Full Review

Holzlager Brewing Company

Holzlager Brewing Company
Hawaiian Hammer IPA

Category: Flavored IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.6%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
2022 World Beer Championships Silver Medal - Best Flavored IPA

Holzlager Brewing Company
Hawaiian Hammer IPA

Category: Flavored IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.6%
Old gold color. Confected aromas of tropical fruit punch and gomae with a slightly chewy, tangy, effervescent, off-dry medium-to-full body and a smooth, interesting, long orange marmalade, passionfruit shake, and hint of buttered bitter greens finish. The bitterness is definitely in the back seat of this tropical fruit cart of a flavored IPA, but it’s hard to deny its sheer crowd pleasing flavor.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Malty, Smooth & Mild & Sweet & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: tropical fruit punch and gomae
Taste Flavor: orange marmalade, passionfruit shake, and hint of buttered bitter greens
Bitterness Bitterness: High
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own
Recipes Pairing: Italian Beef, Tacos, Vintage Cheddar
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The bitterness is definitely in the back seat of this tropical fruit cart of a flavored IPA, but it's hard to deny its sheer crowd pleasing flavor.

The Producer

Holzlager Brewing LLC

The Producer
150 South Eastwood Drive
Unit F
Woodstock, IL 60098
USA
1 815-3085901

Flavored IPA

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Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
Flavored IPAs are a relatively new beer style developed and popularized in the mid-2010's. They are characterized by the addition of other flavor ingredients, most notably citrus fruit juices used to complement and augment the citrus-forward nature of newer hop varieties used in American IPAs.