Novel Craft opens at 5 p.m. with chocolate chip bread and a fresh eight-beer tap list
Novel Craft, a beer pub in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, announced a 5 p.m. opening and added chocolate chip bread to the menu. The bottle selection includes De Ranke’s XX Bitter and Drie Fonteinen’s Cuvee Armand & Gaston, while eight beers are on tap.
Hop BroToday's hook is Novel Craft's 5 p.m. opening. A beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama adding fresh chocolate chip bread is just unfair.
MugiWait, chocolate chip bread added too? So it's a beer pub that also attacks me with snack-level temptation?
Hop BroAnd it's made with extra cacao-forward chocolate, built through a lot of trial and error. Since they're closed the next day for an event, tonight is the sweet spot.
MugiWhoa! But that bottle list... XX Bitter already sounds like a full-on bitterness uppercut!
Hop BroDe Ranke's XX Bitter is a Belgian bitter ale with citrus-and-herbal aromas and a firm bitter finish. It's a slow-sipping bottle that changes as it warms.
MugiWhat is that! And Cuvee Armand & Gaston sounds even more like a spell. If I mispronounce it, the bar music might stop.
Hop BroThat's Drie Fonteinen's gueuze, made from a 1-, 2-, 3-year blend of lambics. Basically, skilled blending layers sour beers of different ages to build complexity and balanced acidity.
MugiSo that's gueuze? Not a goat? Then what is lambic exactly? The name sounds like a science lab.
Hop BroIt's a traditional Belgian sour beer fermented with wild microbes. The taps are also a wide eight-beer spread from IPA to grisette to blend pale, plus Novel Craft Brewing's own Over Dub and Looper.
MugiI'm fully sold. XX Bitter first, gueuze next, bread in the middle, house taps after that... I want a bottle-and-tap relay so badly, and you totally want one too.
At Novel Craft in Minamikarasuyama, Setagaya, the pub is opening at 5 p.m. and serving a newly added chocolate chip bread. The bread was developed through a series of experiments and is described as a chocolate-forward loaf with a stronger cocoa character. The shop also noted that it will be closed the following day because of an event appearance, so this evening is the key window for a visit.
On the bottle side, two recommendations are featured. The first is De Ranke / XX Bitter, a Belgian classic known for citrus- and herb-like hop aroma plus firm bitterness. It is presented as a beer best enjoyed slowly, with temperature changes in mind. The second is Drie Fonteinen / Cuvee Armand & Gaston, a lambic blend made from one-, two-, and three-year-aged lambic. The pub highlights its layered wild character and balanced acidity.
The tap list covers eight beers and spans several styles, from IPA to grisette and pale ale.
- Garage × LHG / ADRENOCHROME
- Trap Door / Trap Door IPA
- Bellwoods / Grisette
- Yorocco Beer / Sky Walker IPA
- Novel Craft Brewing / Over Dub
- 麦雑穀工房 / Tranquil Ale
- Novel Craft Brewing / Looper
- Field Ales / Blend Pale
Two beers from Novel Craft Brewing are on tap, giving the lineup a strong house identity. For beer fans, the appeal here is the mix: bottle classics, mixed-fermentation character, and a compact tap list that makes side-by-side comparison easy. Add the chocolate chip bread, and the evening reads like a small but thoughtful beer stop in Tokyo.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the venue’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's hook is Novel Craft's 5 p.m. opening. A beer pub in Minami-Karasuyama adding fresh chocolate chip bread is just unfair.
MugiWait, chocolate chip bread added too? So it's a beer pub that also attacks me with snack-level temptation?
Hop BroAnd it's made with extra cacao-forward chocolate, built through a lot of trial and error. Since they're closed the next day for an event, tonight is the sweet spot.
MugiWhoa! But that bottle list... XX Bitter already sounds like a full-on bitterness uppercut!
Hop BroDe Ranke's XX Bitter is a Belgian bitter ale with citrus-and-herbal aromas and a firm bitter finish. It's a slow-sipping bottle that changes as it warms.
MugiWhat is that! And Cuvee Armand & Gaston sounds even more like a spell. If I mispronounce it, the bar music might stop.
Hop BroThat's Drie Fonteinen's gueuze, made from a 1-, 2-, 3-year blend of lambics. Basically, skilled blending layers sour beers of different ages to build complexity and balanced acidity.
MugiSo that's gueuze? Not a goat? Then what is lambic exactly? The name sounds like a science lab.
Hop BroIt's a traditional Belgian sour beer fermented with wild microbes. The taps are also a wide eight-beer spread from IPA to grisette to blend pale, plus Novel Craft Brewing's own Over Dub and Looper.
MugiI'm fully sold. XX Bitter first, gueuze next, bread in the middle, house taps after that... I want a bottle-and-tap relay so badly, and you totally want one too.
