The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda has added a smoked beer to its guest line. The featured pour is PHARAOH Smoked Porter from SmokeCraft by Tokorozawa Beer, a choice that fits a pub team that says it would order smoked beer whenever it finds it at a pub, beer bar, or German restaurant.

Set in a basement space between Gotanda and Osaki-Hirokoji, the pub works well for a quick pint at the counter or a longer meal at a table. It is a flexible neighborhood beer bar that handles after-work drinks, dinners with friends, and private parties, while keeping a strong British and Irish pub feel anchored by draft Guinness.

The day’s tap list stretches from familiar names to Japanese craft favorites: Guinness, Heineken, Hoegaarden, Magners Cider, Sanktgallen YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale, Ikari Brewery Irish Red, Ikari Brewery Scottish Brown Real Ale, COEDO Marihana, Uchu Brewing CHIMERA, Uchu Brewing Uchu Lager, Farm & Cidery Kaneshige RICKEY, SmokeCraft PHARAOH, Repubrew FONIO BEER, and U.B.P BREWERY Get Goal!. The smoked porter sits at the center of a lineup that invites comparison across styles.

Food runs from smoked-salt mixed nuts and homemade mutton jerky to oysters, steak and kidney pie, Welsh faggot, a pulled pork Danish sandwich, bonito salad, orecchiette with octopus and potatoes, and Railway Mutton Curry. For drinkers who want smoked malt character with pub-style food, this is a practical and appealing stop in Gotanda.