Hop Kotan Brewing
Microbrewery
in Sorachi,
Hokkaido,
Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2017
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.
TimE (11146) reviewed Kudokimonku from Hop Kotan Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
medium golden color. Low carbonation, Belgian yeast citrus with some crackery malt character.
TimE (11146) reviewed Awai Kitai from Hop Kotan Brewing 1 year ago
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.
Nice stuff. Bit creamy. Got the grain there at the end. Alright
TimE (11146) reviewed Harvest Beer 2022 Pilsner from Hop Kotan Brewing 1 year ago
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.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) ticked Keep Calm from Hop Kotan Brewing 2 years ago
It’s alright. As you’d expect from a session ipa, which I generally think are alright and not much more.
Nice stuff. Not exactly exciting, but it’s decent. Liked it more the second time so score up
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) ticked Hakuya from Hop Kotan Brewing 2 years ago
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.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) ticked Nohouzu from Hop Kotan Brewing 2 years ago
Lovely stuff .fruity, slightly funky tropical taste, full on sweets.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) ticked Fuyajou from Hop Kotan Brewing 2 years ago
Nice! Not so American and something a bit Belgian about its wheatiness. Earl grey tea too?
TimE (11146) reviewed Golden Hour from Hop Kotan Brewing 2 years ago
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.