Into the Merzbau
North Brewing Co in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.21
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Step into a warped dimension of senses. Like Kurt Schwitterss installation, this beer offers new perspective to IPA flavour. With thanks to Yakima Chief Hops, we present to you Into The Merzbau. A single hop IPA showcasing a new hop strain developed by The Hop Breeding Company located on Yakima Chief Ranches. HBC 692 (also known as Talus) is a daughter of the Sabro strain and offers dissident dimensions of flavour. Foam sweets, orange, vanilla, grapefruit and coconut cream harmonise on an indulgently smooth oat rich body to create a new interpretation of the IPA that we promise is far from the typical stone fruit/tropical profiles.
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6.5/10
Tried
on 07 Nov 2025
at 18:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating - 440ml can from Love Wine in Jersey. Pours hazy orange with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, citrus, lemon & pine. Medium body. Smooth but tangy finish. Outstanding
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2025
at 13:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can@Bar Explosive, Jyväskylä. Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some nectary and mild oaty tones. Flavour is floral, earthy, herbal, some oats and mild toffee.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2023
at 08:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can @ Chez Sophie. Hazed gold pour, good white head. Smooth palate with some orangey glimpses alongside standard haze tropics, perhaps a hint of lemon, does seem like a kveik yeast strain was used to produce these fruity notes. Nicely balanced. Good IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2023
at 16:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can picked up ay Kihoskh and drunk at home (21/03/2021) - hazy yellow to orange with a white head. Juicy fruity with notes of tangerine and grapefruit, pineapple and a touch of coconut coming in, nice soft airy malts, balanced bitter hoppy close. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2021
at 16:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can shared by Johnny. Thnx. Smell and taste lightly malts, hops, quite some fruity notes. Decent to medium body, soft carbonation. Quite nice.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2021
at 19:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Honest Brew. Hazy golden body with a thick white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange, honey and grapefruit. Flavour of peach and lime. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. It’s so fruity and tangy that I thought Kveik yeast was used. A great IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2020
at 00:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 25/10/20. Murky orange with a well presented white cap. Nose is ripe melon, mixed citric pith, splash of lime, airy malts, light pine nip, raw pineapple, pink grapefruit. Taste comprises grapefruit zest, papaya, tangerine, grass, soft malts, light Sabro-eque elements, melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness. Solid refreshing IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2020
at 14:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Hazy golden, white head. Aroma of coconut, orange. Taste is sweet, coconut, vanilla, juicy orange, pineapple, not bitterness. Medium body, creamy.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2020
at 20:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. An unclear golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits, hops, spices, and malt. The flavor is sweet wtih notes of hops, citrus fruits, spices, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2020
at 15:57