The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant taps Uchu Brewing's "Uchu ALE DDH WEST COAST IPA" on May 9
On Saturday, May 9, The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda tapped Uchu Brewing's "Uchu ALE DDH WEST COAST IPA" as a guest draft beer. The post also highlighted the regular draft lineup, cider, pub food, and a Premier League broadcast at 8:30 p.m. that same day.
Hop BroOn May 9, Uchu ALE DDH WEST COAST IPA was tapped at The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda. It was offered as a guest draft beer, so it's definitely a pour that catches your attention.
MugiWhoa, the name already sounds cosmic! DDH WEST COAST IPA sounds like some kind of spell!
Hop BroNice reaction. DDH stands for double dry hop, which means they add a generous amount of aroma hops in the brewing process. A WEST COAST IPA is the kind of IPA that's firm on bitterness and crisp on aroma, almost like a pretty muscular IPA.
MugiMuscular and crisp on aroma!? So beer is like a sports player now. And a beer pub in a basement floor sounds like such a hidden-gem vibe!
Hop BroExactly. The strength of The Grafton is that it's in the basement on the first floor below street level in West Gotanda, where you can enjoy draft craft beer and food in a wide range. What's more, on this day the taps were lined up with everything from staples to unique picks, and it was fun to see Guinness, Pilsner Urquell, and even Uchu ALE all on the board.
MugiThat's amazing! But there's so much information that a beer conference has started in my head! Which one am I supposed to drink first!?
Hop BroStart with Uchu ALE, then compare it with Sanktgallen's YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale or O'Hara's 51st State IPA, and the differences become easy to understand. If you follow the differences in aroma and bitterness, the tap lineup suddenly gets really interesting.
MugiOhhh! That sounds like a tasting assignment, which is actually fun. And raw oysters, sausage rolls, and all that, isn't this pub food lineup ridiculously good?
Hop BroThat's where The Grafton really doesn't miss a beat. They even have thick-cut ham katsu burgers and mentaiko cream spaghettoni, so it's fun to pair the bitterness of an IPA with fat and umami, and cider is a good way to reset your palate too.
MugiAnd then a Liverpool vs. Chelsea broadcast starting at 8:30 p.m.? The night is already way too complete! Drink beer, eat food, watch the match, and get hyped!
Hop BroExactly. As a beer-and-match night, it's pretty strong. If you can follow the game with Uchu ALE in hand, that alone feels like a weekend reward.
MugiNow I really want to go out for drinks! First I'll have Uchu ALE, and then I'm going for the ham katsu burger!
Hop BroNice, then I'll drink Uchu ALE, watch the Premier League, snack on the food, and make it a long night out.
On this day, which opened at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Uchu Brewing's "Uchu ALE DDH WEST COAST IPA" appeared as a guest draft beer. The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant is a beer pub in the basement floor of West Gotanda, and its appeal lies in offering a wide selection of draft craft beers and food.
The taps that day included Guinness, Heineken, Hoegaarden, Magners Cider, Sanktgallen's "YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale," Ikari Brewing's "Irish Red" and "Scottish Brown Real Ale," COEDO Brewery's "Marihana," O'Hara's "51st State IPA," Marble Brewery's "Marble Stout," Pilsner Urquell, Kakegawa Beer "Forever Love," Uchu Brewing's "Uchu ALE," and Yellow Beer Works' "MILK&." The lineup offered a broad range of choices, from classic imported beers to distinctive offerings from domestic breweries.
On the food side, the menu featured raw oysters (Ofunato, Iwate), sausage rolls and chips, homemade chicken jerky, thick-cut ham katsu burgers, bonito tataki salad, mentaiko cream spaghettoni, and oyadori tomato curry. The post also announced a Premier League broadcast starting at 8:30 p.m. for Liverpool vs. Chelsea, presenting the night as one to enjoy beer, food, and sports all at once.
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Hop BroOn May 9, Uchu ALE DDH WEST COAST IPA was tapped at The Grafton Beer Pub & Restaurant in Gotanda. It was offered as a guest draft beer, so it's definitely a pour that catches your attention.
MugiWhoa, the name already sounds cosmic! DDH WEST COAST IPA sounds like some kind of spell!
Hop BroNice reaction. DDH stands for double dry hop, which means they add a generous amount of aroma hops in the brewing process. A WEST COAST IPA is the kind of IPA that's firm on bitterness and crisp on aroma, almost like a pretty muscular IPA.
MugiMuscular and crisp on aroma!? So beer is like a sports player now. And a beer pub in a basement floor sounds like such a hidden-gem vibe!
Hop BroExactly. The strength of The Grafton is that it's in the basement on the first floor below street level in West Gotanda, where you can enjoy draft craft beer and food in a wide range. What's more, on this day the taps were lined up with everything from staples to unique picks, and it was fun to see Guinness, Pilsner Urquell, and even Uchu ALE all on the board.
MugiThat's amazing! But there's so much information that a beer conference has started in my head! Which one am I supposed to drink first!?
Hop BroStart with Uchu ALE, then compare it with Sanktgallen's YOKOHAMA XPA Real Ale or O'Hara's 51st State IPA, and the differences become easy to understand. If you follow the differences in aroma and bitterness, the tap lineup suddenly gets really interesting.
MugiOhhh! That sounds like a tasting assignment, which is actually fun. And raw oysters, sausage rolls, and all that, isn't this pub food lineup ridiculously good?
Hop BroThat's where The Grafton really doesn't miss a beat. They even have thick-cut ham katsu burgers and mentaiko cream spaghettoni, so it's fun to pair the bitterness of an IPA with fat and umami, and cider is a good way to reset your palate too.
MugiAnd then a Liverpool vs. Chelsea broadcast starting at 8:30 p.m.? The night is already way too complete! Drink beer, eat food, watch the match, and get hyped!
Hop BroExactly. As a beer-and-match night, it's pretty strong. If you can follow the game with Uchu ALE in hand, that alone feels like a weekend reward.
MugiNow I really want to go out for drinks! First I'll have Uchu ALE, and then I'm going for the ham katsu burger!
Hop BroNice, then I'll drink Uchu ALE, watch the Premier League, snack on the food, and make it a long night out.
