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What is Hoppy?

ホッピー ほっぴー / hoppy

A low-alcohol, beer-flavoured soft drink that is mixed with shochu. It is a working-class izakaya classic in Tokyo.

How to order and eat it

It comes as a set: a glass with shochu (called "naka") and a bottle of Hoppy ("soto"). You pour the Hoppy into the glass yourself and ask for more shochu when you run out.

Dietary notes

Contains a small amount of alcohol by itself and is mixed with shochu. Contains barley malt (gluten).

This is a general description, and recipes vary by shop. If you have an allergy or follow a diet, ask the staff before you order.