Hebisasori Brewing wins three awards at JGBA 2026, taking 2 silvers and 1 bronze
Hebisasori Brewing in Naha, Okinawa, reported that three of its beers placed at the Japan Great Beer Awards 2026, held in Yokohama on February 22 and 23. With two silver awards and one bronze, some of the winning beers are now being served in the taproom.
Hop BroHebisasori Brewing in Naha, Okinawa, won three awards at JGBA2026. Two silvers and one bronze, and it was their first attempt too, which makes it even more exciting.
MugiWhat! Three awards on a first try? So their ability was basically on full display!
Hop BroThe winners were Green Echo Guava Guava Hey!, the fruit sour, Markee? She is Home #2, the American IPA, and Butcher’s Smile Saison.
MugiWhat are those names! They all sound so strong, and even the last one is a saison. Isn't that lineup way too cool?
Hop BroThat's what makes it interesting. The sour's appeal is its acidity and guava fruitiness, the IPA's is its hop aroma and bitterness, and the saison's is its classic dry finish.
MugiHuh! But when I hear 'sour ale,' I kind of imagine making a sour face. Is it okay?
Hop BroIt's fine. It's not the super-sour kind; it's the kind you can drink refreshingly with fruit. Once the guava aroma comes through, it feels very tropical.
MugiThat suits an Okinawa brewery perfectly! And the fact that they took the plunge with encouragement from a neighbor is such a great story!
Hop BroExactly. They sent them in with the feeling of, 'If we wait for perfection, we'll never be able to enter,' and all of them ended up winning awards. It really feels like the results of trial and error came back to them.
MugiAnd Butcher’s Smile Saison is already sold out, so the momentum is real. I wanted to try it!
Hop BroRight now, Green Echo and Markee? She is Home #2 are being served in the taproom, so this is definitely a place to go. Today's the kind of day when both of us want to drink the award-winning pint.
Hebisasori Brewing in Naha, Okinawa, announced that three of its beers placed at `JGBA2026`. The competition was the "Japan Great Beer Awards 2026," held in Yokohama on February 22 and 23. The brewery also said there was a time when it was reluctant to enter competitions, and that this was its first attempt.
The award results were as follows.
- Silver `Green Echo Guava Guava Hey!` (Fruit-Infused American-Style Sour Ale category)
- Silver `Markee? She is Home #2` (American-Style IPA category)
- Bronze `Butcher’s Smile Saison` (Classic Saison category)
In the post, the brewery explained that encouragement from a nearby brewer, who told them to "give it a try," led to this challenge. It also said that they thought, "If we wait until it's perfect, we may never be able to enter," and sent in three beers, all of which ended up winning awards. The result seemed to bring a great deal of surprise and relief.
It also mentioned sales status: `Butcher’s Smile Saison` has already sold out. Meanwhile, `Green Echo Guava Guava Hey!` and `Markee? She is Home #2` are currently being served in the taproom. For the brewery based in Naha, Okinawa, this win can be seen as recognition of its daily brewing and trial-and-error efforts. It says it will continue releasing beers and taking on new challenges while facing each batch one by one.
Original post: Instagram
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Hop BroHebisasori Brewing in Naha, Okinawa, won three awards at JGBA2026. Two silvers and one bronze, and it was their first attempt too, which makes it even more exciting.
MugiWhat! Three awards on a first try? So their ability was basically on full display!
Hop BroThe winners were Green Echo Guava Guava Hey!, the fruit sour, Markee? She is Home #2, the American IPA, and Butcher’s Smile Saison.
MugiWhat are those names! They all sound so strong, and even the last one is a saison. Isn't that lineup way too cool?
Hop BroThat's what makes it interesting. The sour's appeal is its acidity and guava fruitiness, the IPA's is its hop aroma and bitterness, and the saison's is its classic dry finish.
MugiHuh! But when I hear 'sour ale,' I kind of imagine making a sour face. Is it okay?
Hop BroIt's fine. It's not the super-sour kind; it's the kind you can drink refreshingly with fruit. Once the guava aroma comes through, it feels very tropical.
MugiThat suits an Okinawa brewery perfectly! And the fact that they took the plunge with encouragement from a neighbor is such a great story!
Hop BroExactly. They sent them in with the feeling of, 'If we wait for perfection, we'll never be able to enter,' and all of them ended up winning awards. It really feels like the results of trial and error came back to them.
MugiAnd Butcher’s Smile Saison is already sold out, so the momentum is real. I wanted to try it!
Hop BroRight now, Green Echo and Markee? She is Home #2 are being served in the taproom, so this is definitely a place to go. Today's the kind of day when both of us want to drink the award-winning pint.
