Novel Craft opens at 5 p.m. with eight taps, including four house beers
Beer pub Novel Craft in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, posted its lineup on August 3 and announced a 5 p.m. opening. The taps feature four Novel Craft Brewing beers alongside a collaboration and several guest pours from other breweries.
Hop BroNovel Craft in Setagaya is the story today: they're opening at 5 p.m. today with eight taps ready to go.
MugiWhat! Eight taps at once? That is way too strong of an after-work detour trap.
Hop BroAnd the core lineup is four house brews from Novel Craft Brewing: Delay, Red Purple, Reloop, and Echo.
MugiWait, when you say house-brewed beer, do you mean there's a magic cauldron bubbling in the back?
Hop BroClose enough for the vibe, but it really means beer brewed in-house by the pub or its own brewery. That's a big draw.
MugiNo way! And they even have the collab Reflection with Cave D'occi? That sounds like the best band at a school festival.
Hop BroThat's the fun part. In collabs, yeast and hop design can clash in great ways. In simple terms, that's what shapes the aroma and the drinking feel.
MugiHold on, Peanut Butter Milk Stout? Are we drinking beer, or has dessert taken over the tap list?
Hop BroThe name is wild, but it's basically a sweet stout with a smooth, dessert-like vibe. That's exactly why it works.
MugiThen add Trueborn from Celladoor and Joy Hopposites from CRAFTROCK, and it's basically a tasting paradise. Chitose-Karasuyama suddenly feels very close.
Hop BroWhat I like is Novel Craft's balance: house beers at the center, guest taps around them. I'd walk in at 5 and start with Delay.
MugiI'm done for. Just thinking about the first glass is making me thirsty. I want to run to Novel Craft and toast right now!
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, shared its tap list on Instagram and noted that it would open at 5 p.m. the same day. The post also thanked guests for their weekend visits.
Tap list
- Novel Craft Brewing / Delay
- Novel Craft Brewing / Red Purple
- Novel Craft Brewing / Reloop
- Novel Craft Brewing / Echo
- Cave D'occi × Novel Craft / Reflection
- Celladoor / Trueborn
- Left Hand / Peanut Butter Milk Stout
- CRAFTROCK / Joy Hopposites
Four beers come from Novel Craft Brewing itself, which gives the lineup a clear house-beer core. The rest of the board adds a collaboration with Cave D'occi and guest beers from Celladoor, Left Hand, and CRAFTROCK. That mix makes the selection broad without losing focus: if you want to start with the brewery's own beers and then move to outside guests, this is the kind of tap list that invites that kind of progression.
For drinkers around the Keio Line's Chitose-Karasuyama area, it is the sort of pub stop that works well for an early evening beer run. The 5 p.m. opening suggests a relaxed start, with enough variety on tap to spend time choosing what to drink next.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNovel Craft in Setagaya is the story today: they're opening at 5 p.m. today with eight taps ready to go.
MugiWhat! Eight taps at once? That is way too strong of an after-work detour trap.
Hop BroAnd the core lineup is four house brews from Novel Craft Brewing: Delay, Red Purple, Reloop, and Echo.
MugiWait, when you say house-brewed beer, do you mean there's a magic cauldron bubbling in the back?
Hop BroClose enough for the vibe, but it really means beer brewed in-house by the pub or its own brewery. That's a big draw.
MugiNo way! And they even have the collab Reflection with Cave D'occi? That sounds like the best band at a school festival.
Hop BroThat's the fun part. In collabs, yeast and hop design can clash in great ways. In simple terms, that's what shapes the aroma and the drinking feel.
MugiHold on, Peanut Butter Milk Stout? Are we drinking beer, or has dessert taken over the tap list?
Hop BroThe name is wild, but it's basically a sweet stout with a smooth, dessert-like vibe. That's exactly why it works.
MugiThen add Trueborn from Celladoor and Joy Hopposites from CRAFTROCK, and it's basically a tasting paradise. Chitose-Karasuyama suddenly feels very close.
Hop BroWhat I like is Novel Craft's balance: house beers at the center, guest taps around them. I'd walk in at 5 and start with Delay.
MugiI'm done for. Just thinking about the first glass is making me thirsty. I want to run to Novel Craft and toast right now!
