Fresh - April | '25

We’re not fooling around this April - it’s a heavy wheat-focussed FRESH, with Light Lager, Canterbury-grown Wheat Malt and undermodified Chitted Wheat, balancing mouthfeel, foam and drinkability while creating a satisfying patisserie sweetness - without being cloying.

We’ve ramped up the whirlpool addition this month too, with 100% Oregon-grown, Coleman’s Alluvial Farm Strata (Willamette Valley) added right at the end of the boil. We've also cooled the wort during transfer from the kettle - all together reducing bitterness and preserving that juicy, dank hop aroma. Then it’s a solid dry-hop of Oregon Luminosa, and my favourite lots of Nelson Lake’s Riwaka and Australian Eclipse.

Pineapple juice aroma with a warm note of perfumed resin on the nose. Then pineapple greets the palate again on the first sip, opening up to mango spiked with mandarin & tangelo juice, and just a fleeting hint of diesel sativa. Satisfying, but so drinkable you’ll find yourself squeezing the last few drops from the can.

Yours in hops,

Pete Gillespie.