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My bar(s) of the day: .

South of Shibuya:

Baird Beer Taproom, NakaMeguro: (28/2) No smoking
[Here's my simple review]
Guest beers:
Stone old Guardian barley wine
Isekadoya imperial IPA
Greengflash barleywine 2010
Swan Lake barley wine 2011
Iwate Kura barley wine 2011
Handpumped real ale:

Winter session ale (handpump)
Nakameguro 21 (handpump) - ESBRegulars:
Suruga Bay Imperial IPA (New Regular)
Wheat King Ale

Rising Sun Pale Ale
Red Rose Amber Ale
Angry Boy Brown Ale
Kurofune Porter
Shimaguni Stout
Nide The Ale
Nide The Lager
Numazu lager
Teikoku IPA
Seasonal releases:
West Coast wheat wine
Jubilation 2010
Dark sky imperial stout
Winter wit
Triple dry hop European IPA
Hatsujozo imperial pale lager
Morning coffee stout 2011
**More in depth review - by Glen Scoggins and using far more syllables than I am capable of and information that only a true beer detective could dig up, in the upcoming edition of Brews News.

Hato's Bar (NakaMeguro): (3/3) smoking pit BBQ and craft beerShonan chocolate porter
Ballast Point victory at sea
Shiga Kogen Miyama blonde
Shiga Kogen IPA

Inishmore (Ebisu):
Yonayona (hand pump)
Toshi's IPA
Tokyo black
Guinness
Kilkenny
Bass pale ale
Yebisu
Strongbow cider

What the Dickens (Ebisu): Smoking
Guinness
Murphys
Boddingtons
Bass pale ale
Dry Blackthorn cider
Lowenbrau
Yebisu

The Black Lion (Meguro): Smoking
Bellevue Kriek
Weihenstephan Hefeweiss
Marston's Pedigree
Boddington's
Kilkenny
Bass
Guinness
Asahi
Yebisu
Heineken
Blackthorn Cider
(Thanks, Pudgy, for the ino!)

The Grafton (Gotanda) (2/3) : Smoking
Yona Yona
Guinness
Killkenny
Hoegaarden
Lowenbrau
Yebisu
Tokyo Black
Belleveu kriek
Baeren chocolate stout
Brewdog zeitgeist
Ozenoyukidoke IPA (WHAT?)
Baird teikoku IPA

Pangaea (Senzoku):(2/3) Smoking
He is brewing his own beer these days.
It includes a turnip beer.
You'll have to go there to see how it is.

Transit (Hatanodai): 14/3
Open 3pm-2am weekdays, 12-12 Sat/Sun/Hols
Great spacious new bar with a good line up and very good prices (450ml for 800yen!). Smoking allowed.
Ran by Adachi san, formerley of Speyside Way.
Minoh yuzu white (hand pump)
Suntory premium mlats
Fujisakura weizen
Nihonkai dark lager
Yona yona (hand pump)
Baeren alt
Stone IPA
Iwate Kura oyster stout
Harveetmoon choc almond coffee stout
Shiga Kogen Takashi imperial stout

-------------------------- Jiyugaoka ----------------------------
Speyside Way: (3/3) Smoking
Minoh pale ale (100 a UK pint, hand pump)
Minami Shinshu IPA (1000 a pint)
Shiga Kogen DPA (1000 a pint)
Yona Yona (hand pump)

OCarolans: SmokingNo special draft beers but this place used to be an institution in Jiyugaoka.
Guinness,
heartland,
Braumeister,
kilkenny,
hoegarden,
heineken.

The Clan: Smoking
Similar on lack of interesting beer.
Nice enough bar.
Guinness
Kilkenny
Hoegaarden
Ebisu
Sapporo
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