The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda lists 15 taps and football screening
The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Nishi-Gotanda is running a Football Saturday with football screening and a 15-tap lineup. The board mixes familiar imports, Japanese craft beer, and cider, alongside pub food made for a long viewing session.
Hop BroToday’s big topic is The Grafton in Gotanda. Their Football Saturday pairs soccer on screen with 15 beers on tap, which is basically overtime before you even sit down.
MugiWhat? Fifteen taps? That’s way too many choices. Am I supposed to watch the match or stare at the menu?
Hop BroThey build the base with Guinness, Heineken, and Hoegaarden, then sneak in 51st State IPA from O’Hara’s. That’s how you make a proper football-pub lineup.
MugiWhoa, okay, but what’s real ale? That suddenly sounds like a spell only expert beer wizards can cast.
Hop BroReal ale is basically a British-style serving method with gentle natural carbonation. It gives beers like Ikari’s Irish Red and Scottish Brown a softer, maltier feel.
MugiOhhh, I get it! So it’s more smooth than fizzy. That sounds perfect for slow sipping during a match.
Hop BroExactly, and then they add St. Gallen’s YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale, Uchu Brewing’s Space ALE, and Hansharo’s Peach White IPA. It’s a British-style pub, but the Japanese craft curveballs are strong.
MugiNo way, they also have Magners Cider and STANDARD CIDER? I’d take a break from beer and somehow start a whole second half with apples.
Hop BroThe food is serious too: steak and ale pie, boxty, oysters, and even Noto beef curry. The match-day food lineup is strong, so you can settle in and make a full night of it.
MugiThis needs a plan! I want to open with Guinness, switch to Space ALE midway, and finish with cider for a full tasting-game strategy.
Hop BroThat’s the right move. Start with Guinness, slide into Tribute Pale Ale or Memorial Match, then close with STANDARD CIDER for the full Gotanda beer course.
MugiI can already hear the crowd in my head! Tonight at Grafton, I want the game and the drinks, both.
The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant is framing the day around a Football Saturday. As an underground beer pub in Gotanda, it is set up as a place where watching the match and drinking well go hand in hand.
The tap list features 15 drinks in total. Familiar names like Guinness, Heineken, and Hoegaarden anchor the board, followed by O'Hara's 51st State IPA, Magners Cider, Sankt Gallen's YOKOHAMA XPA on real ale, and Ikari Jozo's Irish Red and Scottish Brown Real Ale.
The lineup continues with Bruntrock's Pagan Juice, St Austell's Tribute Pale Ale, Uchu Brewing's Uchu ALE, U.B.P Brewery's Memorial Match, Baeren's Golden Lager of the Alchemist, Hansharo Beer’s Peach White IPA, and Rec Cider Beer Works' STANDARD CIDER. It is a broad mix that lets drinkers move from classic UK and Irish styles to Japanese craft and cider.
Food is equally pub-friendly: swordfish trofie with pesto Genovese, oysters from Iwate's Ofunato, seared bonito salad, steak and ale pie, boxty, and premium Noto beef curry are all listed. For beer fans in Gotanda, it reads like a solid place to pair a match broadcast with a proper pint and a full meal.
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Hop BroToday’s big topic is The Grafton in Gotanda. Their Football Saturday pairs soccer on screen with 15 beers on tap, which is basically overtime before you even sit down.
MugiWhat? Fifteen taps? That’s way too many choices. Am I supposed to watch the match or stare at the menu?
Hop BroThey build the base with Guinness, Heineken, and Hoegaarden, then sneak in 51st State IPA from O’Hara’s. That’s how you make a proper football-pub lineup.
MugiWhoa, okay, but what’s real ale? That suddenly sounds like a spell only expert beer wizards can cast.
Hop BroReal ale is basically a British-style serving method with gentle natural carbonation. It gives beers like Ikari’s Irish Red and Scottish Brown a softer, maltier feel.
MugiOhhh, I get it! So it’s more smooth than fizzy. That sounds perfect for slow sipping during a match.
Hop BroExactly, and then they add St. Gallen’s YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale, Uchu Brewing’s Space ALE, and Hansharo’s Peach White IPA. It’s a British-style pub, but the Japanese craft curveballs are strong.
MugiNo way, they also have Magners Cider and STANDARD CIDER? I’d take a break from beer and somehow start a whole second half with apples.
Hop BroThe food is serious too: steak and ale pie, boxty, oysters, and even Noto beef curry. The match-day food lineup is strong, so you can settle in and make a full night of it.
MugiThis needs a plan! I want to open with Guinness, switch to Space ALE midway, and finish with cider for a full tasting-game strategy.
Hop BroThat’s the right move. Start with Guinness, slide into Tribute Pale Ale or Memorial Match, then close with STANDARD CIDER for the full Gotanda beer course.
MugiI can already hear the crowd in my head! Tonight at Grafton, I want the game and the drinks, both.
