Hawkshead NZPA

Cask, Keg & Bottle - Brewed with several varieties of New Zealand hops and created by a Kiwi, Head Brewer Matt Clarke. Passionfruit, mango and apricot aromas and a citrus bitterness are balanced by the sweetness of English Maris Otter barley to produce an extraordinary beer which showcases the unique hops of New Zealand.

3.6

165 reviews

Staveley, England

Community reviews

3.8 Bottle from LazyPyro as part from European Local Swap 2018. Many thanks! Hazy yellow colour, white creamy foam. Medium carbonation. Nose of mango, pineapple, pine, citrus. Taste is citrussy, medium sweet, light malty. Easy drinkable. Nice!

4.0 Bottle at home Pours very light yellow, no head at all. Aroma of light cereal, grass and some caramel/malt. Taste is moderate bitter, resinous, citrus, some tropical fruits. Refreshing, extraordinarily drinkable for the ABV - excellent beer. Palate is solid, nice body. Overall, respectably solid bitterness with a hint of interesting fruit, old fashioned beer updated for the modern day.

3.9 330 ml bottle @Bumble Inn,Peterborough. Golden,clear with streams of bubbles,bb 08/2018. Nose - first malts then pine comes forward. Plus some citrus in the background. Taste - light bitter,resin and citrus fruit.

3.5 Appearance- golden and slightly hazy, with a small clingy white head. Aroma- floral hops, citrus, hints of pineapple and pithy orange. Taste- bitter hops, citrus fruit, rough malt, juicy fruit, slightly fluffy, pineapple juice, mango hints, bitter fruity finish.

3.3 Keg at the Beer Hall, Staveley. Dark gold, hazy with a lot of visible carbonation. Light and slightly tart aroma of gooseberry, lime juice, a touch of candied citrus. Taste is on the bitter side, with slightly musty hops in the long finish. Uncompromisingly bitter, but never acrid, aftertaste. Packs a punch, and certainly enjoyable, but not one of my favourites from Hawkshead.

2.8 Lett tåkete gulbrun med hvitt skum. Lukter noe trevirke, sitrus og korn. Middels - i fylde. Mye bitterhet, sitrusskall. (Grunerløkka Mikrobryggfestival 2017)

3.8 A orange beer with a medium sized white head. Aroma is very pungent hoppy and citrusy. Taste is slightly malty, caramel, biscuit and hoppy, tropical fruits, lemon. Very good pale ale

3.7 Tap. Pours hazy golden. Orange peel, mandarin, caramel. Dank. Medium body and bitterness.

3.4 pours slightly cloudy golden. aroma is hoppy, . taste is hoppy balanced. slight diacetyl

5.0 Truely awesome on tap at Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley. After living in NZ for 12 years this was a breath of fresh air. NZ hops are amazing. Flavourful and hoppy beer with citrus top notes followed by rich depth of dry IPA lushesness. A classic 5 star beer.

3.9 Keg, The Criterion, Leicester. Hazy golden with a firm foam. Biscuit and light caramel toasted malts with lemon and grapefruit. Jammy apricot with tropical fruit. Lilt soft drink. Pithy white grape skin. Some English hedgerow. Dry spicy finish. Massively drinkable for its strength. Hawkshead not so traditional now.

3.3 Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.

4.0 Keg at Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, UK. Beautiful white, frothy head with a clear golden body. Slight aroma, but nice and bitter on the palate. Definitely worth the experience.

3.8 Drunk at Euston Tap in tulip glass from a can. Light and refreshing, hoppy with a golden straw colour. No head. Hoppy aftertaste

3.7 Keg at The Pint Shop, Oxford, Tuesday 30th May 2017. Almost orange in colour with a filmy white head. Nice mouthfeel, soft, juicy, lemon, pithy, a touch dry, bitterness builds. Good. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.7

3.9 Bottle from Hops and Craft, Exeter. Golden hazy pour with a small white head. Tropical fruit aroma and flavour.

4.2 Keg at Andrew Ushers. Pours an amazing vibrant slightly hazed orange gold with a frothy egg white head that lasts. Aromas of tropical fruits, apricots, citrus, passion fruit and candy sweets. Flavour is again very tropical with citrus kiwi, passion fruit and a lovely hoppy pine linger. Sublime!

3.8 330ml bottle. Hazy golden pour with a small off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, tropical fruit, passionfruit, apricot, citrus. Taste is similarly fruity with a nice sweetish malty backbone reminiscent of a good bitter, tropical fruit hops adding some bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, relatively low bitterness for the style and very easy drinking.

