Bräuhaus Onuma （ブロイハウス大沼）| Microbrewery | Onuma

When you come to Onuma Quasi Natinal Park （大沼国定公園）, why don't you enjoy local beer, too? "Bräuhaus Onuma （ブロイハウス大沼）" is near JR Onuma Koen Station （JR大沼公園駅）↓

They brew three kinds of beer with mineral-rich alkali natural water beneath Mt. Yokotsu （横津山）. Sounds wonderful!

Voila!
First, we enjoyed "Kölsch（ケルシュ）", which was awarded the bronze prize in the Japan Asia Beer Cup 2012! This is top fermentation beer with 5% alcohol content, and has less bitter but fragrant aroma. Please enjoy this fine head, too! Cheers!

Next, we enjoyed "Altbier （アルト）".

This is also top fermentation beer with 5% alcohol content, but has sweet and bitter hop aroma. I love this rich taste!!!

Do you think we tried all kinds of beer here? Yes, of course!!! Hahaha!

This is "India Pale Ale （インディア・ペールエール）, which was awarded the gold prize in the Japan Asia Beer Cup 2012! We have to try it!!

This is top fermentation beer with 8% alcohol content, and well-balanced between bitter and sweet aroma. I love it the best!

Well, well, well, the owner gave me the present↓ Thank you very much!

We really enjoyed "Onuma Craft Brewery （大沼ビール）" in Onuma Quasi National Park!

■More information on the Park

Please refer to my other posts!

・ Island Tour Walking Path (50 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Sunset Walking Path (25 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Oshima Island Walking Path (15 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Mathematics Walking Path→→→Please click here!

・ Sightseeing Boat Tour (30 minutes)→→Please click here!

・ Beef Restaurant→→→Please click here!

■Where is "Onuma Quasi National Park （大沼国定公園）"?

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■Tour guide information■

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Noboribetsu Grand Hotel （登別グランドホテル）②| Meals

I really love hot spring in Noboribetsu, which has as as many as seven kinds of hot spring, and is dubbed as a department store of hot spring!
I'm now staying at the "Noboribetsu Grand Hotel （登別グランドホテル）". After enjoying wonderful onsen or hot spring, we went to a dining room.

* If you are interested in the hot spring, please refer to Noboribetsu Grand Hotel （登別グランドホテル）①, my previous post→click here!

This is a dinning area↓

It looks like an ordinary hotel buffet, but something different....... Actually I chose this hotel this time because of a special event at the GRAND HALL （グランドホール）.
I'll show it to you later!!!

Hokkaido reminds us of fresh seafood such as king crabs↓

Let's enjoy a local cuisine such as curry ramen, famous in Muroran City↓

Just deep-fried tempura is yummy x 2!!

If you like meat, how about Yongenton （四元豚）,  a brand pork which is a well-marbled meat with high-quality fat?

We can enjoy local chicken steak and .............

juicy beef.

This is my first round. Have you noticed what kind of event is being held at this hotel?

Voila!
The answer is a tuna filleting event （マグロの解体ショー）! How exciting it is!!!

A whole tuna is filleted on the spot!!!! I love the show!!

Fresh tuna is super delicious!!

One of my favorite parts is flesh on the spine （中落ち）↓ 

Of course we enjoyed it three times!

The second, the third round and .................... Hahaha!

Tuna really goes well with EXTRA COLD!!!

I love the special version of ASAHI SUPER DRY (アサヒスーパードライ）, which is kept under 0C!!!

Actually I'm not interested in desserts after drinking, but they serve several kinds.

Good night☆

■Where is "Noboribetsu Grand Hotel （登別グランドホテル）"?

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■Tour guide information■

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Asahi Beer Brewery （アサヒビール北海道工場）| Factory Tour （工場見学）| Sapporo

Would you like to drink beer free of charge? If so, why don't you join a factory tour at the Asahi Beer Brewery （アサヒビール北海道工場） in Sapporo?

As it is not allowed to take pictures of their assembly lines, I'll jump to the tasting room! Boom, boom! Hahaha!

Anyway, the factory tour is very interesting and enjoyable! But the tasting is more interesting and enjoyable!!! Are you agree with me?

Unlike Sapporo Beer factory tours, they serve up to three glasses of beer to their visitors free of charge! Are we in the heaven?

When you come here, you should first drink "Asahi SUPER DRY （アサヒスーパードライ）", the most popular beer in Asahi!

How about the black beer?

Of course, we should try it, too!!

Don't forget the EXTRA COLD corner!!!

They keep the beer under 0C!!

I really love and recommend this special beer!!!!

Please enjoy their beer jelly chocolate （ビールゼリーチョコ）, which is available only at their factories!

I love my job to enjoy a lot of exciting things all the time!!!

■Where is "Asahi Beer Brewery （アサヒビール北海道工場）"?

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■Tour guide information■

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Sapporo Autumn fest 2012 （さっぽろオータムフェスト2012） | Sep. 14 (Fri.) - Sep. 30 (Sun.)

"Sapporo Autumn fest （さっぽろオータムフェスト）" is a food festival, showcasing the richness of food production around Hokkaido and its capital city Sapporo. The five sites along Odori Park in downtown Sapporo bring visitors to the food world of Hokkaido! It's a really enjoyable and recommendable festival! Here we go!

■Odori 4-Chome Site
This is the first block to begin your exploration of Sapporo Autumn fest. Please get the information of each site in this block.
Personally I recommend "Sapporo Chef's Kitchen （さっぽろシェフズキッチン）↓

A famous restaurant chef serves their delicious meals at reasonable prices. The restaurant booth is switched, depending on the day, and please check your favorite one before coming here. This is lasagna served by Sagra, my favorite Italian restaurant in Sapporo.
(* If you're interested in this restaurant, please refer to my other post→☆)

How about this minestrone? Yummy x 2!!!

■Odori 5-Chome Site
What are the local dishes of Hokkaido? Ramen is one of them, but many places around Hokkaido also have their own delicious dishes. This block introduces some of the wonderful local cuisine to visitors.

This is salt-flavored chaw mein with seafood （北見塩やきそば）, a local meal in Kitami. Actually when we went to Kitami this summer, I ate the same fried noodles at a local beer brewery. 

(* If you're interested in the noodles, please refer to my other post→☆)

■Odori 6-Chome Site

Many local restaurants and the tapas bar provide high quality of local dishes in this block.

Look at the Sapporo Sweets Cafe! We can enjoy cakes in the festival!!

■Odori 7-Chome Site
Hokkaido is one of the best environments in Japan to produce good alcohol beverages. When you are thirsty, please come to this block. Let's enjoy beer, wine, shochu, whiskey and sake!!

If you love bread, this is a must place. "Hokkaido Bakery Marche （ほっかいどうベーカリーマルシェ）" collects popular bakeries' bread at one booth! All of the bread is so popular that it is usually sold out in the morning!

■Odori 8-Chome Site
Hokkaido has as many as 180 municipalities, and more than half of them come all the way to the festival to serve you with their local products.

I really recommend the char-grilled queen crabs （炭火焼本ずわい蟹甲羅盛）, a local product in Monbetsu↓ They are so popular every year that you may wait in a long line, but it's worth doing so!!!

This food festival lasts until the 30th of September!

■Where is the festival venue (Odori Park)?

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■Tour guide information■

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