Antonbee Ryudocho Branch Lines Up 11 Drafts, Including Brasserie Knot, on May 15
Antonbee Ryudocho Branch in the Roppongi area lined up 11 draft beers for its May 15 service, including Brasserie Knot's Bird, COEDO's RURI, and Deschutes' Black Butte Porter. Snacks made with fresh onions were also on offer.
Hop BroThe story is about a night when 11 draft beers lined the basement in Roppongi. On May 15, CRAFT BEER Antonbee Ryudocho Branch had everything from Brasserie Knot's Bird to COEDO's RURI and Deschutes' Black Butte Porter, making it perfect for after-work tasting comparisons.
MugiWow, 11 different beers to compare! But with names like Bird and RURI, I'd be lost already...
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The lineup covered pale ale, WC pils, hazy IPA, cider, sour, DIPA, and porter, so you could try a wide range of styles all at once.
MugiWhat is WC pils anyway? Is it a relative of pilsner?
Hop BroBasically, it's a brisk, hop-forward take on pilsner. That's why beers like YOKOHAMA Bay's Freedom and YUZU Weiss make it easy to create a lighter, refreshing flow.
MugiOhhh! So there are heavier ones too? I want the more substantial picks!
Hop BroOf course. Revision's DIPA, Wolf of Willows' IPA, and Deschutes' Black Butte Porter all have the power to close out the later rounds. DIPA means double IPA, so both hops and body are stronger, and porter brings the roasty aroma of roasted malt.
MugiRoasted malt... suddenly that sounds artisanal! Is the aroma basically like coffee?
Hop BroExactly. That's the fun of Black Butte Porter and Ushitora's Cho, Latte Yo! And then you get distinctive sour notes like 8bit's Maria Tart : Phantom Stronghold, so your palate never gets bored.
MugiWhoa, that's basically a flavor roller coaster! And if they also have New Onion Steak and New Onion and Dried Shrimp Marinade, there’s no reason not to drink...
Hop BroThe sweetness of the Shirako, Chiba fresh onions balances the bitterness and acidity of the beers. The snacks are star players too, so what starts as one light drink could easily turn into a second and a third.
MugiIt's decided! Tonight I'm going to Roppongi's basement for a well-earned after-work treat!
On Friday, May 15, Antonbee Ryudocho Branch was open from 17:00 to 24:00 and had 11 draft beers on tap. Food was served until 23:00, and drinks until 23:30. As a beer pub in the basement of Roppongi, it was the kind of place where you could stop in after work and easily compare several styles.
That day's drafts were Brasserie Knot's `Bird`, YOKOHAMA Bay's `Freedom` and `YUZU Weiss`, Prairie's `Merica Y'all`, Zeraia's `Euskal Sagardoa2024`, 8bit's `Maria Tart : Phantom Stronghold`, Wolf of Willows' `IPA`, Revision's `DIPA`, COEDO's `RURI`, Ushitora's `Cho, Latte Yo!`, and Deschutes' `Black Butte Porter`. Spanning pale ale, WC pils, hazy IPA, cider, sour, IPA, DIPA, pilsner, coffee amber, and porter, it was a lineup that made it easy to build a sequence from something light to something more substantial.
On the food side, two items made with new onions from Shiroko in Chiba Prefecture appeared: `New Onion Steak` and `New Onion and Dried Shrimp Marinade`. With snacks centered on the sweetness of the new onions, they paired easily without getting in the way of the draft beers' flavors. Whether you came to drink or to snack lightly, it was an evening that clearly reflected the shop's stance of 'casually enjoying beer and cider.'
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Hop BroThe story is about a night when 11 draft beers lined the basement in Roppongi. On May 15, CRAFT BEER Antonbee Ryudocho Branch had everything from Brasserie Knot's Bird to COEDO's RURI and Deschutes' Black Butte Porter, making it perfect for after-work tasting comparisons.
MugiWow, 11 different beers to compare! But with names like Bird and RURI, I'd be lost already...
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The lineup covered pale ale, WC pils, hazy IPA, cider, sour, DIPA, and porter, so you could try a wide range of styles all at once.
MugiWhat is WC pils anyway? Is it a relative of pilsner?
Hop BroBasically, it's a brisk, hop-forward take on pilsner. That's why beers like YOKOHAMA Bay's Freedom and YUZU Weiss make it easy to create a lighter, refreshing flow.
MugiOhhh! So there are heavier ones too? I want the more substantial picks!
Hop BroOf course. Revision's DIPA, Wolf of Willows' IPA, and Deschutes' Black Butte Porter all have the power to close out the later rounds. DIPA means double IPA, so both hops and body are stronger, and porter brings the roasty aroma of roasted malt.
MugiRoasted malt... suddenly that sounds artisanal! Is the aroma basically like coffee?
Hop BroExactly. That's the fun of Black Butte Porter and Ushitora's Cho, Latte Yo! And then you get distinctive sour notes like 8bit's Maria Tart : Phantom Stronghold, so your palate never gets bored.
MugiWhoa, that's basically a flavor roller coaster! And if they also have New Onion Steak and New Onion and Dried Shrimp Marinade, there’s no reason not to drink...
Hop BroThe sweetness of the Shirako, Chiba fresh onions balances the bitterness and acidity of the beers. The snacks are star players too, so what starts as one light drink could easily turn into a second and a third.
MugiIt's decided! Tonight I'm going to Roppongi's basement for a well-earned after-work treat!
