TASTING GUIDE August 2022
This Months Judges’ Selection has SEVEN new releases!
12 Breweries in total, 5 BIG 440ml + 7x 330ml
It’s a bit of a hopped up box this month with a selection of hop forward beers so you can experience the difference between the West Coast (clear) and East Coast (hazy) styles. Recent WCIPA Challenge Medalist, Bach Brewing, with their outstanding ‘Bad to the Cone WC IPA’ is one not to miss! Also a cracking Pilsner from Sunshine brewing and a delectable Chocolate Porter from Sprig & Fern for desert.
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Hop Federation – Kono Hazy Pale Ale
In 2020 Kono and Hop Federation came together as growers and brewers and to celebrate we created this Kono Hazy IPA. To mark this time, and in preparation for Matariki, we are releasing volume two. Using locally grown Motueka and Riwaka hops this Hazy IPA has a soft yet noticeable ripe aroma, with hints of passionfruit and fruit salad on the palate.
Sprig & Fern – Norty Porter
Our Limited Release Chocolate Porter is everything you want in a winter beer.
Indulgent, dark and a little bit ‘norty’.
Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.’s Norty Porter is brewed with a combination of five speciality malts, with a luscious chocolate aromatic and flavour with cacao nibs.
This dark and creamy chocolate beer indulgence is smooth and silky to the last drop.
Behemoth – McHoppin – IPA
Chick-a chick-a yeah IPA, IPA
This beer is flawless, check it, we couldn’t quite decide what to name it when it was brewed and were deciding between this or Mohammad, don’t worry that it doesn’t even have a first name, it
just says McHoppin! It’s tight.
It’s made with Chinook, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret to bring you pine, pineapple, gooseberry and grapefruit. I hear they are putting extra hops in it…
Booya, motherhoppas!
Baylands – Don’t Fret the Fett – Hazy Pale
Brand new on the block from the Hazy Hop Wars Mixed Boxes!
Delicious light malt with juicy hoppy hazy goodness up front!
Good George – Haymaker IPA
Oh that aroma and Hopness!!
A sublime balance of hoppy and malty goodness. Chill the beers, let the sun shine, and make hay while you can.
Haymaker IPA (5.8%) looks a sunset gold, and has aromas of lemon, herbs, and fresh cut hay. On the palate it has grassy notes, mandarin flavours, and a huge yet balanced hoppy finish.
Southpaw – Say Hey Kid – IPA
On deck now, it’s Say Hey Kid, the reason the all star game was invented. Its gorgeous golden hue sparkles in centrefield – the peachy US Amarillo and the spicy citrus NZ Moutere & Waimea hops crowd your palate. A classic West Coast IPA with a vibrant NZ twist – truly a shot heard around the world.
Brothers – Hazsteria Pale Ale
There was a buzz around town. “All I know is they used Heidleburg and Lager for malt” said a source close to the Brothers Beer crew. Soon people started gathering around the brewery on Akiraho Street. “I heard they are doing it keg only” said one young punk. “Citra” said a bearded beer geek. “Loads of Citra on the dry hop”
Sunshine – Gisborne Green Pilsner
Brewed for those wanting bigger flavour, Green has found a cult following amongst locals – and for good reason. Dry and crisp like a Gisborne summer, big citrusy hops play against each other in every flavoursome drop.