Garston Handshake
Track Brewing Co. in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Collab with: DEYA Brewing CompanyPale Ale - New England / Hazy Special
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Score
7.47
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Head Brewer Matt and our friend Gareth from DEYA visited Garston Hops, the world's southernmost hop farm, in Southland, New Zealand. Owner James McNamee gave them a Garston Handshake, a good faith agreement between hop farmer and brewer. Back at HQ, Matt and Gareth brewed a juicy, sessionable Pale Ale using the Motueka, Riwaka and Cascade hops chosen at the farm, bursting with passionfruit, lemonade, grapefruit and papaya.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13th September 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. A light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft cooling pine. A bouncy fruity hop on the back end. Tidy pale ale.
Panda thanks to Cloin. A light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft cooling pine. A bouncy fruity hop on the back end. Tidy pale ale.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2026
at 17:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at craft beer junction bermondsey. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is rubber, hockey puck, spicy nz hop, soft flaky wheat, dank.. Flavour is composed of semi crisp, wheat. Spicy citrus, rubber,, nz vibes, nice. Like it. Palate is airy, rounded, fluffy, moderate carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2026
at 18:24
8/10
Can at Bourne. Some passion fruit. And fruity sweet.
Tried
from Can
from Trembling Madness Online Shop
on 29 Aug 2026
at 12:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 23/08/2026.
Murky orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is punchy tropicana, weed, NZ hop exhaust, grass, lychee, stone fruit.
Taste comprises white grape, pine resin, dank nibble, guava, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid NZ fuelled pale.
Murky orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is punchy tropicana, weed, NZ hop exhaust, grass, lychee, stone fruit.
Taste comprises white grape, pine resin, dank nibble, guava, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid NZ fuelled pale.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2026
at 12:06