UPDATED: APR 3, 2024 Can from the brewery - Easter 2024 trip, that pours a lightly hazy golden-amber colour with a frothy-bubbly white cap, long lasting with some soapy lacing left. Not sure why, but I am getting lots of Nelson Sauvin notes, rather than Riwaka. That nutty-grapeness I really like, not the grapefruit I am suppose to get. Maybe a bit of kumquat that is suppose to be. The mango of the Riwaka comes out in the taste with citrusy zest hints. Quite juicy with just enough building dryness to not be too thick. Still, vinous notes that I really enjoy the Sauvin hops. No matter what, this is a good APA.

UPDATED: SEP 15, 2022 Can thanks to Gary May. It pours hazy bright pale orange with a thick, bubbly white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, fresh, vibrant, orangey citrus, tangerine, kumquat, floral, orange blossom, touch green, grassy and a touch of of soft doughy white bread. The taste is firmly dry, punchy bitterness which lingers, snappy, green, grassy, floral, orange blossom, tangerine, kumquat, peppery spice, straw and clean, slightly bready malt base with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Crazy balanced and quenching. Subtle, but has depth.

UPDATED: SEP 2, 2022 Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving soapy sheets. Mango, lychee and dusty white grape aromas. Soft with earthy papaya and guava upfront turning to earthy pith and pine in the dry, lasting finish.

UPDATED: OCT 15, 2020 0,3 litre Can, at home. Hazy yellow with white head. Malts, hops, Citrus, grapefruit, Tropical fruits, bitterness. Smooth.

UPDATED: OCT 14, 2020 can. Pours hazy yellow, medium creamy white head, great lacing. Aroma is herbal, lemongrass, green tea, pine. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, herbal. Light body, soft mouthfeel. Quite pleasant

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2019 355ml can. Last one from the October batch but still holding up very well. Trying to be objective since I'm not a huge Riwaka fan and this... Is Riwaka alright. Pungent, kind of funky nose, with some of those rubbery Riwaka notes. Lemony citrus, nectarine/stone fruit, those same HF melony notes that must somehow come from the yeast. Fairly dry taste, velvety texture as usual, with some funky bitter notes on the finish. Definitely not my favourite in this series but still very well made, and tastes just as fresh 1.5 months after canning.

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2019 On tap at the Well. Pours hazy yellow. Popcorn, pineapple, peach, bread, cereal. Medium body. Not good.

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2019 Draught at The Well: pours hazy with a white head. Aroma is mellow fruitiness and light herbs. Taste is herby, slightly sweet, spicy, not very bitter.

UPDATED: SEP 21, 2019 Orange/gold pour, light haze, puffy large white head. Lemony, grassy aroma. Taste: Lemondrop, leafy, moderate pine notes, lighter cracker-like malt, fruity with a nice slight better kick. Medium to lighter body. Prefer this to it's bigger brother tbh.

UPDATED: AUG 26, 2019 Cloudy orange yellow, small white head. Aroma pine and citrus. Medium light body. Good mix of bitterness and fruit although surely on the lemony side.