Novel Craft posts a limited chicken soba special and eight-tap lineup
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, posted a 5 p.m. opening notice with a limited nine-bowl chicken soba special built on flying fish and kombu broth. The tap list spans eight beers from house labels, collaborations, and guest breweries.
Hop BroToday's topic: Novel Craft in Setagaya opens at 5 p.m. with only nine bowls of chicken soba and eight taps ready to go.
MugiWait, chicken soba at a beer pub!? With only nine servings? My stomach would sprint there before I do!
Hop BroExactly. Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama is serving a bowl built on grilled flying fish and kombu dashi, so it sounds light but packed with flavor.
MugiWhoa! But what is handa noodles? Are they udon and somen's secret child?
Hop BroHanda noodles are thin but springy, so they carry the broth without getting heavy. That's why beer-and-dashi pairing can work really well.
MugiWhat does that mean? Pairing, basically means alternating bites and sips until your brain starts clapping, right?
Hop BroPretty much. They have eight taps, including Novel Craft Brewing's Echo, Delay, and Reloop, plus Peanut Butter Milk Stout, so the range is huge.
MugiFrom IPA-ish pours to milk stout to fruity stuff? Eight taps on one board sounds like a festival. Reflection is the collab one, right?
Hop BroYep. Reflection is Novel Craft x Cave D'occi, and you've also got Celladoor's True Born and Yorocco Beer's Flor de Jamaica. Having three house-brewed beers on at once is a strong flex.
MugiThree beers they made themselves!? The brewery-fresh energy is so strong I can practically hear the tanks humming!
Hop BroYou could open with CRAFTROCK's Ocean Avenue or Echo, slide into the soba, then finish on the sweeter stout. It's built for first pint to final course drinking.
MugiThen it's settled. We run there at 5 and meet at Novel Craft before the soba and the beer both disappear!
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, posted an August 14 update announcing a 5:00 p.m. opening. The day’s featured dish is chicken soba with flying fish and kombu broth. The noodles use handa-style noodles, and the shop describes the bowl as rich in broth yet still easy to finish. Only nine servings are available.
Today’s Tap List
- Celladoor / True Born
- CRAFTROCK / Ocean Avenue
- Novel Craft Brewing / Echo
- Left Hand / Peanut Butter Milk Stout
- Yorocco Beer / Flor de Jamaica
- Novel Craft Brewing / Delay
- Novel Craft × Cave D'occi / Reflection
- Novel Craft Brewing / Reloop
The eight taps mix house beers, collaboration beer, and guest labels. Novel Craft Brewing appears three times with Echo, Delay, and Reloop, while the rest of the list adds range: a beer from Celladoor, one from CRAFTROCK, a stout from Left Hand, a fruit-forward beer from Yorocco Beer, and a collaboration release with Cave D'occi. The lineup covers a broad spectrum from hop-driven styles to a peanut butter milk stout, making it a natural match for a broth-led dish.
For beer fans, this is the kind of neighborhood pub post that invites a slow first pour and a thoughtful second round.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic: Novel Craft in Setagaya opens at 5 p.m. with only nine bowls of chicken soba and eight taps ready to go.
MugiWait, chicken soba at a beer pub!? With only nine servings? My stomach would sprint there before I do!
Hop BroExactly. Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama is serving a bowl built on grilled flying fish and kombu dashi, so it sounds light but packed with flavor.
MugiWhoa! But what is handa noodles? Are they udon and somen's secret child?
Hop BroHanda noodles are thin but springy, so they carry the broth without getting heavy. That's why beer-and-dashi pairing can work really well.
MugiWhat does that mean? Pairing, basically means alternating bites and sips until your brain starts clapping, right?
Hop BroPretty much. They have eight taps, including Novel Craft Brewing's Echo, Delay, and Reloop, plus Peanut Butter Milk Stout, so the range is huge.
MugiFrom IPA-ish pours to milk stout to fruity stuff? Eight taps on one board sounds like a festival. Reflection is the collab one, right?
Hop BroYep. Reflection is Novel Craft x Cave D'occi, and you've also got Celladoor's True Born and Yorocco Beer's Flor de Jamaica. Having three house-brewed beers on at once is a strong flex.
MugiThree beers they made themselves!? The brewery-fresh energy is so strong I can practically hear the tanks humming!
Hop BroYou could open with CRAFTROCK's Ocean Avenue or Echo, slide into the soba, then finish on the sweeter stout. It's built for first pint to final course drinking.
MugiThen it's settled. We run there at 5 and meet at Novel Craft before the soba and the beer both disappear!
