Once a year there is a special moment in our brewery - Brewing a fresh hop beer! This year we teamed up with our friends from Freestyle Hops where the legendary team picked Motueka and Riwaka hops off the vines first thing in the morning and dropped them off at Nelson Airport and flew them straight to us. 

All the fresh hops then were added to the wort within a few hours of picking.

On top of that, the same hops, from exactly the same block were quickly palletised and then added for massive dry hop addition for extra bright aroma and of course freshness,

These arrived 72 hours later and went straight into the fermenter.  We are sure you can't get anything fresher than that. 

From Motueka you can expect a mix of bright, citrus and sweet fruit character while Riwaka delivers notes of exotic and tropical intensity. 

We are super excited to share with you our Fresh Hop Hazy IPA.

6.5% ABV / 440mL