Field Frenzy! Saaz
Kompaan in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
6.82
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Old-world noble hop meets new-school haze. Our Field Frenzy Saaz is a Fresh Hop NEIPA brewed with hand-picked Saaz hops straight from Dutch soil, harvested by our friends at BrabantHop and brewed on the same day.
Saaz is a classic European hop known for its earthy, spicy, and herbal profile. But fresh from the field and thrown into a New England IPA? That’s a game-changer. The cold-infused Saaz in this 6% haze bomb brings bright lemongrass, white pepper, and floral spice on a silky-soft malt body of Maris Otter, malted oats, flaked corn and torrified wheat.
A noble experiment in local flavor.
Saaz is a classic European hop known for its earthy, spicy, and herbal profile. But fresh from the field and thrown into a New England IPA? That’s a game-changer. The cold-infused Saaz in this 6% haze bomb brings bright lemongrass, white pepper, and floral spice on a silky-soft malt body of Maris Otter, malted oats, flaked corn and torrified wheat.
A noble experiment in local flavor.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Blik 44cl thuis. Citrus, grapefruit, fruitig, wat grassig, malttonen, bittertonen, zoeten, licht caramel, wat grainy. (16-6-2026).
Tried
from Can
from Mr. Hop (webshop)
on 16 Jun 2026
at 20:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 19/01/2026.
Hazed golden to amber topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, pineapple, grass, melon, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange pith, grass, pine nibble, hint of candied orange peel, caramel, citric tinged straw, light breads.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with light juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Decent.
Hazed golden to amber topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, pineapple, grass, melon, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange pith, grass, pine nibble, hint of candied orange peel, caramel, citric tinged straw, light breads.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with light juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Decent.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2026
at 18:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7th Jan 2026
Can. Just a very light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, fairly smooth for a bit but then good fine minerally carbonation takes hold. Light smooth pale malts, a soft and slightly nutty German style sweetness. Saaz as an IPA? Great idea. Have to disagree with my Brewver colleague below. I'm digging the bright pine and lemongrass combo. Some mild floral herbyness coming through on the back end. Hmm, let me think, what does this remind me of? That would be Sorachi Ace then, a descendant of Saaz. Good experiment, both tasty and educational.
Can. Just a very light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, fairly smooth for a bit but then good fine minerally carbonation takes hold. Light smooth pale malts, a soft and slightly nutty German style sweetness. Saaz as an IPA? Great idea. Have to disagree with my Brewver colleague below. I'm digging the bright pine and lemongrass combo. Some mild floral herbyness coming through on the back end. Hmm, let me think, what does this remind me of? That would be Sorachi Ace then, a descendant of Saaz. Good experiment, both tasty and educational.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2026
at 00:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Grassy hop with notes of gooseberries and lemongrass. Soft pale malt. Moderate to medium bitter, fairly dry. Underwhelming, there's a reason Saaz isn't used as an aromahop for IPA's.
Tried
from Can
from
Drankenhandel Leiden
on 11 Oct 2025
at 20:17