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Just as one Stand Umineko prepares to pack up, another swings open its doors. One of Osaka’s most well-regarded breweries, Derailleur Brew Works has opened Stand Umineko 3tR in Dotonbori – and the timing isn’t a coincidence.
The original Stand Umineko, the very first of Derailleur’s taprooms, is closing on July 9 ahead of a move to a yet undisclosed location nearby.
The new 3tR is a beer-focused standing bar, with 25 taps pouring a mix of Derailleur’s own brews – house staples like Nishinari Riot Ale, Citrus Sour Ale and Hazy IPA – alongside a rotating cast of kegs from microbreweries around Japan.
For food, the bar is serving a pair of house-made pork buns and a menu of snacks, from smoked duck with sansho pepper to smoked mackerel potato tartare.
3tR is pronounced ‘Mittera’, and the name is a nod to Mitsuderasuji, the street on the edge of Dotonbori where the bar now sits, which is right round the corner from the original Stand Umineko.
The brewery behind the bars, Derailleur Brew Works, was founded in Osaka’s Nishinari in 2018 and is known as much for its social-enterprise model – employing people in recovery and from disadvantaged backgrounds – as for its beer.
Since opening its first bar in Shinsaibashi, the brand has grown well beyond Osaka, with a string of bars across Kansai and Tokyo, including the Yama no Fumoto taproom in Minoh and Stand Umineko SiB100 in Shibuya.
With the Shinsaibashi original on the move, there’ll soon be another Stand Umineko opening to look forward to – watch this space for wherever the map grows next.
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