Namazu
Left Handed Giant Brewing Co. in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Collab with: Floc. BrewingIPA - New England / Hazy Series
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Score
7.05
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NZ DDH Hazy IPA with Riwaka Amplifire™ & Motueka™
Brewed to celebrate our 10th Birthday, with our friends at Floc; supported by Clayton Hops™.
Here we've used the dialled-up Amplifire™ pellets for an early dry-hop boost, then doubled down with a late dose of Amplifire™ fresh hop oil, giving layers of grapefruit & orange spice. Extracting from whole cones, working bine to bottle on the same day, means you experience every shade & hue of the hop in the glass.
Passionfruit, Lime & Fresher than fresh
Vegan.
Artist Notes
Namazu is a giant catfish from Japanese mythology, said to live deep beneath the earth, and blamed for the earthquakes that shake the land. Whenever it stirs, the ground trembles. To keep it in check, the god Kashima pins it down with the kaname-ishi, a divine stone said to hold the world steady.
In our version, Namazu isn’t causing chaos, but slipping deeper into stillness. The illustration shows the giant catfish descending into the depths of the ocean, with the kaname-ishi balanced on its head and Kashima riding calmly atop. Part of Namazu’s tail and the top of Kashima’s body break the surface of the water, while the rest fades into the deep. moment of uneasy peace between the chaos below and the calm above.
Brewed to celebrate our 10th Birthday, with our friends at Floc; supported by Clayton Hops™.
Here we've used the dialled-up Amplifire™ pellets for an early dry-hop boost, then doubled down with a late dose of Amplifire™ fresh hop oil, giving layers of grapefruit & orange spice. Extracting from whole cones, working bine to bottle on the same day, means you experience every shade & hue of the hop in the glass.
Passionfruit, Lime & Fresher than fresh
Vegan.
Artist Notes
Namazu is a giant catfish from Japanese mythology, said to live deep beneath the earth, and blamed for the earthquakes that shake the land. Whenever it stirs, the ground trembles. To keep it in check, the god Kashima pins it down with the kaname-ishi, a divine stone said to hold the world steady.
In our version, Namazu isn’t causing chaos, but slipping deeper into stillness. The illustration shows the giant catfish descending into the depths of the ocean, with the kaname-ishi balanced on its head and Kashima riding calmly atop. Part of Namazu’s tail and the top of Kashima’s body break the surface of the water, while the rest fades into the deep. moment of uneasy peace between the chaos below and the calm above.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 440ml. @ home - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Left Handed Giant / FLOC Namazu ]. ABV: 6.8%. [20250815]. -8/3-/8/4/-16
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2025
at 18:32
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Murky golden, white head. Plenty of Riwaka on the nose, tropical fruits and a hint of its smokey notes, lots of zesty citrus. Taste is juicy and tropical, guava, papaya, lychee, zesty lime, grapefruit, light bitter finish. Medium bodied, silky smooth. Great NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 05 Jul 2025
at 17:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Citrusy and tropical fruity aroma and taste with some grapefruit and lime, orange and passionfruit, medium bodied and with a balanced bitter finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Taphouse
on 03 Jul 2025
at 13:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at cafe beer mouth. A milky golden yellow coloured pour with a loose greenish white head. Aroma is rubber, plastic hockey puck, nz hops, Nelson sauvin, waxy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, creamy, wheat, nz hops, rubber, plastic hockey puck. Palate is creamy wheat, tangy, highish carbonation.. But pissy citrus.. Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2025
at 13:46