Novel Craft in Tokyo pairs smoked camembert with Jever Pilsner and refreshes its by-the-glass lineup
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo, highlighted its smoked camembert with honey in a post that opened at 17:00. The update also recommended Jever Pilsner by the bottle and listed Pen Druid, Another Moon, and a broad tap lineup.
Hop BroToday's Novel Craft pairing is seriously tempting. In Minami-Karasuyama, they're matching smoked camembert with honey to Jever Pilsner, and that basically decides my first drink before I even walk in.
MugiWhat! Smoked camembert with honey? Is it sweet, savory, or is my brain just doing cartwheels?
Hop BroThat's where Jever Pilsner's bitterness comes in. It cuts through the smoke and rich cheese, then makes the honey pop, so you eat, sip, and somehow need another bite immediately.
MugiWhoa! But that By The Glass pick, Spontaneous Cherrys, sounds like a spell. And what even is a wild ale?
Hop BroPen Druid's version uses coolship fermentation. The wort meets ambient and flower-derived yeast in a shallow vessel, then spends time in oak and gets long-aged with raspberries, so it feels beautifully untamed.
MugiNo way, beautifully untamed is such a cool phrase! So the beer went camping in the woods and came back sophisticated?
Hop BroAnd Another Moon's Earthly Pleasures brings saison brightness. Sterling and Amarillo give it citrus, peach, and lychee notes, and the finish is dry enough to keep you reaching for the next sip.
MugiOkay, that's a range! The taps are packed with variety, right? Coolship Pils from Kemkur, Glass Shadows IPA from Ruse, plus Novel Craft Brewing's Over Dub and BPM 80? That's a lineup.
Hop BroExactly. With Belwoods' Come What May Dry-Hopped, falo × karakuri's SAGE, and Cave D'occi × Novel Craft's Reflection, it's ready for food or first pours. Whether you want something light or something smoky-friendly, it covers both.
MugiI'm sold. At 5 p.m. I'm starting with cheese and honey, then chasing it with Jever Pilsner, and maybe sprinting straight into Earthly Pleasures after that.
Hop BroThat's the right route. With that tap list too, a drink in Minami-Karasuyama sounds impossible to resist.
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo, used its latest post to pair food with beer. The featured dish is smoked camembert cheese with honey: a strongly smoked camembert topped with Japanese honey, recommended alongside beers with a firm bitterness. The post specifically suggests `Jever Pilsner` as a bottled pairing.
The `By The Glass` section includes two beers. `Pen Druid / Spontaneous Cherrys` is described as a wild ale built with flower-cultured yeast, coolship fermentation, oak aging, and long maturation with raspberries. `Another Moon / Earthly Pleasures` is a saison brewed with Sterling and Amarillo, with citrus, peach, and lychee-like aromatics and a dry finish.
The tap list is also substantial: `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`, and `Novel Craft Brewing / Down Tempo`. In short, the bar is offering a range from crisp lager and IPA to saison and collaboration beers, making it an easy place to match smoky cheese with a bottle beer or work through a varied draft lineup.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's Novel Craft pairing is seriously tempting. In Minami-Karasuyama, they're matching smoked camembert with honey to Jever Pilsner, and that basically decides my first drink before I even walk in.
MugiWhat! Smoked camembert with honey? Is it sweet, savory, or is my brain just doing cartwheels?
Hop BroThat's where Jever Pilsner's bitterness comes in. It cuts through the smoke and rich cheese, then makes the honey pop, so you eat, sip, and somehow need another bite immediately.
MugiWhoa! But that By The Glass pick, Spontaneous Cherrys, sounds like a spell. And what even is a wild ale?
Hop BroPen Druid's version uses coolship fermentation. The wort meets ambient and flower-derived yeast in a shallow vessel, then spends time in oak and gets long-aged with raspberries, so it feels beautifully untamed.
MugiNo way, beautifully untamed is such a cool phrase! So the beer went camping in the woods and came back sophisticated?
Hop BroAnd Another Moon's Earthly Pleasures brings saison brightness. Sterling and Amarillo give it citrus, peach, and lychee notes, and the finish is dry enough to keep you reaching for the next sip.
MugiOkay, that's a range! The taps are packed with variety, right? Coolship Pils from Kemkur, Glass Shadows IPA from Ruse, plus Novel Craft Brewing's Over Dub and BPM 80? That's a lineup.
Hop BroExactly. With Belwoods' Come What May Dry-Hopped, falo × karakuri's SAGE, and Cave D'occi × Novel Craft's Reflection, it's ready for food or first pours. Whether you want something light or something smoky-friendly, it covers both.
MugiI'm sold. At 5 p.m. I'm starting with cheese and honey, then chasing it with Jever Pilsner, and maybe sprinting straight into Earthly Pleasures after that.
Hop BroThat's the right route. With that tap list too, a drink in Minami-Karasuyama sounds impossible to resist.
