Hop Kotan Brewing

Microbrewery in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 2 Venues

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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8

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2024 at 03:19


7.5

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2024 at 03:16


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Medium golden amber color.. sweet malt backbone with apricot and apples. Light body. Low medium bitterness. Excellent malt backbone. Very nice

Tried on 21 Jun 2024 at 12:12


8

Tried on 20 Jun 2024 at 04:07


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

dark golden color. Smells like fresh tang and lime juice. Sweet malty biscuity palate, bright citrus and stone fruit character. Super well balanced and only slightly warming. Fantastic IIPL. Modestly bitter but not overly aggressive. Palate is sweeter than average for an IPL but it works given the Abv.

Tried on 07 Jun 2024 at 11:03


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

nice roasted malt dark fruit, slightly tart lights touch of butter. Nice.

Tried on 04 Jun 2024 at 11:22


7.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

tons of malt. Big raw malt. And citrus citrus character. A bit big and boozy. A bit of candy lemon and oranges.

Tried on 04 Jun 2024 at 11:01


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

lovely passionfruit,
Mangoes, medium full body, super juicy and tasty. Full body with nice hop burn. Wonderful

Tried on 03 Jun 2024 at 07:50


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

minerally nose. Apricots apples and mineral . Not as dry as I want. Medium low bitterness. Not bad

Tried on 24 May 2024 at 14:03


8

Lovely fruity stuff. Nelson really shining. Very easy drinking.

Tried on 13 May 2024 at 14:15