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This ain't your average martini. 🍸 We've crafted a Japanese-inspired delight that elevates the tried and true classic with a touch of pure plum. ✨​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
We use a scant of Hanz Reisetbauer's exquisite plum eau de vie. 🌸 This world-class, unaged brandy is made with plums from the Reisetbauer family farm in Austria, and it adds an intoxicating base note of pure plum to the drink.👌

The result? A dry martini brimming with the essence of plum, perfectly balanced with gin, vermouth, dry sake, and a whisper of absinthe. 👹 Ask for it during your next Strange Beast visit.

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Keep it classy 👌.......with a Classic Highball. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Join us every Tuesday at Strange Beast for specials on Highballs & Handrolls! 👹 ⁣We have $10 Classic Highballs, you can choose a trio of handrolls and pair with a refreshing highball cocktail from our menu for only $20, and you can take 10% off backbar whiskey when used in a highball.
*Until supplies last.

Did you know⁉️ 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 has a killer late night happy hour! 👹 Sun-Thur after 9PM, enjoy HH cocktails, like our Haku Mule or Boilermaker (only $10) and then EVERY day after 9PM, enjoy mouthwatering food like our Chicken Karrage or our Sama Wings.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Tag your Ventura friends below and make a night of it.

🍜 This month's ramen is 𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑲𝑶𝑻𝑺𝑼 𝑹𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑵 with 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑘 & 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑇𝑜𝑛𝑘𝑜𝑡𝑠𝑢 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ, 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑎ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑖 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑢 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝐹𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑎, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐸𝑛𝑜𝑘𝑖 𝑀𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑔𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠. 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖. 👹 Available every Sunday all month long at Strange Beast! Order early while it's still available!

50% OFF wine & sake today‼️ Every Thursday at Strange Beast, enjoy Dim Sum from 4 PM - close​​​​​​​​​🥟 and half off our wine and sake. We recently added 2 new sake options! 🍶 ​​​​​​​​​

Share with your friends in Ventura and take advantage of the great savings and mouthwatering tastes every Thursday.

A must-try this holiday weekend. 🍸 This light-bodied Japanese whiskey Manhattan variation has subtle notes of green tea, green apple, floral elderflower, licorice and caramel. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑛: 𝑗𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑦, 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒

We hope to see you this weekend, Ventura! 👹 Psst. Not working Monday and want to enjoy Sunday night a little later than normal? Remember, we're open until 12am.

👹 Has 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 hooked you yet? 🎣 🍶At Ventura’s new cocktail Izakaya bar, you'll experience the captivating flavors of Japan with our meticulously crafted cocktails inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun. 🇯🇵✨ Our cocktail & sake program, curated by the , ensures an authentic and delightful experience. 🍸​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
🍣 We’ve partnered with Ryan () & Tyler () from to bring you an incredible Izakaya food menu that perfectly complements our drinks. Start with a tantalizing hand roll and savor the crispy goodness of our chicken karaage. 🍙🍗

Unleash your taste buds with the mighty Kaiju burger. 🍛🍔 Prepare for an explosion of flavors!

🌙 Don’t miss our late-night happy hour from 9PM - Close Mon - Thurs
🍣 Enjoy highballs & handrolls specials every Tuesday.
🎤 Belt out your fave tunes at Karaoke night every Wednesday.
🥟 Join us for Dim Sum Thursdays with specials on sakes & wines by the bottle.
🍜 Ramen - only on Sundays. Rotates Monthly. (while supplies last)

👀 Tag your Ventura foodie, friend, going-out-pal and discover why the Strange Beast awakens on Main Street.

done the 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 way. 👹 This spin on the timeless Old Fashioned cocktail is the perfect way to unwind after a day navigating the neon alleys of Shinjuku.... 🌃 or navigating just a normal work week in Ventura. 🤷 Join us for a sip of our House Old Fashioned, with Japanese whiskey, 151 proof rum, bourbon, pandan, banana, and macademia. 🥃 Kanpai!

