Novel Craft in Setagaya opens at 5 p.m. with an eight-beer tap list
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, shared its tap list for the day along with a 5 p.m. opening notice. The lineup mixes beers from Brasserie De la Senne, OXBOW, and Left Hand with four house beers from Novel Craft Brewing.
Hop BroToday's one is Setagaya's Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama. They're opening at 5 p.m. and dropped today's tap list.
MugiWhat! A 5 p.m. start is already dangerous, and four house brews means I'm officially taking a detour, right?
Hop BroAnd they didn't hold back: Brasserie De la Senne's Zinnebir, OXBOW's Space Cowboy, and Left Hand's Peanut Butter Milk Stout are all on there, so the guest lineup is strong too.
MugiWait, a milk stout? Do they pour milk in it? Because my fridge is suddenly feeling involved!
Hop BroNot quite. It's a style that uses lactose for a softer sweetness, so with roast notes and peanut butter aroma it drinks like a dessert in a glass.
MugiOooh! Then with Novel Craft Brewing's Echo, Delay, BPM 80, and Reloop, this is basically a tasting-flight paradise, right?
Hop BroExactly. When one brewery pours four house beers side by side, you can really read the yeast character and hop range. That's where the tap balance gets clever.
MugiHold on, tap balance just sounded extremely bartender-coded. Explain it like I'm already holding my first glass!
Hop BroIt just means the list is arranged so you can move from light ales to rich stouts without wrecking your palate. And then they hit you with a lamb-cilantro-jalapeno burger and cold somen with shiso genovese.
MugiThat is absolutely a sprint-to-5-p.m. situation! With the warm send-off vibe for the longtime staff member too, I'm fully ready for a pint at Novel Craft tonight.
Today's Tap List
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, posted its daily tap list together with a notice that it opens at 5 p.m. The selection combines four imported beers with four beers from Novel Craft Brewing, making it a lineup suited to side-by-side tasting.
Tap List
- Brasserie De la Senne / Zinnebir
- Celladoor / True Born
- OXBOW / Space Cowboy
- Novel Craft Brewing / Echo
- Left Hand / Peanut Butter Milk Stout
- Novel Craft Brewing / Delay
- Novel Craft Brewing / BPM 80
- Novel Craft Brewing / Reloop
For food, the bar highlights two recommendations: a lamb, cilantro, and jalapeno burger, and chilled somen noodles with shiso genovese and prosciutto. The latter uses a house-made shiso genovese sauce blended with walnuts and parmesan, which should pair well with the beer lineup.
The post also notes that a staff member who had supported the sister shop reverb since its opening is leaving, and that they will open at 5 p.m. with that staff member on shift from 6 p.m. The result is a beer bar update that is as much about the people behind the counter as it is about the taps themselves.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's one is Setagaya's Novel Craft in Minami-Karasuyama. They're opening at 5 p.m. and dropped today's tap list.
MugiWhat! A 5 p.m. start is already dangerous, and four house brews means I'm officially taking a detour, right?
Hop BroAnd they didn't hold back: Brasserie De la Senne's Zinnebir, OXBOW's Space Cowboy, and Left Hand's Peanut Butter Milk Stout are all on there, so the guest lineup is strong too.
MugiWait, a milk stout? Do they pour milk in it? Because my fridge is suddenly feeling involved!
Hop BroNot quite. It's a style that uses lactose for a softer sweetness, so with roast notes and peanut butter aroma it drinks like a dessert in a glass.
MugiOooh! Then with Novel Craft Brewing's Echo, Delay, BPM 80, and Reloop, this is basically a tasting-flight paradise, right?
Hop BroExactly. When one brewery pours four house beers side by side, you can really read the yeast character and hop range. That's where the tap balance gets clever.
MugiHold on, tap balance just sounded extremely bartender-coded. Explain it like I'm already holding my first glass!
Hop BroIt just means the list is arranged so you can move from light ales to rich stouts without wrecking your palate. And then they hit you with a lamb-cilantro-jalapeno burger and cold somen with shiso genovese.
MugiThat is absolutely a sprint-to-5-p.m. situation! With the warm send-off vibe for the longtime staff member too, I'm fully ready for a pint at Novel Craft tonight.
