Paddle Brew announces “Sobusigin 2026” smoked saison with Chiiori
Paddle Brew, based in Mima, Tokushima, introduced a new collaboration beer with Chiiori, a thatched house in Iya that has stood for more than 300 years. “Sobusigin 2026” is a smoked saison with sansho and a hearth-like smoke aroma.
Hop BroToday's feature is Sobushigin 2026 from Paddle Brew in Mima, Tokushima. It's a new beer born from a collab with Chiiori, a thatched house in Iya.
MugiWait, a collab with Chiiori? A beer teaming up with an old farmhouse sounds like a travel show crashed into a brewery!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. It's a Smoked Saison, built around a campfire-like aroma that calls back to an irori hearth.
MugiHold on, Saison yeast just turned this into science class. What does that mean in tasty-person language?
Hop BroBasically it's a farmhouse-style beer: aromatic, dry, and lighter on its feet than you'd expect. Add smoke, and suddenly it feels like you're drinking beside a fire.
MugiOhhh, and then you add the sansho kick from the article? So it's not just smoke, it's mountain air with attitude!
Hop BroExactly. The sansho works as a secondary ingredient that sharpens the aroma, so the glass feels like hearth smoke and hills packed together.
MugiAnd they built it from the idea that Heike refugees in Iya might have enjoyed drinks made with dried grains and mountain plants by the hearth? That's a whole story in a sip!
Hop BroPaddle Brew is known for turning local scenery into beer, but this one really lands because it expresses regional history instead of feeling like a throwaway collab.
MugiAt 350ml and 7.0% ABV, I want to slow down and chase every aroma. I'm officially at pour me one level now!
Hop BroSame here. I want it served not too cold so smoke and sansho can open up properly; this feels like a beer you drink while picturing Iya.
MugiThen that's it, I'm ready to go drink the Iya landscape itself. An article like this is dangerously effective!
A new beer shaped by Iya
Paddle Brew, based in Mima, Tokushima, introduced a new collaboration beer called "Sobusigin 2026" through Instagram. The project was created with Chiiori, a thatched house in Iya that has stood for more than 300 years. In the post, the brewery says the beer was inspired by an imagined scene in which Heike refugees in Iya made and enjoyed drinks using grain dried over an irori hearth and mountain plants.
The beer is a Smoked Saison. It is built around a smoke aroma reminiscent of a hearth, with sansho used as a secondary ingredient. The listed specs are 350 ml and 7.0% ABV.
Paddle Brew has a base in Tokushima and a brewing style that connects beer with local landscape and stories. This release fits that approach well: it links the history of Iya, the atmosphere of a traditional building, and a modern craft beer format in one expression.
For drinkers who look for beers with a strong sense of place, this is an interesting example of how regional memory can be translated into flavor.
Information may be inaccurate. Please refer to the brewery’s official channels for the latest details.
Hop BroToday's feature is Sobushigin 2026 from Paddle Brew in Mima, Tokushima. It's a new beer born from a collab with Chiiori, a thatched house in Iya.
MugiWait, a collab with Chiiori? A beer teaming up with an old farmhouse sounds like a travel show crashed into a brewery!
Hop BroThat's the fun part. It's a Smoked Saison, built around a campfire-like aroma that calls back to an irori hearth.
MugiHold on, Saison yeast just turned this into science class. What does that mean in tasty-person language?
Hop BroBasically it's a farmhouse-style beer: aromatic, dry, and lighter on its feet than you'd expect. Add smoke, and suddenly it feels like you're drinking beside a fire.
MugiOhhh, and then you add the sansho kick from the article? So it's not just smoke, it's mountain air with attitude!
Hop BroExactly. The sansho works as a secondary ingredient that sharpens the aroma, so the glass feels like hearth smoke and hills packed together.
MugiAnd they built it from the idea that Heike refugees in Iya might have enjoyed drinks made with dried grains and mountain plants by the hearth? That's a whole story in a sip!
Hop BroPaddle Brew is known for turning local scenery into beer, but this one really lands because it expresses regional history instead of feeling like a throwaway collab.
MugiAt 350ml and 7.0% ABV, I want to slow down and chase every aroma. I'm officially at pour me one level now!
Hop BroSame here. I want it served not too cold so smoke and sansho can open up properly; this feels like a beer you drink while picturing Iya.
MugiThen that's it, I'm ready to go drink the Iya landscape itself. An article like this is dangerously effective!
