The Hāpi Sessions 2023, a hat-trick of collaborations from three breweries at the absolute top of their game, each showcasing a different hop forward beer in a playful ‘freestyle’ interpretation of the style that put them on the map.
All round good humans Humble Sea, from surf city Santa Cruz make the haze roll in with what they lovingly call a foggy IPA. Absurd quantities of oats and lavish layers of US Citra, Freestyle-grown Nelson Sauvin and SubZero Hop Kief create an impenetrably hazy brew with a huge, dense tropical citrus-smash aroma.
Jet City brewers Cloudburst bring the Seattle sound with a blended take on what they call a North-West IPA. Oregon grown Chinook thrashes out a set with Freestyle Riwaka & Nelson Sauvin, before loading up with shots of SubZero Hop Kief, trashing the stage & leaving through the back door.
LA wunderkinds Highland Park come to the Garage to breathe new life into an old style with their hop fuelled West Coast take on the classic pilsner. Mellow, sweet malt notes balance beautifully with the bold juicy citrus stone fruit flavours of US Mosaic, Freestyle Riwaka & Motueka. It’s how they roll in the City of Angels.
Each Hāpi Sessions mixed six collection contains the following:
2x Hāpi Sessions Vol. 10 - Fogbound. 440ml cans. Foggy Triple IPA. 10.0%
2x Hāpi Sessions Vol. 11 - Welcome to Cloudland. 440ml cans. North-West IPA. 7.0%
2x Hāpi Sessions Vol. 12 - Immense World. 440ml cans. West Coast Pilsner. 6.0%
Art by: Rebecca ter Borg