Hop Federation Brewery

Microbrewery in Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ
Associated Venue: Hop Federation Brewery

Established in 2013

Contact
627 Main Road Riwaka, Riwaka, 7198, New Zealand

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6.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a dark red amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2017 at 11:58

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2017 at 12:58

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pint on tap at The Catfish, Fitzroy. Golden beer with thin white head. Minimal carbonation. Nose is earthy hops. Crisp, clean taste with dry herbal finish. A little malt present. Very easy drinking, a bit dialled back for an APA.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2017 at 23:33

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pint in tap at The Catfish, Fitzroy. Pours hazy golden amber with a creamy white head. Nose is distant malt and spice. Laces well. Full-bodied, smooth texture. Clean and crisp, finish is fruity, malty, creamy with a late touch of herb/grass. Easy-drinking superior lager.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2017 at 23:12

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at the Catfish, Melbourne. Poured a clear straw colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, light citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp, fresh, skunky lager malt, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty average all round. I think it’s a style that needs to be retired.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2017 at 08:40

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the Catfish, Melbourne. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, light grassy hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp grainy skunky malt, woody hop light floral palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2017 at 20:49

6.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
It has a slightly unusual aroma full of very resinous hops plus apple, spearmint, cherry and tobacco. The resin and tobacco are joined by some grapefruit and salt water in the taste. The aftertaste is a little more standard, consisting mainly of grapefruit and plenty of alcohol.
Tried on 26 May 2017 at 07:08

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the Lumsden. Pours gold. Elderflower, mango, biscuit. Quite tropical and fresh. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 21 Apr 2017 at 21:41

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a 500ml bottle on 26/3/2017 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours an opaque dark golden with a small to medium head. The nose is quite fruity and yeasty. Flavour wise, there’s quite a bit of sweet fruit, some yeastiness and a prominent, quite salty bitterness.The saltiness is actually quite overpowering. Full bodied, with moderate carbonation. Might be okay if it wasn’t so salty.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2017 at 01:25

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pours amber with a small head.Nose shows soft floral and spicy hops along with soft clean malt.Falvours include soft grassy and spicy hops. Some light clean malt after and a very slight cat urine infected note.
Tried on 22 Mar 2017 at 19:00