B'Day Blast: TJ's Brew Works Turns Five, Introduces New Brews, Grain-Free Menu & Nudo Pizzas

One of Pune’s first microbreweries, TJ’s Brew Works at Amanora in Hadapsar just turned five in style – a new look, new brews, new menu and a new vibe. Their birthday resolution?  A healthy guilt-free food movement all set to take Puneites by storm.

In an endeavour to make healthy choices, TJ’s is tweaking and twisting the existing menu to incorporate spent grain dishes, a treasure trove of goodness, nutrition, taste and health. Spent grain is super rich in protein, fibre content and macronutrients.

TJ’s in-house expert, Chef Ubeid has taken the healthy road and is now creating his buns, breads, baos and cookies from spent grain. We loved their beer cheese soup {INR 215} and the Russian Olive salad {INR 345}. TJ’s newest inclusions – the dark malt bao with chilly tofu stuffing, the bruschetta on spent toast and the spent grain pelmeni with a filling of spinach and ricotta are absolute wonders on the plate! For main course, we recommend you order the Mediterranean lamb burger {INR 495} and the four cheese spent ravioli with roasted tomato sauce {INR 415}. Wait until the desserts come on the table. Their new grain-free buckwheat rich chocolate cake for INR 220 is lips-smacking and won’t hurt the calorie count!

But that’s not it! Welcome the Nudo pizzas, a range of gluten-free, grain-free and guilt-free pizzas by Nudo Pizzeria Al Naturale, the brainchild of Girish Monie. The pizzas are presented in five super-healthy crusts – almond, buckwheat, quinoa, amaranth and a combination of cauliflower and whey protein. We loved the Nudo farm pizza {INR 700} made of quinoa crust and roasted garlic white sauce. Meat lovers, dig in to the Nudo pepperoni pizza {INR 700} made with amaranth crust and classic red tomato marinara sauce.

The new additions to the existing portfolio of brews at TJ’s are the TJ’s Quin B and TJ’s Buck B, made from quinoa and buckwheat respectively. What we loved the most is the fact how each brew is given a character. Say, the Quin B is for the classy, super-stylish lady in the bar. The brew, in itself is very refreshing with a creamy head and a pale yellow body.

The Buck B is crafted for the fitness freaks! Brewed with pseudo-cereal buckwheat, this hazy yellow lager is easy to drink, full of flavours and finishes off smooth on the palate.

We can’t not mention about all-time favourites on the tap. TJ’s Devil Dark is for the alpha males with strong opinions and directives. It’s a strong, heavy-bodied dark lager with a smoky flavour that leaves behind a chocolaty after-taste.

If you’re the life of any party, try the TJ’s Blonde Brew. Just like you, this brew is very refreshing, pale-coloured with mild bitterness.

Are you a rich kid with luxurious upbringing? Then TJ’s has a beer well-crafted to suit your personality. It’s called the Premium Bock, a full-bodied, high quality brew from imported malt and Czech Saaz hops.

Forget about cheat days! Head to TJ’s Brew Works and indulge in to some mouth-watering guilt-free cheat food with a mugful of beautifully brewed craft beer.