DIPA - v19
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series|
Score
8.02
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This release is all about one of the most unique and sought after hops in the world. Riwaka is bold, fruity, and a little wild, bursting with berries, peach, guava, citrus, and a distinctive herbal spice.
Once a rare “white whale” of NZ hops, it’s here to stay, and we couldn’t resist exploring its many sides. For v19, we’ve brewed three single hop Double IPAs using different Riwaka variants, Eggers Special, Freestyle T90, and HopKeif – before blending them into one ultimate expression.
The result? Three unique beers: two individual showcases and one grand blend, each revealing a different layer of what makes Riwaka so captivating. Complex, vibrant, and full of character – v19 is an experiment in hop exploration, and a must-try for anyone who loves big, expressive beers.
Once a rare “white whale” of NZ hops, it’s here to stay, and we couldn’t resist exploring its many sides. For v19, we’ve brewed three single hop Double IPAs using different Riwaka variants, Eggers Special, Freestyle T90, and HopKeif – before blending them into one ultimate expression.
The result? Three unique beers: two individual showcases and one grand blend, each revealing a different layer of what makes Riwaka so captivating. Complex, vibrant, and full of character – v19 is an experiment in hop exploration, and a must-try for anyone who loves big, expressive beers.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, 9th January 2026. Pours a hazy orange yellow. Aroma is mangoes and tropical fruits. Taste is intense, citrus and tropical fruits, mellow, dank - very nice
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2026
at 15:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at the 73 Enid Street. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is big smooth NZ hop, rubber, orange, rubber, grass, spicy citrus, nz, drying white grape. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, creamy wheat, palate is semi sweet. Spicy, waxy citrus, green, NZ waxy citrus, grass, lingering semi sweet, dank, waxy citrus. Oily, NZ hop,. Waxy citrus. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
73 Enid Street (Cloudwater London Taproom)
on 31 Dec 2025
at 23:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Appearance is murky cloudy yellowy orange, a 1-finger fizzy white head. Aroma- hop resin, oniony hops, grapefruit, mango, papaya, plenty of tropical fruit, peach. Taste is thick hop resin, juicy fruit, grapefruit, orange peel, mango, piney hops, sweet fruity finish. Bit of berry fruit in there. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 08 Nov 2025
at 06:31
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at Aarhus Together 2025, Godsbanen 25/10/2025
Tried
on 25 Oct 2025
at 16:23
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Milky golden body with a white head that holds well. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pastel de nata, fresh apricot and orange cream. Flavour of melon, lime and brioche with a hint of hop spice. Medium to full body with a creamy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This is heavily hopped and delicious. It’s easy to forget how consistently excellent Cloudwater’s beers are.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 20 Oct 2025
at 22:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Murky yellow gold with a white head. Aroma of guava, papaya, mango, light savoury. Taste of sweet juicy tropical fruits, guava, mango, papaya, stone fruits, citrus, some savoury notes, hint of Riwaka smoke, light-moderate bitterness. Full bodied, smooth. Cracking addition to what is probably the best DIPA series in the world, still.
Tried
from Can
from The Beer Shelf @ Leyland Bargain Booze
on 17 Oct 2025
at 21:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Probably the best IPA from the initial half hour at Snally. Pours murky yellow with good head and lacing. Light tangy finish. Big Riwaka smell with is awesome.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2025
at 15:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pour at Snallygaster 2025. Poured a very hazy, yellow-orange with a small white head. Aroma was guava, peaches, citrus. Flavor was big citrus, grassy, sweet malt. Flavor was big citrus, guava, peaches. Dank finish.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2025
at 16:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Fuss Club. Nose is passionfruit, peach, mango, tangerine, white grape. Taste is mango, passionfruit, papaya, peach, pineapple, more white grape. Sweet fruit burst on the palate, just a smidgen of bitterness. Quite herbal. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 10 Oct 2025
at 14:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
9th October 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light creamy sweetness. Hop spice bites from the get go. A mild savoury hop runs underneath. Juicy hop fruits, hard to pull apart, just a nice generic fruitiness. Light hop spicy finish. Very drinkable.
Panda thanks to Cloin. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light creamy sweetness. Hop spice bites from the get go. A mild savoury hop runs underneath. Juicy hop fruits, hard to pull apart, just a nice generic fruitiness. Light hop spicy finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2025
at 18:45