Novel Craft taps Georgetown's Lucille IPA with burger and blueberry cheesecake
Novel Craft in Setagaya, Tokyo, shared its Friday 5 p.m. lineup centered on Georgetown's Lucille IPA, plus a W cheddar and jalapeño burger and a house blueberry cheesecake. The bar also listed several guest pours and house beers on tap.
Hop BroTonight at Novel Craft, Lucille IPA on tap is the center of gravity. From 5 p.m. Friday, they’re building the whole offer around Georgetown’s classic IPA.
MugiWhat! A 5 p.m. Friday start and they’re already tempting us with a burger and cheesecake too? That feels unfairly efficient.
Hop BroThe food headliner is the double cheddar burger. The patty even mixes in minced beef tongue, then stacks rich cheese with jalapeno tang and heat so it can go straight at Lucille IPA.
MugiWhat does go straight at even mean? Is the beer stepping into a boxing ring now?
Hop BroMore like a pairing pathway. The IPA’s bitterness and citrusy hop aroma cut through the fat, so every bite drags the next sip onto the stage.
MugiOhh, so it’s flavor traffic control. Lucille IPA is basically waving little glow sticks and clearing a cheese jam.
Hop BroAnd the finish is a house-made blueberry cheesecake. They make the sauce from fresh blueberries, so you land from hoppy aftertaste into a sweet-tart dessert arc.
MugiHold on, there’s Wild Ale and Saison too? Pen Druid’s Spontaneous Cherrys and Another Moon’s Earthly Pleasures sound like elective classes at wizard school.
Hop BroThat range is the point. Pen Druid’s Wild Ale uses raspberry for bright acidity, and Another Moon’s Saison runs Sterling and Amarillo for a lighter, breezier feel.
MugiSo for this night, it’s food-first or style-first depending on my mood? That actually sounds very beginner-friendly.
Hop BroExactly, because guest and house pours sit side by side. You can chase Coolship Pils, Come What May Dry-Hopped, and Novel Craft Brewing beers like Sweep, Dubwise, Down Tempo, and BPM 80. Honestly, I want to start with Lucille IPA already.
MugiI want the burger-to-dessert run. A Friday night at Novel Craft that starts with Lucille IPA and ends with cheesecake has both my stomach and my throat fully committed.
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo, posted its Friday 5 p.m. service details with a food lineup and tap list.
The featured dish for the day is a "W cheddar cheese and jalapeño burger." The pub says it has added W cheddar and blended beef tongue mince into the patty, aiming for a burger built around layered cheese richness, with jalapeño acidity and heat to finish. For dessert, the kitchen also prepared a house blueberry cheesecake made with sauce cooked from fresh blueberries rather than a packaged product.
The beer recommendation of the day is Georgetown's "Lucille IPA." The bar describes it as a long-running staple, saying it has already been opened so many times that it has lost count. It is positioned as the beer to pair with the burger, then carry through to the blueberry cheesecake finish.
By the glass, Novel Craft listed Pen Druid's "Spontaneous Cherrys" and Another Moon's "Earthly Pleasures." The tap list also included Kemkur / Coolship Pils, Belwoods / Come What May Dry-Hopped, Georgetown / Lucille IPA, Cave D'occi × Novel Craft / Reflection, and four Novel Craft Brewing beers: Sweep, Dubwise, Down Tempo, and BPM 80.
With guest beers and house beers mixed together, the lineup gives diners a choice between food-first ordering and style-first beer selection. It reads like a straightforward Friday-night setup for people who want burgers, IPA, and dessert in one stop.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroTonight at Novel Craft, Lucille IPA on tap is the center of gravity. From 5 p.m. Friday, they’re building the whole offer around Georgetown’s classic IPA.
MugiWhat! A 5 p.m. Friday start and they’re already tempting us with a burger and cheesecake too? That feels unfairly efficient.
Hop BroThe food headliner is the double cheddar burger. The patty even mixes in minced beef tongue, then stacks rich cheese with jalapeno tang and heat so it can go straight at Lucille IPA.
MugiWhat does go straight at even mean? Is the beer stepping into a boxing ring now?
Hop BroMore like a pairing pathway. The IPA’s bitterness and citrusy hop aroma cut through the fat, so every bite drags the next sip onto the stage.
MugiOhh, so it’s flavor traffic control. Lucille IPA is basically waving little glow sticks and clearing a cheese jam.
Hop BroAnd the finish is a house-made blueberry cheesecake. They make the sauce from fresh blueberries, so you land from hoppy aftertaste into a sweet-tart dessert arc.
MugiHold on, there’s Wild Ale and Saison too? Pen Druid’s Spontaneous Cherrys and Another Moon’s Earthly Pleasures sound like elective classes at wizard school.
Hop BroThat range is the point. Pen Druid’s Wild Ale uses raspberry for bright acidity, and Another Moon’s Saison runs Sterling and Amarillo for a lighter, breezier feel.
MugiSo for this night, it’s food-first or style-first depending on my mood? That actually sounds very beginner-friendly.
Hop BroExactly, because guest and house pours sit side by side. You can chase Coolship Pils, Come What May Dry-Hopped, and Novel Craft Brewing beers like Sweep, Dubwise, Down Tempo, and BPM 80. Honestly, I want to start with Lucille IPA already.
MugiI want the burger-to-dessert run. A Friday night at Novel Craft that starts with Lucille IPA and ends with cheesecake has both my stomach and my throat fully committed.
