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Best breweries in Sapporo, Japan

Within 16 miles of Sapporo we track 10 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Streetlight Brewing in Sapporo leads the list at 3.82 (Fine).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Streetlight Brewing

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Streetlight Brewing produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #45 in Japan. They are most well known for "Oiwai Ale! (お祝いエール!)", which is a Cold IPA and "Tento Sengen IPA (点灯宣言IPA)", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.82Fine
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    SOC Brewing Inc.

    Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

    SOC Brewing Inc. produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #44 in Japan. They are most well known for "North Island India Pale Ale", which is an American IPA and "North Island Coriander Black", which is a Spiced / Herbed Beer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Spiced Beers.

    Rating
    3.80Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  3. 3

    Hobo Brewing

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Hobo Brewing produce's unproven beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "No Mosaic no IPA", which is an American IPA and "HOYO IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.59Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    TRANS BREWING

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Rating
    3.58Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  5. 5

    Ezo Beer K.K.

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Rating
    3.48Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  8. 8

    Tsuki to Taiyou Brewing

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Tsuki to Taiyou Brewing produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Sapportlander's 60th IPA", which is an International IPA and "Cloudy Moon IPA", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.03Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    Sapporo Kaitakushi Beer Brewery

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

    Sapporo Kaitakushi Beer Brewery produce's not great quality beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Kaitakushi Beer Premium (開拓使麦酒 ピルスナー)", which is a German Pilsner and "Kaitakushi Beer Red Star", which is an Altbier. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Ales.

    Rating
    2.96Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  10. 10

    Otaru Beer

    Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan

    Otaru Beer produce's characterless beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Dunkel", which is a Munich Dunkel Lager and "Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.

    Rating
    2.91Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated