Session's Brewery Hiroshima releases Double Berry Soft smoothie sour
Session's Brewery Hiroshima has introduced Double Berry Soft, a new smoothie sour ale brewed with blackberry, cranberry, and soft serve. The 3.5% beer reflects the brewery's fruit-forward style at its Tokaichi brewpub.
Hop BroToday's topic is Double Berry Soft. It's a new release from Session's Brewery Hiroshima, a smoothie sour ale built with berries and soft-serve.
MugiWait, soft-serve in beer? That sounds less like beer and more like dessert with bubbles. Do I need a straw for this!?
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The style is Smoothie Sour Ale, which means some fruit pulp stays in and the texture gets thick, almost like a drinkable dessert.
MugiSmoothie, sour, ale...? That is a lot to process! So what does it actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, the cranberry tang leads when it's cold, and as it warms up you get more blackberry aroma and that creamy soft-serve richness.
MugiOhhh, so it has a temperature plot twist. And at 3.5% ABV, that sounds super easy to drink on a hot day!
Hop BroExactly, and IBU 2 means almost no bitterness. It uses Simcoe and Citra, but here the hops mostly support the fruit instead of taking over.
MugiIBU sounds like a test score! Beer report card energy, and I am absolutely failing this class already.
Hop BroIBU is just a bitterness scale. At 2, the berries stay center stage. And since it's served at their brewpub in Tokaichi, pairing it with beer chicken or jamon serrano sounds perfect.
MugiThat is dangerously tempting. If it works as the first glass and the dessert finisher, I already want a seat at that long counter in Hiroshima.
Hop BroSame here. It feels like a signature Session's move too, the kind of brewpub personality they've built since starting in Eba in 2018 and moving to Tokaichi in 2022.
MugiThen it's settled: berry cheers first, and I get the first sip before you go full beer-nerd mode again!
What’s new
Session's Brewery Hiroshima has released a new smoothie sour ale called Double Berry Soft. The beer uses plenty of blackberry and cranberry, then finishes with soft serve. It is brewed as a Smoothie Sour Ale, with ABV 3.5% and IBU 2, so it stays light while keeping a strong fruit presence.
Flavor direction
According to the beer information, the recipe uses Simcoe and Citra hops, plus Pilsner, oats, Vienna, and carapils malts. When served cold, the cranberry-driven acidity stands out first; as the beer warms slightly, blackberry aroma and the creamy body from the soft serve come forward. The beer keeps a pulpy, thick texture, aiming for the middle ground between beer character and dessert-like richness.
At the Tokaichi brewpub
Session's Brewery began brewing in Hiroshima's Eba area in 2018 and moved to Tokaichi in 2022 as a brewpub with an attached beer hall. The space includes a long counter facing the tanks, table seating, and standing room, making it easy to stop by for one drink or stay for a meal.
The food list also leans beer-friendly, including the house beer chicken and jamon serrano. With its sweet-tart berry profile, Double Berry Soft looks like a good fit both as an early drink in hot weather and as a dessert substitute after a meal. For beer fans following seasonal releases, this is one to catch while it is on tap.
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Hop BroToday's topic is Double Berry Soft. It's a new release from Session's Brewery Hiroshima, a smoothie sour ale built with berries and soft-serve.
MugiWait, soft-serve in beer? That sounds less like beer and more like dessert with bubbles. Do I need a straw for this!?
Hop BroThat's the fun part. The style is Smoothie Sour Ale, which means some fruit pulp stays in and the texture gets thick, almost like a drinkable dessert.
MugiSmoothie, sour, ale...? That is a lot to process! So what does it actually taste like?
Hop BroIn simple terms, the cranberry tang leads when it's cold, and as it warms up you get more blackberry aroma and that creamy soft-serve richness.
MugiOhhh, so it has a temperature plot twist. And at 3.5% ABV, that sounds super easy to drink on a hot day!
Hop BroExactly, and IBU 2 means almost no bitterness. It uses Simcoe and Citra, but here the hops mostly support the fruit instead of taking over.
MugiIBU sounds like a test score! Beer report card energy, and I am absolutely failing this class already.
Hop BroIBU is just a bitterness scale. At 2, the berries stay center stage. And since it's served at their brewpub in Tokaichi, pairing it with beer chicken or jamon serrano sounds perfect.
MugiThat is dangerously tempting. If it works as the first glass and the dessert finisher, I already want a seat at that long counter in Hiroshima.
Hop BroSame here. It feels like a signature Session's move too, the kind of brewpub personality they've built since starting in Eba in 2018 and moving to Tokaichi in 2022.
MugiThen it's settled: berry cheers first, and I get the first sip before you go full beer-nerd mode again!
