Hop Kotan Brewing

Microbrewery in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated Venue: Tap Room Beer Kotan

Established in 2017

Contact
上富良野町西8線北33号, Sorachi, Japan
Description
北海道の真ん中、美しい景色で知られる富良野・美瑛エリア。
その一部をなす上富良野(かみふらの)は、
道内で唯一、ホップが商用栽培されている町です。
そして私たちブルワーにとって、希少な地のホップを使って
ビールを醸すことは、この上ない幸せでもあります。

ホップづくりのプロと語らいながら、生きたホップとふれあい、
ビールづくりのプロとして、さらなるおいしさを追究したい。
ここでなら、それができる。だから私たちは、ここに集いました。

立ち上げたブルワリーの名は、忽布古丹(ホップコタン)醸造。
コタンとは、村や集落を意味するアイヌの言葉で、
まさに北海道のホップ集落=上富良野のことを指す名称です。
この国がもっとビールを楽しめる国になることを願い、
コタンから多種多様なおいしいビールを全国にお届けします。

ホップに囲まれ、幸せいっぱいの私たちは、FULL OF HOPPINESS!
このホピネスが、お飲みいただくみなさまにも伝わりますように。
数年先には、すべて地のホップを使うブルワリーをめざして。
そしていずれは地の大麦・小麦も…。
農作物のように成長する忽布古丹にご期待ください!

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Partial translation:

The name of the brewery that was launched is Hop Kotan Brewing. Kotan is an Ainu word meaning a village. It is a name that refers to the hop village of Kamifurano on Hokkaido.

I hope this country will become a country where you can enjoy more beer. We deliver a wide variety of delicious beers nationwide from Kotan.

Surrounded by hops, we are full of happiness, FULL OF HOPPINESS! I hope this happiness will be conveyed to everyone who drinks it. A few years from now, aiming for a brewery that uses all the hops of the earth. And eventually, the local barley and wheat.

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7.5/10
Means “song” in Ainu (native Japanese). Great pils. Last
Tried on 06 Mar 2020 at 19:43

7.5/10
Exactly what it says. Love these Hokkaido guys, and would love a rum-barrel aged version of this.
Tried on 06 Mar 2020 at 18:43

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Hop Kotan Brewery Powder Snow IPA 6% 77 IBU very hazy straw gold with a fresh juicy citrus aroma. Medium to light bodied with a dry raspy finish. The taste is fairly bitter pithy citrus rind. I don’t get the snow connection but it’s a pretty nice beer.
Tried on 28 Feb 2020 at 08:05

7.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap at The Bridge Bar, Furano. An amazingly fresh beer that really surprised me. Like a wheat session ipa vibe with neck oil freshness and drinkability. Little soap in the end.
Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2020 at 02:02

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dry cereal malt notes, light bitterness with herbal hops. Well balanced and clean.
Tried on 24 Feb 2020 at 00:21

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Very pale straw hay color. Slight astringent with citrus and muscat character. Smooth, but slightly too dry. Not bad.
Tried on 24 Feb 2020 at 00:03

8/10
Sexy saisie. Why don’t we do it in the road, tanuki? Don’t pass me by, my dear. Good night. Hop Kotan #9
Tried from Draft on 23 Feb 2020 at 18:12

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Hoppy. Alright. Nice lemon.
Tried on 22 Feb 2020 at 15:20

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at The Taproom in Nisko. A decent enough hopped ale that I was happy to have 2 of. Not Great ta though.
Tried from Draft on 22 Feb 2020 at 11:55

7.5/10
Some joy can be found here, yeah
Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 21:34