Hakodate Beer

If you believe their marketing this place is world famous.  Is that because of their almost brand new vintage architecture complete with balconies to rooms that don’t exist, massive hinged doors that are concreted open, rusticated brickwork and imitated bricked up windows.  Maybe it is because of their massive copper brewing vats that produce quite nice (but not exceptional beer).  Or maybe it is because they have perfected the recipe for making paella that tastes distinctly like burnt plastic. 

 If you visit Hakodate, and I recommend that you do, there are millions of places you should visit before you go here.  Sorry.