Hokkaido Beer

Otaru Weiss is one of the best hefeweizens you can get in Japan when its fresh! So hurry on down and order some direct from the brewery.

Otaru Dunkel is an excellent example of a classic German beer – definitely worth trying when you come across it.

A top notch pilsner from a brewery that should be better known for some well priced German style beers.

A basic English pale ale that won’t excite the hop heads amount you but it’s solid and does what it says it will do.

Who’d have thought a solid, well-made IPA would come out of a random gift from a brewery in Hokkaido?

This will sneak up on you and then assault your taste buds with dried fruits and 12% booze – it’s an utter lawless area with Hop Kotan Muho Chitai.

A new beer – the first for a while – from Taisetsu Ji-Beer. A work in progress though it seems.

Hop Kotan Haskap is a 7% fruited farmhouse ale from Hop Kotan Brewing, based in Kamifurano, in Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of their regular lineup, and can be found …

Hop Kotan Nonno is a 5% American Pale Ale from Hop Kotan Brewing, based in Kamifurano, in Hokkaido, Japan. It’s part of their regular lineup, and can be found in …

Hop Kotan Yoake no Beet is a 9% Imperial Stout from Hop Kotan Brewing, based in Kamifurano, in Hokkaido, Japan. It’s part of their “Freedoms” lineup, and can be found …