# Hokkaido Brewing Company — Otaru, Hokkaido
> Hokkaido Brewing Company in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan scores 3.49 out of 5 — Poor, #256 in Japan. 98 beers tracked, mostly Sour / Other.
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Hokkaido Brewing Company is a brewery in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.49 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #256 in Japan. Of the 98 beers we track, 64% are Sour / Other and 12% Pale Lager.
## Rating
- Score: 3.49 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #256 in Japan · #11,786 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 98
## About
Hokkaido Brewing Company produce's fairly average beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Cherry & Berry Ale", which is a Fruit Beer and "Melon Ale", which is a Fruit Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and Pale Lagers.
## What they brew
- Sour / Other — 64% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 3% of the beers we track
## Find them
- Address: 16, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
- Coordinates: 43.2202885, 141.0175927
- Website: http://hokkaidobeer.com/
## Breweries nearby
- [Hokkaido Wine](https://finding.beer/brewery/hokkaido-wine-6558.md) — 2.60, Limited — Otaru, Hokkaido — 2.4 mi away
- [Otaru Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/otaru-beer-8042.md) — 2.91, Limited — Otaru, Hokkaido — 9.7 mi away
- [41 Beer Craftworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/41-beer-craftworks-25196.md) — 2.89, Limited — Hokkaido — 13 mi away
- [Nikiya Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nikiya-brewery-25219.md) — 3.35, Poor — Niki, Hokkaido — 14 mi away
- [Streetlight Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/streetlight-brewing-29992.md) — 3.82, Fine — Sapporo, Hokkaido — 19 mi away
- [Sapporo Kaitakushi Beer Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sapporo-kaitakushi-beer-brewery-6520.md) — 2.96, Limited — Sapporo, Hokkaido — 20 mi away
- [Hobo Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/hobo-brewing-22456.md) — 3.59, Poor — Sapporo, Hokkaido — 21 mi away
- [Tsuki to Taiyou Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/tsuki-to-taiyou-brewing-18282.md) — 3.03, Limited — Sapporo, Hokkaido — 21 mi away
## Rankings this brewery appears in
- [Best breweries in Otaru, Japan](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/otaru.md)
- [Best breweries in Japan](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan.md)
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