🥟 It's Dim Sum Thursday at Strange Beast! 👹 Every Thursday from 4 PM - close, enjoy Dim Sum and 50% OFF all sakes and wines by the bottle. (We just added 2 new sake's! 🍶 )​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Bite into our rotating list of delicious dumplings, gyoza, steamed bao buns, wontons + more mouthwatering dim sum options every Thursday at Strange Beast. 🤤

Level up your with our Melon Ball Z. 🍈 This Japanese inspired gin and tonic has juicy notes of cantaloupe and honeydew with a subtle floral touch. It's rounded out by junmai ginjo sake and finished with fresh grated cinnamon and grapefruit essence. We think it's a must-try at 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻.

𝑩𝑨𝑹 𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑶𝑫𝑨𝒀‼️ It's on, Ventura! 👹 Strange Beast is being taken over by our sister bar in Santa Barbara, ! 🍹 It'll be showcasing its greatest hit cocktails that'll make you feel like you escaped to an island vaca. 🌴 Come join us today, Thursday, May 9th from 4 - 10 PM and get a taste for Test Pilot just north of us in SB. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​$1 from every cocktail on the menu sold will be donated to , a local charity that helps improve the lives of unhoused individuals and families.

We'll also be selling Test Pilot's custom (and awesomely unique) mugs! 🍻 Craving one of Strange Beast's cocktails instead? Just ask for our regular menu (offered 4-10pm). Will we see you there?

Unleash the Beast Side this 👹 Try our 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 version of a classic marg! It's a trifecta base of blanco tequila with notes of cracked pepper, bell pepper, vanilla, fresh lime juice, and cucumber that collide with herbaceous alpine green chartreuse and spicy, savory, and aromatic shiso leaves 🥒

🍜 This month's ramen is 𝑫𝑼𝑪𝑲 𝑹𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑵 with a 𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ, 𝑆𝑜𝑦 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡, 𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑡, 𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑛, 𝑇𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐸𝑛𝑜𝑘𝑖 𝑀𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑔𝑔. 𝐺𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑇𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑖. 🤌 Available every Sunday all month long at Strange Beast! Be sure to order early while it's still available!

𝑩𝑨𝑹 𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹: Save the date, Ventura‼️ On May 9th, Strange Beast will get taken over by our sister bar in Santa Barbara, Test Pilot! 🍹 will showcase its greatest hit cocktails, like its Passionfruit Mule and Thai Iced Tiki.🌴 Get a taste of the tropical cocktail bar just north of us on Thursday, May 9th from 4 - 10 PM. We'll also be selling Test Pilot's custom mugs!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
$1 from every cocktail on the menu sold will be donated to , a local charity that helps improve the lives of unhoused individuals and families.

More deets to come! 👹 See ya there!

The devilish late-night pair 👹 Feed your appetite with our Kaiju Burger and Roku Roku Roku (666) gin gimlet, both available on our Late Night Happy Hour from 9PM - 12 AM - all week long. 🍶 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
🍸: Roku Roku Roku Gin Gimlet ~ 𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑢 𝑔𝑖𝑛, 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒

🍔 Kaiju Burger ~ 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠-𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑐𝑘, 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑒, 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑢, 𝑘𝑎𝑖𝑗𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑐𝑒, 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑛, 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

When your week needs a hint of spice. 🔥 Our Japanese Michelada has whisky, shiso leaf, pickled plum, rice lager, secret stuff, and that hit of spice. 🍻

Have you tried our Plum Martini, a Japanese-inspired spin on the classic spirit-forward dry martini? 🌸 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
To really bring out the nose and essence of the beloved plum, we added a scant bit of Hanz Reisetbauer’s gorgeous plum eau de vie distilled from Hauszwetschke plums sourced from Reisetbauers family farm in Axberg, Austria.

