Big John Beer Sapporo is a brewery in Susukino, Sapporo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Friday IPA cellar nights bring out the rarer Hokkaido brews; cash preferred.
Guided tour · 8h 30m
Discover the highlights of Otaru on a guided tour. Stroll along the canal, visit the Kitaichi Glass Factory, the Otaru Music Box Museum, and the Germain Beer Brewery.
Private tour · 3 hours
See Sapporo’s top city highlights on a private walk through the Red Brick Office, Clock Tower, Odori Park, Nijo Market, Tanukikoji, and lively Susukino.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore Sapporo’s beer scene with a local guide. Taste 10 craft beers across 3 breweries, discover the stories behind the brews, and enjoy a stress-free evening.
Address: Minami 3-jo Nishi 5, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0063, Japan
Directly run by the North Island brewery on the outskirts of Sapporo, with six house craft beers. The brewer joins the bar Fridays for guest pour shifts.
TipFriday is the brewer's own staff night; the four-tap sampler runs 1,800 yen.
A craft beer stand inside Sapporo Station underground concourse, pouring eight Hokkaido craft taps to the commuter and pre-train crowd in the evening.
TipWalk-up only; the standing counter is sized for 15-minute pre-train pints.
The Kaitakushi-kan beer hall inside the Sapporo Beer Garden complex. Pours the historic Kaitakushi label alongside jingisukan and the brewery's flagships.
TipThe Kaitakushi label is the museum-only pour; available only at this hall and the brewery in Eniwa.
A Hokkaido fruit-led craft brewery's tap-room near Odori. Six house taps with seasonal Hokkaido fruit beers (haskap, blueberry) and a small bar snack menu.
TipClosed Mon-Tue; the haskap saison is the menu's quiet hero Tap list rotates weekly.
The Sapporo Brewery's brick complex from 1890 now houses the Beer Museum and Beer Garden. Tastings of Sapporo Classic and limited Hokkaido-only labels.
TipMuseum free, the paid tasting tour with three pours is around 1,000 yen.
Directly run by the North Island brewery on the outskirts of Sapporo, with six house craft beers. The brewer joins the bar Fridays for guest pour shifts.
TipFriday is the brewer's own staff night; the four-tap sampler runs 1,800 yen.
Moon and Sun opened 2014 as Sapporo's downtown brewpub with in-store brewing equipment. House beers from 100-percent Hokkaido hops, seasonal fruit one-offs.
TipOrder a tasting flight to test the rotating lineup; pizzas pair well.