3.4 Pours clear golden with low white head. Aroma of citrus, malt, light fruit. Taste is rich bitter with a light fruit sweetness before a lingering bitter finish. Light and smooth body with soft carbonation.

3.8 330ml bottle. Milky, orangey golden colour with average, thick, fluffy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy and tropical fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of passion fruit, mango, grapefruit, orange, orange zest, marmalade, hints of peach and apricot. Taste is citrusy and tropical fruity hoppy, slightly piny, moderately bitter, slightly sweet, biscuity malty basis, (in comparison to the aroma) minimally diluted notes of passion fruit, mango, orange, grapefruit, some marmalade, hints of peach and apricot, minimally grassy, waxy and chalky overtones; soft palate, gentle carbonation. Wonderful.

3.5 Cask at the 2017 Manchester Beer Festival. Gold pour with a white head. Corn, citrus and vanilla aroma. Apricot, citrus and light malt flavour. Nice.

4.0 Cask at The Manchester Beer Festival. A clear deep golden colour with a frothy white head. Aroma of kiwi, passionfruit, apricot, some orange, a little grapefruit, a hint of sugar, slight biscuity malts and subtle grassy hops. Taste of passionfruit, apricot, gooseberry, some kiwi, grapefruit, slight orange, a little biscuity malts and subtle floral, grassy hops. Medium bodied and an oily texture. A dry, fruity, floral hop bitterness in the finish. Packed full of NZ hops, really fruity and hoppy. My kind of IPA.

3.6 bottle from Hopticial Beer Store Doncaster. Golgen colour. Mango, kiwi, passion fruit, apricot and candy aroma. Taste: start is citrusy and tropuical fruit, sweet middle, high hoppy and bittery finnish.

3.7 Creamy citrus fruits, grapefruit, lemon milkshake, grain malts. Slightly hazy, dark gold, small, frothy, white head. Light bitter. More creamy citrus fruits, grapefruit again, sherbet lemon, bitterness intensifies, soft carbonation. Fantastic Golden Ale, excellent citrus fruits in aroma and palate. Cask at GBBF16, Olympia.

3.7 Cask at The Rake, Southwark, London. Clear golden. Bready malt aroma, tropical fruit hops with notes of gooseberries. Medium bodied, low carbonation. Dry, medium bitterness.

3.3 Clear golden with white head. Kiwi, guava and melon. Dry, earthy and crisp. Great!

3.8 Golden beer with big funky grassy hops and fruit - rocket, smoked cheese and grilled apricot all there. Palate hoppy too, with mixed peel fruit. Very dry finish.

3.3 Pours amber with loght white head. Moderate lacing. Aroma druity, passion fruit and apricot. Taste similar sweet fruit and well balanced with hops. Not bad.

3.0 330 ml bottle bought at YATA in MOKO, Mong Kok. Looks: Translucent straw amber colour; Near zero head with residual soapy white foam which fades in 5 seconds; Fair sticky lacing with zero carbonation. Aroma: Quite fragrant Ale malt, with light passion fruits, apricots, mangoes, floral, sugar, pine, light resins, biscuits and light lemon. Taste: Mid sweet fair Ale malt, with grapefruits, faint apricots, floral, light molasses, light pine, moderate resins, dry biscuits, strong lemon oil, strong bitter hops and fresh grass. Body: Close to light body. Watery and slightly oozy palate. Mouth Feel: Fairly good Ale maltyness in a very thin background. Strong grapefruit and citrus oil dominate, plus fair floral, moderate sweetness, biscuits, strong lemon and fresh grass to round. Very simple but quite nice! Hoppiness: Light passion fruits, apricots, mangoes, floral, pine, light resins, and light lemon in nose. Grapefruits, faint apricots, floral, light pine, resins, strong citrus oil and fresh grass in taste; Bitterness is strong for a lasting, high astringent bitter-sweet finish. After Taste: Dry. Oily citrusy and strong bitter to mouth. Comments: I was expecting some real tropical fruity aroma from this one, but it was underwhelming and weak, yet its citrus hop taste is oily and fresh, strong and effective. Decent enough overall, but I rather have a NZ Pale Ale from New Zealand instead.

3.7 On tap at What’s Brewing 2015, day 1. Hazy orange body, medium white head. Aroma of pineapple, grapefruit, forest fruits. Taste is bitter, tropical fruits, clean and dry. Good body without being sweet. Refreshing hoppy finish, same tropical theme lasting.