Novel Craft taps Kemker Kultuur's Coolship Pils and pours Reflection
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, opened with a special keg lineup for its weekday 5:00 p.m. service. The spotlight is Kemker Kultuur's Coolship Pils, alongside the house collaboration beer Reflection.
Hop BroToday's topic is the special keg tapping at Novel Craft in Chitose-Karasuyama. Right at the 5 p.m. weekday open, they're pouring Kemker Kultuur's Coolship Pils and the in-house collab Reflection.
MugiWhat! Coolship Pils already sounds intimidating! It's a pilsner, but the name feels like a final boss!
Hop BroBig boss name, delicate beer. Kemker Kultuur is a farm brewery Jan Kemker started in 2017, and they build their beers around local microbes and house-cultured yeast.
MugiHold on, house-cultured yeast means what exactly? Like the brewery is raising yeast as a roommate?
Hop BroNot that cozy. It means a yeast culture the brewery grows and uses as its own signature strain. And Coolship Pils uses coolship fermentation to expose wort to wild yeast, so you get a gentle funk with a dry finish.
MugiWhoa, a wild-yeast pilsner sounds like someone wearing a suit with bare feet. Funky and dry at the same time? Now I need to taste that!
Hop BroThat description is weirdly accurate. The other headliner is Reflection collab beer, made by Cave D'occi and Novel Craft. It's a saison based on Novel Craft's flagship Looper, then fermented and aged in wine barrels.
MugiLooper gets a makeover? A wine-barrel saison suddenly sounds very grown-up. So how different is it from the usual Looper?
Hop BroIt has more roundness and depth, with a richer feel than the regular Looper. And Reflection also has a limited large bottle release, so it's a real rare find.
MugiNo way! And the taps also include Ruse Brewing's Glass Shadows IPA plus Novel Craft's Sweep and Down Tempo, so it's basically a tasting paradise!
Hop BroExactly. Guest taps and house beers in one lineup, so that second-floor pub setup really lets you explore. I want to get there right at 5 p.m. and go from Coolship Pils to Reflection in order.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. I want one now: start crisp with Coolship Pils, then get all sentimental with Reflection!
Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, has opened a special keg lineup to match its weekday 5:00 p.m. opening. The highlight is Kemker Kultuur's "Coolship Pils."
In the post, Kemker Kultuur is introduced as a farmhouse brewery founded by Jan Kemker in 2017, built from a converted old cowshed. Its beers and ciders rely on house yeast, local wild yeast, and other microorganisms, with fruit and herbs from its own orchards. The Coolship Pils is described as a pilsner brewed with wort that picked up wild yeast in a coolship, delivering a pleasantly funky character and a dry finish.
Novel Craft is also pouring "Reflection," a collaboration beer with Cave D'occi. Built from the recipe of Novel Craft's flagship "Looper," the saison is fermented and matured in Cave D'occi wine barrels, giving it a richer profile than the regular Looper. A very limited number of large bottles are also available.
The tap list also includes:
- Ruse Brewing / Glass Shadows IPA
- Falo Brewing / Ophelia
- Cave D'occi × Novel Craft / Reflection
- Novel Craft Brewing / Sweep
- Novel Craft Brewing / Looper
- Novel Craft Brewing / Down Tempo
With both guest kegs and house beers on offer, the lineup reflects Novel Craft's beer-pub style: a place to explore barrel-aged, farmhouse, and everyday drinkable beers in one stop.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's topic is the special keg tapping at Novel Craft in Chitose-Karasuyama. Right at the 5 p.m. weekday open, they're pouring Kemker Kultuur's Coolship Pils and the in-house collab Reflection.
MugiWhat! Coolship Pils already sounds intimidating! It's a pilsner, but the name feels like a final boss!
Hop BroBig boss name, delicate beer. Kemker Kultuur is a farm brewery Jan Kemker started in 2017, and they build their beers around local microbes and house-cultured yeast.
MugiHold on, house-cultured yeast means what exactly? Like the brewery is raising yeast as a roommate?
Hop BroNot that cozy. It means a yeast culture the brewery grows and uses as its own signature strain. And Coolship Pils uses coolship fermentation to expose wort to wild yeast, so you get a gentle funk with a dry finish.
MugiWhoa, a wild-yeast pilsner sounds like someone wearing a suit with bare feet. Funky and dry at the same time? Now I need to taste that!
Hop BroThat description is weirdly accurate. The other headliner is Reflection collab beer, made by Cave D'occi and Novel Craft. It's a saison based on Novel Craft's flagship Looper, then fermented and aged in wine barrels.
MugiLooper gets a makeover? A wine-barrel saison suddenly sounds very grown-up. So how different is it from the usual Looper?
Hop BroIt has more roundness and depth, with a richer feel than the regular Looper. And Reflection also has a limited large bottle release, so it's a real rare find.
MugiNo way! And the taps also include Ruse Brewing's Glass Shadows IPA plus Novel Craft's Sweep and Down Tempo, so it's basically a tasting paradise!
Hop BroExactly. Guest taps and house beers in one lineup, so that second-floor pub setup really lets you explore. I want to get there right at 5 p.m. and go from Coolship Pils to Reflection in order.
MugiThat's it, I'm sold. I want one now: start crisp with Coolship Pils, then get all sentimental with Reflection!
