7.8% - New Age Sour IPA

Set your aura alight with this esoteric twist on the East Coast haze craze. Universal Principle fuses hazy double IPA with foeder aged Wild Workshop beer in a beautiful union of sweet and sour, where the elevated aromatics of Mosaic, Peacharine and Comet fuse with cleansing juicy fruit tart flavours. Welcome one and all, to the new age of IPA.

In 2022, we released our own gluten free version of our flagship beer, Punk IPA. This light, golden classic has been subverted with new world hops to create an explosion of flavour. Bursts of caramel and tropical fruit with an all-out riot of grapefruit, pineapple and lychee, precede a spiky bitter finish. When it comes to brewing gluten free beer, we start the process in the normal way, using malted barley to make our wort (a sugary-sweet liquid that forms the fermentable base of our beer). The removal of gluten comes later in the process through an enzymatic addition. The introduction of this enzyme works its magic by binding all of the gluten in that beer, so when we filter the beer the gluten gets filtered out in the process. There?s no witchcraft involved in the process. As our Head of Quality says, ?it?s just simple chemistry?.

5.4% ABV

Do you hate surprises? Are circus shoes and squirting flowers not your thing? Are people who hide their emotions behind masks a no-no? Is a clown car your ultimate nightmare? Does Ronald McDonald freak you out? If so, our rich, bready fresh-hop Belgian IPA might help. It?s silly without being scary. It probably won?t reduce your coulrophobia (aka fear of clowns), but we?re pretty sure it will fix your fear of Belgians.

6.9% ABV

O?Hara?s Hazy IPA is a juicy, sweet IPA with a vibrant tropical fruit aroma and peachy stone fruit flavour. Brewed using some our favourite hops including Azaca and Strata, making this a refreshing fruit forward IPA perfect for lazy days, BBQs and great company.

6.8% ABV

This Double IPA, Hop & Hibiscus, combines floral hibiscus notes with citrusy hops. The use of oats and rye gives the Hop & Hibiscus a full and soft mouthfeel. All this together provides a balanced, refreshing and unique taste experience.

8.5% ABV

Mirroring the West Coast of the good ole U.S. of A. this fresh little number is bound to delight. With a strong fresh citrus and sweet tropical fruits dance in your mouth and combine with caramel and toffee to wrap it all together.Tasting notes: Toasted caramel, USA hops, bold, & warming.

NEW WAVE 2
TAY HO HAZY IPA
5.7%

An IPA bursting with tangy sweetness, like hard candy with a sherbet centre, bright and juicy. Oats and wheat create a lush and easy-drinking beer with a light profile that allows the Audacia hops to shine, showcasing vibrant fruity aromatics of pomegranate, huckleberry, lingonberry and red currants with a light floral breeze. Supremely delicious and refreshing.

FINALIST AT THE 2024 WEST COAST IPA CHALLENGE

Much like a game of Tetris ? and Tracy?s tank plan at the Brewery ? the flavours and aromas of our 2024 West Coast IPA Challenge entry certainly slot right in to place. A dank and resinous aroma greets you at the glass, while the palate delivers orange peel, apricot and tropical fruits, followed by a crisp, assertive bitterness and an oily, smooth finish.

MF.O.G IPA abv: 7.5%
The MF Original Gangster?Al Capone. A True New England IPA. Thick, juicy will suck
the moisture from your mouth and make sure you cannot taste anything after
drinking. This beer popular with hopheads and perhaps why they always talk about
hops? I imagine Al Capone may have done this to his enemies. Talk about hops I
mean.

Surprise mix of beers

Minesweeper WCIPA 440ml

ABV: 6.7%
Malts: Gladfield NZ Ale Malt, German Caramunich
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic
Yeast: California Ale

THE YARN BEHIND THE BREW

At the height of the Great War in 1916, German Raider SMS Wolf sailed from Germany to disrupt and sink Allied shipping. She ventured as far as Taranaki, laying mines that claimed at least two ships off the shores of Aoteraora in what was the first known hostile act against New Zealand.

One keen Coastal local by the name of Frank Mace, discovered a mine just off Surf Highway 45, pulling it ashore using chains. It would undergo a controlled detonation on the beach watched by many keen onlookers, as the explosion rocked houses as far as New Plymouth?s hills, leaving a massive crater that swept along the beach.

This West Coast IPA explodes with a minefield of Citrus and Tropical hops over a malt base, and was first brewed for Malthouse WCIPA Challenge 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Fool's Gold

Volstead Brewing Company

IPA - American