Gigantic Brewing and Von Ebert team-up to capture the spirit of Tokyo nightlife
Enjoy! House in Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan
Two Portland, Oregon beer companies Gigantic Brewing Company and Von Ebert Brewing have created a new collaboration beer inspired by a trip to Tokyo, Japan for the Hood to Fuji beer festival. Enjoy House! IPA is a summer IPA with an over-the-top hop profile featuring tropical flavors of pineapple, mango, and orange zest that attempts to capture the spirit of the Tokyo nightlife.
The idea for this beer came from a serendipitous encounter in Tokyo during the Hood to Fuji Beerfest, when the brewmasters from Gigantic & Von Ebert were walking the city looking for their next stop. They saw a second-story window with “Enjoy House!” painted on it that was lit with Christmas lights. They went up the stairs to discover a dive bar decorated with streamers and balloons with cool music and friendly vibes. That late-night experience inspired them to create Enjoy House! IPA.
“We were amazed by the energy of Enjoy House!, purely the vibe and style. Most people probably don’t notice the second-story bar window in the bright lights of the city, but when we walked in we felt like we’d discovered the raddest local hangout,” said Ben Love. “We wanted to create a beer that would capture that feeling of fun and adventure.”
Another photo from Enjoy! House in Tokyo
When asked about creating the beer Gigantic Masterbrewer Van Havig said, “Sam Pecoraro - Von Ebert’s brewmaster - thought it would be fun to showcase both their and our hand-selected lots of Citra hops in a bright IPA for the summer. It’s always interesting to see what other people are looking for in the hops they purchase, so we both learned a little something about the other. We chose to dry hop with a Citra/Strata combination because it’s something we both really like”.
Enjoy House is available on draft and in bottle for First Taste Tuesday on Tuesday, June 27th at all three Gigantic locations, The Brewery & Champagne Lounge (5224 SE 26th), Robot Room at Rocket Empire Machine (6935 NE Glisan), and Hawthorne Pub (4344 SE Hawthorne). Look for Enjoy House IPA on draft and in 16.9oz refillable bottles at your favorite bar, bottle shop, bodega, or grocer in the Portland metro area! We also sent a limited shipment to the Seattle area, Southern Oregon and California.
There is also a pub crawl planned for Friday, June 30th with Gigantic and Von Ebert brewers. The crawl kicks off at 5pm at Gigantic’s Hawthorne Pub (4334 SE Hawthorne). We will then continue on to the Triple Nickel pub on Belmont, working their way down the street to fellow Belmont bars the Side Street Tavern and Bare Bones.
The Enjoy House label features art by returning artist Vidhya Nagarajan. She is a talented illustrator and letterer based in NYC. Her work has been featured in various publications and platforms such as the NYTimes, Washington Post, NPR, Google, Apple, and many more. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and watching Bollywood movies.
As always, Gigantic beer is packaged in BottleDrop Refillable bottles. BottleDropRefillables are sorted, washed, inspected, and delivered back to Oregon’s craft beverage producers to be refilled. By choosing beverages in refillable bottles, you help keep our air clean, our beaches, parks, and roadsides litter-free, promote a circular economy, and set a model for future generations.