Novel Craft in Setagaya highlights popular lamb-cilantro gyoza and 10 draft beers
Novel Craft in Setagaya posted its 5 p.m. opening notice on Instagram, saying its lamb-and-cilantro pan-fried gyoza remains a favorite while a Yovocco Beer collaboration is in the works. The update also listed 10 draft options spanning wild ale, saison, pilsner, IPA, and house beers.
Hop BroNovel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama just posted opens at 5 PM, and with ten draft beers plus lamb-and-cilantro gyoza, it's a total after-work trap.
MugiWait, gyoza plus ten taps? That is way too powerful. My self-control just left the building!
Hop BroAnd Novel Craft is pouring three house brews too: Over Dub, BPM 80, and Down Tempo, mixed in with guest taps and collabs, so the pub's identity really shows.
MugiOoh! But wild ale, saison, pils, IPA... that's a full-on style traffic jam for a beginner like me!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. Pen Druid's Spontaneous Cherrys is a wild ale with complex, naturally funky vibes and a tart raspberry edge, kind of unruly in the best way.
MugiWhat even is that, beer with a personality now? And then Kemker's Coolship Pils hits me with coolship like we're entering a secret lab!
Hop BroSimple version: a coolship is a shallow cooling tray for hot wort. It gives the liquid more contact with air, which can add a really distinctive aroma and fermentation character.
MugiOhhh! So you could start with Another Moon's Earthly Pleasures for that breezy saison feel, then move into the hoppy kick of Ruse Brewing's Glass Shadows IPA?
Hop BroExactly, and when you add Belwoods' Come What May Dry-Hopped, Cave D'occi × Novel Craft's Reflection, plus news they're brewing with Yovocco, you get the whole picture of the place.
MugiOkay, I'm done talking, I want to run to that second-floor pub already! Give me lamb cilantro gyoza and a first pour at Novel Craft right now!
Hop BroSame here. I'd start crisp and easy, then finish on the house beers. With ten taps tonight, not drinking sounds harder than drinking.
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, shared a July 6 Instagram update with a `[17:00 OPEN]` notice. The post says the `lamb and cilantro pan-fried gyoza` remains popular, and adds that the brewery is working on a collaboration beer with `Yovocco Beer`.
The day’s lineup combined two `By The Glass` pours and eight beers on the `Tap List`:
- `Pen Druid / Spontaneous Cherrys` (Wild Ale w/ Raspberry, ABV 7.5%)
- `Another Moon / Earthly Pleasures` (Saison, ABV 5.2%)
- `Kemkur / Coolship Pils`
- `Belwoods / Come What May Dry-Hopped`
- `Ruse Brewing / Glass Shadows IPA`
- `falo × karakuri / SAGE`
- `Cave D'occi × Novel Craft / Reflection`
- `Novel Craft Brewing / Over Dub`
- `Novel Craft Brewing / BPM 80`
- `Novel Craft Brewing / Down Tempo`
The selection covers a wide range of styles, from wild ale and saison to pilsner and IPA, plus three house beers from `Novel Craft Brewing`. It is the kind of tap list that invites side-by-side tasting rather than ordering just one pint.
Set on the second floor in a building in Minami-Karasuyama, the pub is easy to drop into after work, but the beer program still feels focused. With gyoza, lamb dishes, and a rotating mix of collabs and house beers, it offers a straightforward but beer-forward stop in the Chitose-Karasuyama area.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroNovel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama just posted opens at 5 PM, and with ten draft beers plus lamb-and-cilantro gyoza, it's a total after-work trap.
MugiWait, gyoza plus ten taps? That is way too powerful. My self-control just left the building!
Hop BroAnd Novel Craft is pouring three house brews too: Over Dub, BPM 80, and Down Tempo, mixed in with guest taps and collabs, so the pub's identity really shows.
MugiOoh! But wild ale, saison, pils, IPA... that's a full-on style traffic jam for a beginner like me!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. Pen Druid's Spontaneous Cherrys is a wild ale with complex, naturally funky vibes and a tart raspberry edge, kind of unruly in the best way.
MugiWhat even is that, beer with a personality now? And then Kemker's Coolship Pils hits me with coolship like we're entering a secret lab!
Hop BroSimple version: a coolship is a shallow cooling tray for hot wort. It gives the liquid more contact with air, which can add a really distinctive aroma and fermentation character.
MugiOhhh! So you could start with Another Moon's Earthly Pleasures for that breezy saison feel, then move into the hoppy kick of Ruse Brewing's Glass Shadows IPA?
Hop BroExactly, and when you add Belwoods' Come What May Dry-Hopped, Cave D'occi × Novel Craft's Reflection, plus news they're brewing with Yovocco, you get the whole picture of the place.
MugiOkay, I'm done talking, I want to run to that second-floor pub already! Give me lamb cilantro gyoza and a first pour at Novel Craft right now!
Hop BroSame here. I'd start crisp and easy, then finish on the house beers. With ten taps tonight, not drinking sounds harder than drinking.
