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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7.3/10 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

7/10
Not as exciting as I’d hoped but it’s alright. Bit bitter. Alright.
Tried on 21 Sep 2023 at 14:50

8/10
Lovely stuff. Soapy, citrus bit malty sweetness under it. Very nice! Melon, citrus. Lovely stuff.
Tried from Draft at Gremlin on 21 Sep 2023 at 14:48

7/10
Quite malty. Not so hoppy. But quite nice.
Tried on 05 Aug 2023 at 13:06

7/10
Nice. Feels like a wit. Nice citrus. Bit peppery. Some herbs. Alright.
Tried on 05 Aug 2023 at 13:05

8/10
Nice enough pale ale. Decently fruity. Actually I like it quite a lot.
Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2023 at 13:03

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Craft Beer Bar iBrew - Akihabara, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Aroma is fairly gentle on the chili peppers, with seltzery notes and light spiciness. Flavour is disappointingly not spicy, with barely any chilis and just a herbal, straw-like grassiness. Pretty underwhelming.
Tried from Draft on 27 Jul 2023 at 15:20

9/10
Lovely stuff. Light grape fruitiness, mix of sourness and sweetness. Very nice. Initial sourness burst. Finish is rich and fruity. Further down the sourness increases.
Tried on 14 Apr 2023 at 01:46

8.5/10
Also good! Think I prefer the red. But this is nice and fruity too. Again the sourness is balanced by a bit of seeetness. Muscat.
Tried on 14 Apr 2023 at 01:46

7.5/10
Nice. Floral
Tried on 14 Apr 2023 at 00:50