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Hapi Daze
Garage Project
- From:
- Garage Project
- New Zealand
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 11.05%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 02, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
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Reviewed by Tommo from Massachusetts
2.96/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.96/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Get the F*&K out, jesus this beer is terrible. Do they know how to use hops at all. How could this be so horrible??? It tastes like they just Boiled 200 lbs of hops in the fresh mash for 2 hours. Awful.
Mar 08, 2018Reviewed by kitschiguy from Hong Kong
4.09/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
330ml can poured into a 350ml beer glass.
A vigorous pour produced a massive thick head which lasted a long time and left lots of lacing.
Nose is very nice - lots of tropical fruit - particularly grapefruit and some mango.
Palate is nice - citrus hop, pine, mango, pineapple and fairly well balanced with the malt although I would prefer some more distinctive malt flavours. Not the hop monster I was expecting so pleasantly surprised.
Overall this is a very well made beer - not really an American pale but a pale in the style of other 'Pacific Ales' such as Stone and Wood and Little Creatures. Nicely done.
Oct 26, 2016A vigorous pour produced a massive thick head which lasted a long time and left lots of lacing.
Nose is very nice - lots of tropical fruit - particularly grapefruit and some mango.
Palate is nice - citrus hop, pine, mango, pineapple and fairly well balanced with the malt although I would prefer some more distinctive malt flavours. Not the hop monster I was expecting so pleasantly surprised.
Overall this is a very well made beer - not really an American pale but a pale in the style of other 'Pacific Ales' such as Stone and Wood and Little Creatures. Nicely done.
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
4.05/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Another New Zealand gem courtesy of my wife!
Appearance - Pours a amber with two fingers of bubbly white head.
Smell - Citrus and piney hops, tropical fruit notes (mango, pineapple), bready malts, hint of pine resin and grapefruit peel.
Taste - Moderate level of citrus and piney hop bitterness, followed up by the tropical fruit and malts. Hop flavour isn't as 'in your face' as the smell would suggest, but not to a fault. Taste is balanced.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes with a lingering bitterness and tropical fruit flavour.
Overall - An American(-ish) pale ale that showcases New Zealand's malt and hop ingredients. A very sessionable brew that is easily patio-worthy.
Oct 08, 2016Appearance - Pours a amber with two fingers of bubbly white head.
Smell - Citrus and piney hops, tropical fruit notes (mango, pineapple), bready malts, hint of pine resin and grapefruit peel.
Taste - Moderate level of citrus and piney hop bitterness, followed up by the tropical fruit and malts. Hop flavour isn't as 'in your face' as the smell would suggest, but not to a fault. Taste is balanced.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes with a lingering bitterness and tropical fruit flavour.
Overall - An American(-ish) pale ale that showcases New Zealand's malt and hop ingredients. A very sessionable brew that is easily patio-worthy.
Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.16/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
3.16/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
The colour is deep gold; the liquid is clear. The two finger head is warm white and compact; it sinks slowly to a thin lid leaving some lacing on the glass.
The smell is loaded with bitter/sour citric flavours, perfume and dry white wine. A touch of tar, too.
The taste is dry and somewhat bitter. Passing notes of fruit sweetness, white wine, unripe fruits and lime. Light to medium body. The aftertaste is light with sour citric fruits and clean light sweetness. The finish is short with clean bitter flavours.
The carbonation is medium strong; the many small bubbles fresh and long-lived. The liquid is light and somewhat harsh.
A very light and dry beer with clean flavours. There is something missing, though I don’t know what.
Jul 21, 2016The smell is loaded with bitter/sour citric flavours, perfume and dry white wine. A touch of tar, too.
The taste is dry and somewhat bitter. Passing notes of fruit sweetness, white wine, unripe fruits and lime. Light to medium body. The aftertaste is light with sour citric fruits and clean light sweetness. The finish is short with clean bitter flavours.
The carbonation is medium strong; the many small bubbles fresh and long-lived. The liquid is light and somewhat harsh.
A very light and dry beer with clean flavours. There is something missing, though I don’t know what.
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Found this in Oslo Norway. Go figure how it got to the other side of the planet.
If this had more of a malt backbone, it would suit me again to have.
Jul 05, 2016If this had more of a malt backbone, it would suit me again to have.
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
3.87/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.87/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml can with a best before date of 30th October 2016 and poured into a Duvel tulip glass.
Appearance: It poured a clear dark golden slightly copper colour with a two finger off white head that doesn’t stick around much but left nice stringy lacing.
Aroma: Strong tropical fruits of mango, pineapple, kiwi, guava, papaya and honeydew melon.
Taste: Bitter start with some stone fruit mango followed by a light bready grainy malt.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Overall: A nice refreshing light beer with interesting tropical notes. However unfortunately the taste doesn’t follow the impressive aroma as I prefer less malt character and I think a higher carbonation will go well with the lightness.
Mar 26, 2016Appearance: It poured a clear dark golden slightly copper colour with a two finger off white head that doesn’t stick around much but left nice stringy lacing.
Aroma: Strong tropical fruits of mango, pineapple, kiwi, guava, papaya and honeydew melon.
Taste: Bitter start with some stone fruit mango followed by a light bready grainy malt.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Overall: A nice refreshing light beer with interesting tropical notes. However unfortunately the taste doesn’t follow the impressive aroma as I prefer less malt character and I think a higher carbonation will go well with the lightness.
Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia
3.85/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From bottle, pours Hazy golden with a large white head that disapates quite quickly. Aroma notes of pine, gooseberries and grapefruit. Taste Sweet malt, fruit, mango, citrus, hops, tropical.
Jan 28, 2016Rated by Evil_Pidde from Sweden
2.86/5 rDev -21%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.86/5 rDev -21%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Way too thin for my taste
May 07, 2015
Hapi Daze from Garage Project
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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