concern here is the steep wooden steps to climb up & down--be careful of your steps especially if you have had one too many....
酒单选择基本和涉谷本店方针一样，意思是吧台12个啤酒泵除了有Mikkeller 本身不同作品也会有其他友好酿坊作品选择，因为没看到冰柜选择所以很大可能并没有瓶子或罐子可选喝，不过要是去到感觉好奇的话还是可以问一下酒保的。
IBrew--Akihabara
One of the bars suggested by my Tokyo beer friend while deciding where to meet on the first day--apparently they have a few bars in and around different areas of Tokyo( 1 at Yokohama too)--good thing is you can check online what's on tap currently since they have different choices available at different locations even though this is essentially a "chain-store" sort of bars with same name.
This one is further away from the usual bustling anime area/crowd of Akibahara--but not too far to walk to--in fact if you know which JR station exit to come out from then it's even easier/shorter to walk.
Located on the ground floor of a commercial building--from the outside this bar look kinda like a temporary wooden shack--once inside it's bigger than what the outside might have suggested--and rather cosy too--there's bar area as well sitting areas--with a rather big kitchen too. Taps with all those temp control on board looks quite impressive--but most important to a geek is all about selections available--came for some in trend Japanese breweries choices including Uchu x GreenCheek collab brew on tap--as well Amakusa Sonar Beer--all good. Perhaps only miss out was not trying any food as I came in after food.
