PAIHALAS BREWERY

Paihalas is a brewery and blendery in Sodankylä, Finland.

We craft small batches of oak aged Arctic Wild ales in the heart of Lapland.

Our Arctic wild ales incorporate local groundwater, berries, wild herbs and indigenous yeasts and bacteria to create unique and complex mixed fermentation ales. We get majority of our malts from a small malt house called Pehkolan mallastamo located in North Ostrobothnia.

We ferment all of our beer in oak using a vast variety of yeast and bacteria not commonly found in commercial products. These yeasts and bacterias are a combination of lab grown cultures, ones captured in nature or collected from our favourite wild ales.

Our name is a tribute to long-gone Kemi Sami culture, taken from the Inari Sami word Páihálâš, which means local. Inari Sami is the closest language relative to Kemi Sami which was once the main language spoken in Sodankylä region until its disappearence in 19th century. With this name we aim to honor and preserve the heritage of the Kemi Sami culture that still holds great significance in this region despite the extinction of the language. Kemi Sami culture was based on deep understanding of local surroundings and co-existence with nature