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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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Kamikaze, Osaka 7th Anniversary. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, dark fruits and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Works Kamikaze on 18 May 2019 at 13:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
medium brown color. Some woody notes but found it was a bit too yeasty in the nose. Nice mouth, but a bit more bitter than I would expect, woody and earthy, coffee but some salt candy. Definitely new world take. Fairly dry finish with wood lasting. Ok
Tried from Can on 18 May 2019 at 13:14

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
medium golden big dry grassy hoppy nose. Clean tons of mangos and citrus note on the palate but nose doesn’t jump out as much. Still good stuff. Drank couple months later and this was awesome. Moving it from 3.6 to 3.8. golden color. Crispy nose with a nice heady character. Apples, orange and grapefruit dominate nose. Medium full body. Clean. Bitter. Off sweet. Superbly balanced. Nice bitter finish. Excellent.
Tried on 18 May 2019 at 12:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Craft Beer Bar Kamikaze, Osaka. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a round bubbly light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, chocolate, charcoal, liqouirce, coffee. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, light light liquorice bitter, with a smooth, roasty, charcoal ashtray, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 18 May 2019 at 11:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Bungalow, Kyoto. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is grainy malt, yeasty, light zesty citrus, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, fresh, light yeast, fruity, juicy citrus, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 15 May 2019 at 14:01

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Craftman, Kyoto. Near clear golden with a white head. Aroma of fruity hops, citrus and light malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft at Beer House Craft Man on 15 May 2019 at 08:50

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at bungalow. Great hop nose, grapefruit, orange, mango, pineapple, biscuit malt. Hazy deep golden-orange with a thick, low head. Juicy, sweet flavor, a bit too sweet, biscuity wheat, rich and full. More wintery than springlike. Finish is a bit bland but good.
Tried from Draft on 15 May 2019 at 03:50

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at iBrew original, Tokyo. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of light fruity hops, citrus and light malt. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Bar iBrew on 11 May 2019 at 16:50

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 4
Draft at iBrew original, Tokyo. Near clear pale golden with a white head. Aroma of butter, popcorn and grain. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Bar iBrew on 11 May 2019 at 16:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at IBREW Ginza. Poured a slightly hazy golden straw colour with a thin broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malt, light mineral, light hop. The flavour is light bitter with a light, watery, buttery, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2019 at 06:48