Kazenori Merry taps Brasserie Knot's **BIRD** and Ise Kadoya's **ZAKU Sake Lees Hazy IPA Shinryoku** in Roppongi
The Roppongi beer pub Kazenori Merry has published its May 16 service update. Its recently tapped beers include Brasserie Knot's **BIRD** and Ise Kadoya Beer’s **ZAKU Sake Lees Hazy IPA Shinryoku**, alongside weekend-only curry plates and lamb dishes.
Hop BroThis is good news in the basement of Roppongi. Kazenori Merry has tapped BIRD and Shinryoku, and the lineup is really looking like something they want you to drink now.
MugiHuh, what’s Brasserie Knot's BIRD like? Does it look bird-like?
Hop BroNever mind the name, BIRD feels like an easy-drinking beer, the kind that slips in smoothly as your first draft of the night.
MugiOh! Then what changes when Ise Kadoya Beer’s Sake Lees Hazy IPA has sake lees in it?
Hop BroIt gets the sweet aroma and umami of sake lees, and it tends toward a fuller mouthfeel typical of a Hazy IPA.
MugiThat’s wild, Hazy IPA sounds fluffy just from the name! Is it a beer like mist?
Hop BroRoughly speaking, it’s the style where haze and hop aroma come forward, and it’s one that makes the match with Kazenori Merry’s draft beers especially fun.
MugiAnd the food is strong too! Goat curry, red karei curry, and even kangaroo thigh? My stomach can't keep up!
Hop BroThat’s what makes this place interesting: the spices and fermented foods support the beer, so it goes straight through to one last drink, one last curry.
MugiI already want to head straight to the basement in Roppongi! I want to attack it with BIRD first, then Shinryoku, and finish with curry!
A basement spot in Roppongi that casually connects draft beer and spice dishes
Kazenori Merry is a beer pub on the B1 floor of 5-1-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its appeal is pairing draft craft beer with dishes made using spices and fermented foods, making it a place where the food stands up to each glass of beer.
In a May 16 post, it introduced Brasserie Knot BIRD and Ise Kadoya ZAKU Sake Lees Hazy IPA Shinryoku as recently tapped beers. BIRD is the kind of label that catches your eye when you're looking for something easy to drink, while ZAKU Sake Lees Hazy IPA Shinryoku is a combination that brings to mind the nuances of sake lees and the fullness you expect from a Hazy IPA. Even from the tap lineup, you can feel the shop's desire to make you drink these now.
The food is just as distinctive. This week's curry plate includes goat curry, red karei curry, celery dressed with mustard oil and cumin, spicy eggplant nanban, tsurumurasaki saag, and purple cabbage achar. There are also weekend-only curry plates, minced lamb and sake lees curry, pork harami and mushroom curry, roasted kangaroo thigh with fresh tomato herb sauce, lamb shoulder rosemary confit, and more dishes you'd want alongside beer.
The owner closes with "one last drink, one last curry," making it clear this is a setup you can enjoy all the way through the latter half of your night. It is a place suited to slowly sampling guest draft beers while snacking on spice-driven dishes, and it gives you a solid reason to drink craft beer in Roppongi.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroThis is good news in the basement of Roppongi. Kazenori Merry has tapped BIRD and Shinryoku, and the lineup is really looking like something they want you to drink now.
MugiHuh, what’s Brasserie Knot's BIRD like? Does it look bird-like?
Hop BroNever mind the name, BIRD feels like an easy-drinking beer, the kind that slips in smoothly as your first draft of the night.
MugiOh! Then what changes when Ise Kadoya Beer’s Sake Lees Hazy IPA has sake lees in it?
Hop BroIt gets the sweet aroma and umami of sake lees, and it tends toward a fuller mouthfeel typical of a Hazy IPA.
MugiThat’s wild, Hazy IPA sounds fluffy just from the name! Is it a beer like mist?
Hop BroRoughly speaking, it’s the style where haze and hop aroma come forward, and it’s one that makes the match with Kazenori Merry’s draft beers especially fun.
MugiAnd the food is strong too! Goat curry, red karei curry, and even kangaroo thigh? My stomach can't keep up!
Hop BroThat’s what makes this place interesting: the spices and fermented foods support the beer, so it goes straight through to one last drink, one last curry.
MugiI already want to head straight to the basement in Roppongi! I want to attack it with BIRD first, then Shinryoku, and finish with curry!
