Craft Beer Drinking, One Day Off for Timber Crew.

Delicious craft beer take-out.

Timber Crew" produces building materials such as floors, walls, and ceilings for use in stores that are particular about their space presentation, from apparel stores to restaurants.

Many of the staff members share the same hobbies, such as skateboarding, biking, and cars, and recently, mountain climbing and collecting cassette tapes have become a small boom in the company. The "Timber Crew" has a rich cultural flavor and is full of unique personalities, but there is one more thing that most of them have in common. . Most of the staff members like to drink.

From left to right, Mr. Uto Yanaoka, Mr. Keita Sano, Mr. Shohei Koyama, Mr. Hikaru Suzuki, Mr. Harame Hikaru Harame. Although they have different positions and ages, they share the same hobbies and interests, and they are well acquainted with each other. They play together on skateboards during lunch breaks and go out for drinks after work. The staff of "Timber Crew" have built a relationship that goes beyond the word "colleagues.

A monthly drinking party called "payday drinking" is a regular event, and even outside of that, going out for drinks with other staff members is a regular occurrence. Furthermore, the "Timber Crew" has a close relationship with alcoholic beverages, to the extent that a bar is set up in the factory and original craft beers are released. Such "Timber Crew" members plan to drink at home on their days off.

If you're going to go to the trouble of drinking beer, you might as well drink good beer! We gathered at Ben's Slop Shop in Kichijoji, Tokyo. Ben's Slop Shop in Kichijoji. The store offers a lineup of more than 160 canned and bottled craft beers from around the world, as well as craft beers drafted by breweries in Japan.

On this day, we came here to buy craft beer, and were surprised by the overwhelming variety of beers lined up in the fridge, so we decided to hook up with a drink here first. . I could choose by my favorite beer style or, unable to decide, by the design of the packaging. Trying to decide which one to drink is one of the most enjoyable parts of craft beer. We finally decided on one, and toasted it first!

The openness of the "Timber Crew" can be felt in every conversation, whether it is about bicycles or girlfriends. Although they respect the hierarchical relationship between senior and junior staff, they are frank in their dealings with each other. Many people have trouble with relationships in the workplace, but this does not seem to be a problem for the Timber Crew.

After finishing a bottle, we go to our original goal. Today, I'm taking home a craft beer in a "classic vacuum growler" from " Stanley's".

There were seven draft beers offered that day. The "Ben's Slop Shop" also offers a discount based on the amount of beer you take home in your growler. The five of us were allowed to taste a few and choose which craft beer we would like to take out.

Sano:I like it fruity and easy to drink.

Suzuki:Number 5 is easy to drink , I like it a lot.

Small mountain:Number 2 has a high alcohol content , but is crazy easy to drink. This is a bad one (laughs).

Pour the beer until it spills out of the container, expelling all the oxygen in the container and preventing the beer from oxidizing. Therefore, it is not a good idea to order something like "fill the container half full"; it is better to choose the capacity of the growler you bring according to the amount of beer you want to drink.

We tasted them all and decided to take two types home with us. The "Classic Vacuum Growler" is a vacuum steel bottle that can hold beer and other carbonated beverages, and its high cold-keeping capacity makes it a perfect substitute for outdoor activities as well as home parties. The lock on the lid, which maintains a vacuum, seals in the freshness of the beer poured at the store, allowing you to take your delicious craft beer with you wherever you go.

Everyone was very satisfied with the delicious craft beer. While suppressing the desire to start drinking at Ben's Slop Shop, we went to the venue of the home-drinking party with a great sense of excitement.

Original eyes:I often drink craft beer at the restaurants I go to for "payday drinking," but I've never been to a place with such a wide variety of beers.

Yanagigaoka:It's also the first time I've taken home a craft beer poured from a tap. It feels like an adult way to enjoy beer (laughs).