It was mid afternoon in Hakodate and I decided to take a walk down to an area on the waterfront where several warehouses had been converted into shops, restaurants and bars.
It took me about 30 minutes to walk from near Hakodate station to the Hakodate BeerHall, staying the shadows as much as possible to avoid the searing sun.
Hakodate BeerHall, Hakodate, Japan
It was busy when I arrived and had a wait for about 15 minutes until a seat at the bar opened up. I think it was busier than usual due to the cruise ship being in port.
As far as I can tell all the beers were from Hokkaido. They seemed to mostly be from the big brewers, so nothing really special, but decent enough to cool me down.
There was a reasonable food menu on offer, and I chose the spicy chorizo followed by a vanilla ice cream.
This was a good place to have a couple of beers in a hot, summer afternoon.