It's a world-class, unaged (and pricey!) brandy that we normally wouldn't use in a cocktail; however, this dry plum martini has deemed itself more than worthy. 🍸

With: 𝑔𝑖𝑛, 𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑚 𝑒𝑎𝑢 𝑑𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑒, 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑘𝑒, 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒⁣

🍸 "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑉𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎." ​​​​​​​​​~ ​​​​​​​​​

You might ask yourself... "𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑉𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑙, 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑦𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝑇𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜?" 🤔

📍 Strange Beast, Ventura

🍣 Highballs & Handrolls tonight at 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻! 👹 ⁣ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
➡ Choose a trio of handrolls and pair with a refreshing or savory highball cocktail from our menu for only $20
➡ Enjoy $10 traditional highballs
➡ Take 10% off backbar whiskey when used in a highball
*Until supplies last.

Send this to your Ventura foodie friend and kick off the week with us tonight! 🍣🥢🥃

🍸 Our Green Apple Manhattan is malt-forward, with subtle notes of green tea, green apple, floral elderflower, licorice and caramel. 🍏 It's a light-bodied Japanese whiskey Manhattan that was designed to highlight some common flavor profiles found in Japanese single malt whiskey. This is a must-try!

Our Chartreuse Swizzle is a refreshing option for your night out in Ventura. 🌱 Tropical green tea with dried papaya, light aged bajan rum, herbaceous green chartreuse, clove, lime, juicy pineapple, and freshly grated nutmeg lightly dusted over fresh mint. 🍹 You'll find this spin on the neo-classic cocktail on the 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 House Menu.

Quite possibly our fave Late Night Happy Hour item: 𝑲𝑨𝑰𝑱𝑼 𝑩𝑼𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠-𝑓𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑐𝑘, 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑒, 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑢, 𝑘𝑎𝑖𝑗𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑐𝑒, 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑛, 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠. 👹​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Our Late Happy Hour specials are from 9PM - Close ALL week long! 🍶 $10 cocktails, $6 Sake Shots + discounts on food items, including this baby in the pic. 🤤 Reminder that last call for food during the week is 11:30 pm, and on weekends, 12:30 am! Tag your Ventura foodie below!

Let’s all just agree that should be . 👹

A highlight on The Sojourner with malty Japanese whiskey, black pepper, fresh strawberry, bright lemon juice, and charred smoky pineapple. 🍍🍋🍓 Absolutely a staff fave!

Look away if you're hungry. 🤤 These Destoroyah Fries at 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 will have you craving more. 👹𝑂𝑘𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑦𝑎𝑘𝑖 𝑠𝑎𝑢𝑐𝑒, 𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑝𝑖𝑒, 𝑐𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑜. And even better, they are on our Late Night Happy Hour menu 🌙 Get in on the late night action from 9PM - Close. 🍶

THE place for Late Night Happy Hour in Ventura.👇​​​​​​​​​𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 Happy Hour specials from 9PM - Close EVERYDAY! 🍶 $10 cocktails, $6 Sake Shots + discounts on food items like our beloved onigiri, destroyah fries, kaiju burger + more!​​​​​​​​​

Psst. Last call for food during the week is 11:30 pm, and on weekends, 12:30 am!

🍙 🎣 Forget forks. 🫳 Unleash your fingers for our mouthwatering handroll selection that'll give your tastebuds a kick. Choose from cucumber, fresh ahi, spicy tuna, salmon & ikura and more. 🤝 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Don't forget that every Tuesday is Highballs & Handrolls night at Strange Beast with handroll and highball cocktail specials! ⁣ 🍣🥢🥃

𝑹𝑨𝑴𝑬𝑵 Sunday! 🍜 This week we're featuring Hakata-Style Ramen with Pork & Chicken Tonkotsu broth, Chashu Pork, Miso Tahini seasoning, Pork Fat and Green Mayu, topped with seasoned Kombu, Beni Shoga and Marinated Egg, and Garnished with Scallion and Togarashi. 👹 Taste the delicious flavors, created by chef partner Ryan Simorangkir () from . Ramen available until it sells out.

🎙️ As our friends at say, "𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑜𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑐𝑢𝑒 𝑢𝑝." It's 𝑲𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑶𝑲𝑬 night at 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑬 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻! Starting at 9 PM every Wednesday, grab some liquid courage (psst Late Night Happy Hour also kicks off at 9) and belt it out. 🍸