Guest Draft Beers from Teenage Brewing and Unbarred Brewery Are Tapped at The Grafton in Gotanda
On April 4 at the beer pub The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda, Teenage Brewing's "SHOHEI Zen IPA" and Unbarred Brewery's "Pale Be Back" were tapped as guest draft beers. The venue also planned to screen an FA Cup quarterfinal, making it a day to enjoy craft beer and British sports together.
Hop BroOn April 4, guest kegs were tapped in a big way at The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda. Just seeing Teenage Brewing and Unbarred Brewery side by side makes the place feel a little more lively already.
MugiWhoa, it's a Japanese and British collaboration! And in a beer pub, that combination feels like the kind of thing that gets you hyped even before the soccer match starts.
Hop BroThe one to watch is Teenage Brewing's SHOHEI Zen IPA. As an IPA, it's a beer where you can really enjoy the hop aroma. The fact that it has "Zen" in the name is interesting too, since it suggests not just energy but also a balanced drinking experience.
MugiOhh! But when you say hop aroma, my nose might just go, 'Citrus? Flowers? Or a field of grass?'
Hop BroThat feeling is fine, that's actually pretty close. This time they also have classics like Guinness and Hoegaarden, plus real ale and cider, so it's easy to compare the differences in aroma and mouthfeel.
MugiThat sounds amazing! The map of flavors is so wide that getting lost in it sounds fun. And just from the name, I'm already curious about Unbarred Brewery's Pale Be Back!
Hop BroUnbarred Brewery's Pale Be Back has the kind of easygoing character you'd expect from a pale ale. It's not too heavy, but it still has soft malt character and fresh hop brightness, so it's the kind of beer that works well as a first drink too.
MugiWait, it's a good first beer too? Then maybe even I can get into it. And with steak and kidney pie and fresh oysters on the menu, aren't they basically begging you to drink beer?
Hop BroExactly. When you have strong pub food, the beer just keeps going down. Nibbling on spicy grilled pork tongue or buffalo wings while charging ahead with an IPA and then settling into a real ale flow should feel pretty great.
MugiAnd they were also planning to screen the FA Cup quarterfinal from 8:30 p.m., right? Beer in hand in Gotanda, watching the match, and making us want to toast like it was our own opening tap!
The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant, in the west exit area of Gotanda Station, released its tap lineup for April 4. The highlight this time was the addition of Teenage Brewing's "SHOHEI Zen IPA" and Unbarred Brewery's "Pale Be Back" as new guest draft craft beers. Centered on Japanese and British breweries, the lineup offers a wide range of styles.
Alongside regulars Guinness, Heineken, Hoegaarden, and Magners Cider, the day's draft craft beer and cider selection also included Sankt Gallen's "YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale", Ikari Brewing's "Irish Red", Ikari Brewing's "Scottish Brown Real Ale", Coedo Brewery's "Mabana", Sure Shot's "Shh. . It's Just Magic", Sheppy's "200 CIDER", Riot Beer’s "Salvation", and Humans Beer’s "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER". From IPA and pale ale to real ale, brown ale, and cider, it is an easy lineup to choose from depending on your mood.
The food menu is also well stocked, with items such as steak and kidney pie, fresh oysters from Ofunato, Iwate, falafel, bonito tataki salad, spicy grilled pork tongue, buffalo wings, rigatoni with gorgonzola sauce, and pork offal curry. Pairing pub food with the changing taps is part of what makes the place appealing.
In addition, the venue was scheduled to screen the FA Cup quarterfinal between Manchester City and Liverpool at 8:30 p.m. For anyone in Gotanda wanting to enjoy beer and football at the same time, it was a lineup hard to miss.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroOn April 4, guest kegs were tapped in a big way at The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda. Just seeing Teenage Brewing and Unbarred Brewery side by side makes the place feel a little more lively already.
MugiWhoa, it's a Japanese and British collaboration! And in a beer pub, that combination feels like the kind of thing that gets you hyped even before the soccer match starts.
Hop BroThe one to watch is Teenage Brewing's SHOHEI Zen IPA. As an IPA, it's a beer where you can really enjoy the hop aroma. The fact that it has "Zen" in the name is interesting too, since it suggests not just energy but also a balanced drinking experience.
MugiOhh! But when you say hop aroma, my nose might just go, 'Citrus? Flowers? Or a field of grass?'
Hop BroThat feeling is fine, that's actually pretty close. This time they also have classics like Guinness and Hoegaarden, plus real ale and cider, so it's easy to compare the differences in aroma and mouthfeel.
MugiThat sounds amazing! The map of flavors is so wide that getting lost in it sounds fun. And just from the name, I'm already curious about Unbarred Brewery's Pale Be Back!
Hop BroUnbarred Brewery's Pale Be Back has the kind of easygoing character you'd expect from a pale ale. It's not too heavy, but it still has soft malt character and fresh hop brightness, so it's the kind of beer that works well as a first drink too.
MugiWait, it's a good first beer too? Then maybe even I can get into it. And with steak and kidney pie and fresh oysters on the menu, aren't they basically begging you to drink beer?
Hop BroExactly. When you have strong pub food, the beer just keeps going down. Nibbling on spicy grilled pork tongue or buffalo wings while charging ahead with an IPA and then settling into a real ale flow should feel pretty great.
MugiAnd they were also planning to screen the FA Cup quarterfinal from 8:30 p.m., right? Beer in hand in Gotanda, watching the match, and making us want to toast like it was our own opening tap!
