CRAFT BEER Antonbee Roppongi, fresh onion dishes and nine draft taps on May 16
At the Roppongi beer pub "CRAFT BEER Antonbee Roppongi," Saturday, May 16 opens at 2:00 p.m. Nine draft beers, including pale ale, WC pils, hazy IPA, and sour styles, are on hand alongside snacks made with fresh onions from Shirako, Chiba Prefecture.
Hop BroAt CRAFT BEER Antonbee Roppongi in Roppongi, opening at 2:00 p.m. on May 16 makes it perfect for daytime drinking. The draft beer and food lineup is solid, so it gets you in the mood right away.
MugiWhoa, 2:00 p.m. opening is amazing! But nine draft beers means I’d be totally lost from the very first glass.
Hop BroA good place to start would be something easy-going like Brasserie Knot’s Bird, a Pale Ale, or COEDO’s RURI, a Pilsner. Starting with a light-bodied beer makes the stronger stuff later even more fun.
MugiWait, what even is WC pils? WC Pils sounds way too intense just as an abbreviation!
Hop BroWC stands for West Coast, so it’s the hop-forward kind. Something like YOKOHAMA Bay’s Freedom makes it easy to enjoy sharp, crisp bitterness.
MugiOhhh! Then it probably goes great with the fresh onions too. Fresh onion cheese bake already has my stomach growling just thinking about it.
Hop BroExactly. Since it uses fresh onions from Shirako, Chiba Prefecture, the sweetness really comes through. The sweetness and umami work well together, and that ties in nicely with the citrusy character of hops too.
MugiWhat is that, they’re basically trying to get us to drink! By the way, Hazy IPA means the cloudy one, right? So it’s a beer that’s all about aroma?
Hop BroExactly. A Hazy IPA like Prairie’s Merica Y'all tends to put juiciness ahead of bitterness. And when you move on to Revision’s DIPA, it gets even fuller, with a huge burst of aroma.
MugiWow, there are too many choices and I’m loving it! I’m also curious about 8bit’s sour and Zeraia’s sidra, and I want a tart beer to reset my palate.
Hop BroThat’s a great flow. If you go all the way to Ushitora’s Coffee Amber Ale, you can play around with how you finish the night, so it’s the kind of place that stays fun from afternoon to evening.
MugiNow I completely want to go! I want to snack on fresh onion dishes while going on a weekend draft-beer spree in the basement of Roppongi. I’m dying to raise a glass!
Saturday hours that make it easy to start drinking early in Roppongi
CRAFT BEER Antonbee Roppongi will be open on Saturday, May 16 from 14:00 to 24:00. Food is available until 23:00, and last call for drinks is 23:30, making it a convenient spot for anyone who wants to enjoy craft beer while it is still light out. Like a beer pub in the basement of Roppongi 5-chome, its appeal lies in offering food to enjoy alongside a draft-beer-focused lineup.
The food item that stands out that day is a seasonal menu made with fresh onions from Shirako, Chiba Prefecture. The fresh onion cheese bake is a dish you can imagine as crisp on the outside and melty on the inside, while the fresh onion soy marinade is described as a sweet-and-savory snack that comes out quickly. It should pair well with beers that bring out hop bitterness and citrusy aromas.
Draft lineup for the day
- Brasserie Knot / Bird (Pale Ale)
- YOKOHAMA Bay / Freedom (WC Pils)
- YOKOHAMA Bay / YUZU Weiss
- Prairie / Merica Y'all (Hazy IPA)
- Zeraia / Euskal Sagardoa2024 (Sidra)
- 8bit / Maria Tart : Phantom Stronghold (Sour)
- Wolf of Willows / IPA
- Revision / DIPA
- COEDO / RURI (Pilsner)
- Ushitora / Cho, Latte Yo! (Coffee Amber Ale)
The beer range runs from easy-drinking pilsners to aromatic hazy IPAs, tart sours, and even sidra and coffee amber ale. You can start with whatever suits your mood, then keep going while matching each beer with food. For anyone in Roppongi who wants to take their time with draft beer from the afternoon into the evening on the weekend, this looks like a good fit.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroAt CRAFT BEER Antonbee Roppongi in Roppongi, opening at 2:00 p.m. on May 16 makes it perfect for daytime drinking. The draft beer and food lineup is solid, so it gets you in the mood right away.
MugiWhoa, 2:00 p.m. opening is amazing! But nine draft beers means I’d be totally lost from the very first glass.
Hop BroA good place to start would be something easy-going like Brasserie Knot’s Bird, a Pale Ale, or COEDO’s RURI, a Pilsner. Starting with a light-bodied beer makes the stronger stuff later even more fun.
MugiWait, what even is WC pils? WC Pils sounds way too intense just as an abbreviation!
Hop BroWC stands for West Coast, so it’s the hop-forward kind. Something like YOKOHAMA Bay’s Freedom makes it easy to enjoy sharp, crisp bitterness.
MugiOhhh! Then it probably goes great with the fresh onions too. Fresh onion cheese bake already has my stomach growling just thinking about it.
Hop BroExactly. Since it uses fresh onions from Shirako, Chiba Prefecture, the sweetness really comes through. The sweetness and umami work well together, and that ties in nicely with the citrusy character of hops too.
MugiWhat is that, they’re basically trying to get us to drink! By the way, Hazy IPA means the cloudy one, right? So it’s a beer that’s all about aroma?
Hop BroExactly. A Hazy IPA like Prairie’s Merica Y'all tends to put juiciness ahead of bitterness. And when you move on to Revision’s DIPA, it gets even fuller, with a huge burst of aroma.
MugiWow, there are too many choices and I’m loving it! I’m also curious about 8bit’s sour and Zeraia’s sidra, and I want a tart beer to reset my palate.
Hop BroThat’s a great flow. If you go all the way to Ushitora’s Coffee Amber Ale, you can play around with how you finish the night, so it’s the kind of place that stays fun from afternoon to evening.
MugiNow I completely want to go! I want to snack on fresh onion dishes while going on a weekend draft-beer spree in the basement of Roppongi. I’m dying to raise a glass!
