Escape to an island paradise, where tropical flavours of mango and coconut mingle over a refreshingly tart base. Whether you're actually on a beach, or simply daydreaming about palm trees and white sand, Island Breeze is a postcard in a glass. So don your sunnies and kick your feet up, this beer is made to chill-and-be-chilled.

Ride the gnar into a journey of American hops, lapping up bodacious notes of citrus, pine, and la fruta tropical. This groovy sun child offers pleasant bitterness, layered over a generous malt base, sip after righteous sip. Ya dig?

Over at Bach they've been on the hops again...brewing up their beer for the invitation only, NZIPA challenge at Smith's Craft-house in Queenstown. Loaded with Motueka, Peacharine, Riwaka and NZ101, it's as kiwi as a mighty ol' S-Bedford which toiled for an era to build our nation and quench thirsts, when NZ pioneered delivering beer to pubs in massive ~5,000 litre beer tankers.

Bach Brewing have been on the hops again... worshipping the cryogenic hop process that delivers concentrated lupulin, which is jammed with the magical resin and aromatic oils. Cryo Genius is brewed with an intense combo of hops including Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin, Superdelic, El Dorado, Citra, and Mosaic.

Over at Bach they've been on the hops again ... big intense West Coast USA hops! The classic Californian West Coast IPA style originates from the late 70's and emerged in NZ circa just twenty years ago. All about the perfect balance between alcohol, malted barley, and high intensity of hops, to deliver max flavour and drinkability, they brewed their more modern take with a truckload of fruit driven hops including Idaho 7, Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe.

Over at Bach they've been on the hops again... and reflecting how fortunate they are to outsource their brewing & packaging to Steam Brewing, whose team, passion, endless investment, and expertise are such an integral part of Bach for 11 years now. Juiced in Otahuhu is brewed with Idaho, Mosaic, Motueka, Nectaron and Superdelic hops on a juicy base of Gladfield malts.

Bach Brewing have been on the hops again... Their big people Milkshake Hazy IPA infuses lactose, and real crushed fruit of mango, pineapple and passionfruit on a juicy malt base, and crammed with a heap of Nectaron, Superdellic, Simcoe, and Azacca hops. Expect a smooth, silky, creamy texture, bursting with tropical fruits. It's likely to dance on your tongue...

Originating from East Coast USA, the New England or Hazy IPA style de-emphasizes hop bitterness and showcases hop flavour and aroma reminiscent of tropical fruit juice. Bach Brewing have brewed their first hazy IPA with a juicy combination of Maris Otter; wheat malts, oats, and a truck load of tropical fruit driven hops from NZ, Australia and USA. 6.2% ABV.

Mosaic and Citra Hopped. Lower in alcohol than our usual Hazy IPAs and stupidly easy to drink. Like pouring smiles on your brain.

Steve and James. Yep if you have ever hung out in Birkenhead in Auckland's North Shore you have likely hung out with these 2 legends behind the bar (and sometimes in front of it) at Birkenhead Brewing Company. Behemoth have teamed up with Steve and James at BBC to make a Hazy IPA with Clayton Nelson Sauvin Ampflire pallets and Cryo Citra. 2 intensely awesome hops for 2 awesome guys from the shore for a sure thing. Think Tropical, Gooseberry and citrusy goodness.

Introducing Hop Buddies #43: Don & Vlad, a Hazy IPA so good, it could broker the worst kind of peace talks. These two go together like sanctions and loopholes, swapping hops while the world burns brighter than their spray tans and propaganda machines combined. Behemoth have double downed on the haze with Citra and El Dorado hops, because seeing things clearly was never their strong suit anyway. So crack this can, toast to unlikely friendships, and while Don & Vlad are busy playing Risk with the planet, at least your biggest threat (right now...) is an empty glass.

Behemoth have teamed up with the one and only Hazy Wayne, yes, the hazemaster himself, in order to wrangle up a hazy IPA so juicy, so lush, it should probably have its own hype reel. They loaded this hazy with a glorious combo of Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin & a dash of Cryo Mosaic that explodes with tropical juiciness-think passionfruit, peach, citrus, and just a hint of swagger. It's soft, pillowy, and smoother than Wayne's two-step after three pints. Yes, it's kind of confusing to have Hazy Wayne and Juice Wayne. But Hazy or Juicy, Wayne is gonna drink it.