Hop Notch Brewing Riwaka

Riwaka

 

Hop Notch Brewing in Vaxholm, Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

  IPA Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 10
New Zeeland has always had a special place in my heart and the first time I tried NZ hops I was blown away. The pure decadence of these hops is hard not to love. It was then known as D Saaz, now its name is Riwaka. NZ hops is NOT cheap (none of the super aromatic hops are...) but who cares when it is so indulging and mean something far from f***ing close to water?!
 

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample (thanks omhper!). Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, mild spicy, some herbal and grassy tones. Flavour is grassy, herbal, some toffeeish and mild spicy tones. Nicely balanced, and actually very pleasant to drink.

Tried on 03 May 2023 at 18:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Draught at Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, 29 Sep 2022) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, tropical fruit and peaches. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, grass, tropical fruit, grass and a balanced herbal/citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Fresh and tasty, with a good NZ hop character. Nice one.

Tried on 03 Feb 2023 at 21:15


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

How: Can.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, tropical fruit, grass, passion fruit, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, tropical fruit, citrus, passion fruit.

Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2022 at 12:59


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6


Can 440ml. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀

[ As Hop Notch Riwaka - NZ IPA ].
ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, onion, moderate hoppy, floral, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, onion, floral fruity hops, earthy touch. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20220522]
6-3-7-3-12

Tried from Can on 23 May 2022 at 15:42


6

Tried on 23 May 2022 at 13:58


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

440ml Can - Hazy golden with a white head. Floral, fruity and slightly earthy taste with notes of elderflower, grapes and passion fruit. The taste is slightly grassy with notes of elderflower, peach, earth, tea and passion fruit. Interesting and not the best showcase of Riwaka I have tasted but it's pretty nice all the same!

Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2022 at 19:09


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Systembolaget beställningssortiment. Golden with a large white head. Grass, some tea, passionfruit. Not that bitter.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2022 at 16:56


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg Haket Festival #5 2022-04-02 Göteborg AR: dried tropical fruity, grainy AP: pale yellow, wee white head F: dried tropical fruity, grainy

Tried on 18 Apr 2022 at 20:04


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

--Canned, from Systembolaget. -- Clear pale golden, mid sized head. Generous aroma of passionfruit and grapes. Dryish with medium body and crisp, rounded mouthfeel. Grassy awith grapes and gooseberries. Mid bitter finish. Lovely!

Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2022 at 20:59


6

Tried on 08 Apr 2022 at 18:51