Novel Craft lines up eight taps and two bottles featuring Garage × LHG, Bellwoods and Yorocco Beer
Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, posted its June 10 tap list along with a 5 p.m. opening notice. The lineup includes four house beers, guest pours from Garage × LHG, Trap Door, Bellwoods and Yorocco Beer, plus bottles from De Ranke and Drie Fonteinen.
Hop BroToday's story is Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya dropping a 5 p.m. tap list. Eight taps and two bottles, and the lineup is seriously stacked.
MugiWhat! Eight taps and two bottles already sounds like a happy panic before I even order!
Hop BroAnd four of them are their own beers, Over Dub, Sweep, Looper, and Down Tempo, so it's four house brews plus Garage × LHG's ADRENOCHROME, Trap Door IPA, Bellwoods Grisette, and Yorocco Beer's Sky Walker IPA.
MugiWait, what is a grisette? That sounds less like beer and more like a tiny robot's special attack!
Hop BroIt started as a lighter style for miners, and these days it drinks like a crisp, dry pint. Not too heavy, but still aromatic, which is the whole charm.
MugiWhoa! Then what about Drie Fonteinen's Cuvee Armand & Gaston? A 1-, 2-, and 3-year blend sounds like beer with a time machine built in!
Hop BroThat's a gueuze, made by blending lambics of different ages. You get gentle acidity and wild funk together, and it still feels big even in a 375ml bottle.
MugiI'm curious about De Ranke's XX Bitter too! At 5% ABV with citrusy, herbal bitterness, it sounds sharp and perfect for summer.
Hop BroAnd then Novel Craft brings in their signature snack, chikuwa tossed with aonori, cream cheese, and pepper, for a simple chikuwa pairing. It weirdly works with both IPAs and Belgian styles.
MugiChikuwa is that much of a star!? Tasting beer with chikuwa in hand already makes me want to walk in immediately!
Hop BroIf I were building the route, I'd start with Sky Walker IPA or Trap Door IPA for a hop hit, reset with Bellwoods Grisette, then finish on gueuze. The tasting course is complete.
MugiDone. Tonight is a straight shot to Novel Craft, with chikuwa on the side, taps side by side, and both bottles absolutely in play!
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, posted on June 10 that it would open at 5 p.m. and shared the day’s bottle recommendations and tap list.
The bar also highlighted one of its regular snacks, chikuwa. The post describes it as a simple dish mixed with aonori seaweed, cream cheese and pepper, and notes that it is a popular menu item. It is the kind of easy, beer-friendly plate that suits a neighborhood beer pub.
Two bottles were recommended.
- De Ranke / XX Bitter
An ABV 5% Belgian beer with citrus- and herb-like aromas and a firm bitterness.
- Drie Fonteinen / Cuvee Armand & Gaston
A gueuze made by blending one-, two- and three-year-old lambic. The post describes it as layered and wild with a balanced acidity, and says it arrived in 375 ml bottles.
The tap list featured eight beers.
- Garage × LHG / ADRENOCHROME
- Trap Door / Trap Door IPA
- Bellwoods / Grisette
- Yorocco Beer / Sky Walker IPA
- Novel Craft Brewing / Over Dub
- Novel Craft Brewing / Sweep
- Novel Craft Brewing / Looper
- Novel Craft Brewing / Down Tempo
With four house beers alongside guest pours from Japan and abroad, the lineup spans IPA, grisette and lambic in bottle form. It is a balanced list for comparing styles slowly, pairing them with chikuwa, and working through a few different glasses at a relaxed pace.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's story is Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya dropping a 5 p.m. tap list. Eight taps and two bottles, and the lineup is seriously stacked.
MugiWhat! Eight taps and two bottles already sounds like a happy panic before I even order!
Hop BroAnd four of them are their own beers, Over Dub, Sweep, Looper, and Down Tempo, so it's four house brews plus Garage × LHG's ADRENOCHROME, Trap Door IPA, Bellwoods Grisette, and Yorocco Beer's Sky Walker IPA.
MugiWait, what is a grisette? That sounds less like beer and more like a tiny robot's special attack!
Hop BroIt started as a lighter style for miners, and these days it drinks like a crisp, dry pint. Not too heavy, but still aromatic, which is the whole charm.
MugiWhoa! Then what about Drie Fonteinen's Cuvee Armand & Gaston? A 1-, 2-, and 3-year blend sounds like beer with a time machine built in!
Hop BroThat's a gueuze, made by blending lambics of different ages. You get gentle acidity and wild funk together, and it still feels big even in a 375ml bottle.
MugiI'm curious about De Ranke's XX Bitter too! At 5% ABV with citrusy, herbal bitterness, it sounds sharp and perfect for summer.
Hop BroAnd then Novel Craft brings in their signature snack, chikuwa tossed with aonori, cream cheese, and pepper, for a simple chikuwa pairing. It weirdly works with both IPAs and Belgian styles.
MugiChikuwa is that much of a star!? Tasting beer with chikuwa in hand already makes me want to walk in immediately!
Hop BroIf I were building the route, I'd start with Sky Walker IPA or Trap Door IPA for a hop hit, reset with Bellwoods Grisette, then finish on gueuze. The tasting course is complete.
MugiDone. Tonight is a straight shot to Novel Craft, with chikuwa on the side, taps side by side, and both bottles absolutely in play!
