Riwakamania III: Riwaka & Nelson Sauvin
Hop Butcher for the World in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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Riwaka & Nelson Sauvin-hopped India Pale Ale
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Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head, moderately dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: pineapple-y, clean freshly cut grassiness, light floral hop tones, clean bready malt
Flavor: blends all the prior mentioned aromas nicely to a great bittersweetness, mild grassy hopped and pineapple-ish aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some dryness on the tongue, finishes with some pineapple and grassy hop character
Overall: pretty good NEIPA worthy of coming back to if they brewed it again.
Appearance: glossy yellow haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head, moderately dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: pineapple-y, clean freshly cut grassiness, light floral hop tones, clean bready malt
Flavor: blends all the prior mentioned aromas nicely to a great bittersweetness, mild grassy hopped and pineapple-ish aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some dryness on the tongue, finishes with some pineapple and grassy hop character
Overall: pretty good NEIPA worthy of coming back to if they brewed it again.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2026
at 22:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Mango, lots of green onion, some hop dust. Pours murky orange with decent head. Wet grass in the finish. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2022
at 16:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
At Snallygaster 2022. Riwakamania III. Poured a slightly cloudy yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was light citrus. Flavor was pleasant creamy orange. Decent stuff.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2022
at 01:05
8/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2022
at 13:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pint can from Vintage Estate, 8/21/22. Hazy yellow, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of citrus, lime, dank. Taste is dank, melon, grapefruit, lemon. Juicy, mild bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2022
at 00:20
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Riwaka and Nectaron edition. A big hoppy mess, with loads of melon, banana, vanilla, chive, and wet hop funk, backed up by a strong lactose sweetness and a weird, egg-noggish spiced feature on the finish. Aggressive when restraint would be appreciated.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 00:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Blik geprobeerd met Keukeman en Benzai op een tasting bij Addictee2craftBeer. Het is een diep troebel oranje geel bier met een medium witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een hoppige en fruitige geur en smaak.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2022
at 18:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a hazy yellow with a slight orange hue and a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a good amount of mango and sweet onion with a bit of tangerine underlying. Flavor is also sweet with mango supported by tangerine and Vidalia onion.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2022
at 16:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Dorst. Hazy yellow golden. Massive dank weedy and spicy hops, oats, pineapple. Medium sweet and bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2022
at 16:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on a Friday late afternoon while it's super cold outside. Appearance is like a very cloudy orange juice. Aroma of lemon juice and some type of cleaning agent. Taste is unique in a bad way...I think I found a hop strain that I'm not a fan of. It's like drinking a vat of deet-laden mosquito repellent. I keep drinking it trying to find the redeeming quality in it, but unfortunately I can't. Did I get a bad batch? Sure hope not!
Updated rating...this one gets better over time! Stick with it!
Updated rating...this one gets better over time! Stick with it!
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2022
at 21:20