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

medium golden color. Low carbonation, Belgian yeast citrus with some crackery malt character.

Tried on 25 Apr 2024 at 04:26


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

pale golden color. Honey. Hay, sweet, low medium bitterness. Fairly rounded. Good but not great.

Tried on 25 Apr 2024 at 04:21


7

Nice stuff. Bit creamy. Got the grain there at the end. Alright

Tried on 11 Apr 2024 at 05:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

very dry crisp grassy hoppy nose. Super beautiful grassy hoppy palate. A slightly fruitier than expected finish but the palate is fucking amazing. Not amazing malt character as I would expect from a beer in Germany but still this is nice.

Tried on 18 Mar 2024 at 11:50


6.5

It’s alright. As you’d expect from a session ipa, which I generally think are alright and not much more.

Tried on 04 Mar 2024 at 15:01


7

Nice stuff. Not exactly exciting, but it’s decent. Liked it more the second time so score up

Tried on 04 Mar 2024 at 14:45


7.5

Sweet, vanilla, but a bit golden ale. It was nice. Felt like it could be a bit too sweet but I downed my pint fairly easily. Therefore I liked it.

Tried on 25 Jan 2024 at 06:53


8.5

Lovely stuff .fruity, slightly funky tropical taste, full on sweets.

Tried on 15 Oct 2023 at 05:55


7.5

Nice! Not so American and something a bit Belgian about its wheatiness. Earl grey tea too?

Tried on 15 Oct 2023 at 05:16


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

excellent Grady hops and cerea malt with a touch of butter popcorn. Nose is better than palate but good stuff.

Tried on 25 Sep 2023 at 11:38