An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery.

If the sky is clear and cool, and you're very lucky, you might witness a sundog: apparitions that accompany the true sun, an atmospheric trick of light and ice. Parrotdog's own Sundog, a pilsner starring the vivid passionfruit and white wine notes of New Zealand hops, is much easier to find, but just as crisp and bright.

They say its wings bring thunder and its eyes flash lightning, but the thunderbird's intensity is benevolent, its appearance a good omen. This bright IPA borrows its name to give a fresh retelling to a familiar story by keeping things lean, lucid and enlivening. Its dazzling tropical character comes thanks to a hop from North America, where these tales were first told.

Bright and lively like a parrot, but small and ubiquitous like a sparrow, the Yellowhammer adds a flash of colour and a musical chirp to open spaces all over the country. The way it does a lot with just a little inspires this smooth and refreshing hazy pale ale, streaked with the striking tropical notes of Strata hops.

Tropical fruit, lime and grapefruit define the character of this trial hop from the Bract Brewing programme. New Zealand innovation at its best!

Big tropical aroma and a smooth bitterness defy logic in this no alcohol Pale Ale. Contains less than 0.5% ABV.

A juicy, hazy fruit-forward explosion of citrus and tropical flavours' from Motueka and Simcoe hops boosted with Eclipse Spectrum.

East Coast style in this super juicy and tropical IPA.

Sawmill's refreshing and juicy take on pale ale with plenty of citrus character.

A cloudy German beer with notes of banana and clove and a bready malt base. Dry and refreshing. Prost!

The India Pale Ale is refreshing, zingy and easy to enjoy. A mix of American and New Zealand hops gives it a bright and vibrant citrus burst.

Smacking of citrus, this refreshing New Zealand style ale has a gratifying burst of hops.