Hophugger Craft Brews Reviews

beer-yum	3.8 Hophugger Pale Ale Enjoyed on tap at a Fork and Brewer event in Wellington last year. Was a standout brew that drew me away from some of the in-house beers that were on offer. If you are looking for an antipodean pale ale you won’t go wrong with this. Wednesday, February 19, 2014
heyden	3.2 Hophugger Pilsner minimal aroma: mainly malty. Minimal head dissipates quickly with small lace. More amber in colour than typical pilsner. Highly hopped: more of an Ipa or pale ale than a pilsner. Dry bitter aftertaste. Overall its Ok Thursday, February 13, 2014
Viter	2.8 Hophugger Pilsner (Tap) Good beer not really pilsner. Darkish gold colour thick head. Floral and citrus in aroma. Citrus and fruitity taste with bitter sweet finish. Medium to full body with high carbonation. Nice beer but not pilsner. Friday, January 17, 2014
3fourths	2.5 Hophugger Pilsner Lightly hazed amber with a white head. Nose of oxidized cara malt / burnt grains / cookie batter / toast with mild Cascade-like hoppiness of orange oil, resin and celery. Husky texture, somewhat rough carbonation, milk powder / lactose. Huskiness combines with bitterness to leave the mouth a rough mess. Nut oil and bitter greens in the finish. Much like a Pale Ale in color, aroma and texture, much more than a Pilsner. Regardless, it’s pretty dull stuff. From bottle, best by October 2013 (shame on me for buying an old bottle). Saturday, December 28, 2013
Jimthechap	3.7 Hophugger Pale Ale I didn’t mean to, it just sort of happened. I meant to only have one pint and then move on to something else and before I knew it it was 11pm and I’d had seven pints of this beer and loved every single sip. My numbers for this beer gain from its sheer sessionability and I can categorically state that I will be going back for more. Pale orange to amber colour with a slight haze and a white head that followed the body down to the bottom of the glass. Aromas of summerfruit, peaches, passionfruit, lime peel and pomegranate. Dryish body with plenty of prickly sparkle and nice twinges of bitterness. Long finishing and thanks to the attentions of the bar staff, a pint that was almost bottomless. Bliss! Monday, December 2, 2013
kiwianer	3.7 Hophugger Pale Ale The head is good, the body light. It smells sweet, hoppy. The taste is hoppy, aromatic, fruity, bit malty, bit bitter. Nice and tasty! Sunday, October 6, 2013
DylansDad	3.3 Hophugger Pilsner Decent Pilsner. Zesty, tangy, but as below a little thin. But I’m being picky, if this was the first craft beer I’d ever drunk I’d probably have called it the best beer I’d ever drunk. Thursday, September 5, 2013
ShaneJ	3 Hophugger Pilsner Bottle at Tap Haus, Wellington. Clear gold/amber, subtle fruity, citrusy, piney hops, lacks a bit of body, but quite drinkable. Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Travlr	3.5 Hophugger Pilsner Draft at Fork and Brewer courtesy of Nath and Nath, thank you gentlemen! Clear golden yellow color, small white head. Aroma is very fruity, with a bit of citrus and straw. Taste is clean and crisp enough, but could use a tad more bitterness at the finish. Very sessionable, would be a great summer beer to drink in quantity. Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Oakes	2.4 Hophugger Pilsner Dull gold. Not much head. The aroma is bland and mainly malty. The palate is the same, not really an interesting brew. Saturday, May 11, 2013
Jimthechap	3.4 Hophugger Pilsner Appears darkish amber similar to a Czech pils with a little haze and a thin white head. A bit of shake provokes a coarse greyish head that buggered off in short order, but that shake brings out plentiful grapefruit and gooseberry hops and apricotty malt. That blast of hops and malt in tandem give a tangy fruit and slightly piney bitterness and sweet desserty citrus and amber tartness. The finish is a continuation of those flavours that gives an enduring reminder of a beer that while not the most beautiful blonde in the bar, is the one you’re glad to have taken home. Most likeable. Wednesday, February 6, 2013