Background
Hakone Beer is a brewery located in Kazamatsuri, Odawara. They’ve been licensed to make beer since 2000, and their beers have won numerous awards in both the International Beer Competition and the Asia Beer Cup. They brew using water from the mountain springs in the area, which is free of iron.
The beer is available on tap in “Elena Gosso” (a buffet restaurant adjacent to the brewery) and also in the brewery shop itself. It is also available in 330ml screw-top cans, although the very short shelf life of the beer (around two weeks) means that it’s limited to souvenir and gift shops around major tourist spots in the Hakone area.
Beer Reviews
The main lineup consists of two all-year round beers:
- Hakone Pils – a 5.5% Pilsner brewed with imported Czech Saaz hops.
- Hakone Odawara Ale – a 5% English pale ale brewed with imported East Kent Golding hops.
Limited & Seasonal Lineup
These are some of the limited & seasonal lineups we’ve had:
- Hakone Ashigara Weizen – 4.5% hefeweizen named after the area on the Odakyu Odawara Line. On sale from June to August.
- Hakone Chocotto Ichigo – made with Odawara strawberries. 6%
- Hakone Harumeki Pale Ale – a 5.5% American pale ale that is on sale between March and May.
- Hakone Kazamatsuri Stout – a 7.5% stout and is named after Kazamatsuri, the area in Hakone where the brewery is located. and is on sale from December to February.
- Hakone Koyurugi Brown Ale – A 5% brown ale that is on sale from September to November.
- Hakone Odawara Lemon – a 4.5% fruit beer brewed using locally sourced lemons from neighbouring Odawara.
- Hakone Yuzu no Kahori – a 4.5% fruit ale made with yuzu.
Articles
The following are some of the articles we’ve done:
- Hakone Beer (Hakone / Kanagawa) – the bar for the brewery located across the road.
Details
- Address : 245 Kazamatsuri, Odawara, Kanagawa 250-0032
- Phone : 0465-23-7373
- Homepage : https://www.kamaboko.com/hakone-beer/
- Online store : https://ec.kamaboko.com/shop/goods/list.html?cid=beer
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