Haka
Brother Chimp Brewing
- From:
- Brother Chimp Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- India Pale Lager (IPL)
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 5.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 13, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 12, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Haka is a SMaSH (single malt, single hop) beer, highlighting the bright, juicy lemon-lime flavors of the New Zealand Rakau hop onto a base of smooth, bready German pilsner malt. The result is a bright, and easily drinkable summer lager, perfect for an aspirational beach weekend (actual beach not necessary).
This beer is brewed in conjunction with, and supporting StacheStrong, a charity providing raising funds for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) research. GBM is a devastating brain cancer that typically results in death in the first 15 months after diagnosis. While there is a long way to go in defeating brain cancer, it is their daily focus, along with providing any and all improvement in patients' quality of life.
This beer is brewed in conjunction with, and supporting StacheStrong, a charity providing raising funds for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) research. GBM is a devastating brain cancer that typically results in death in the first 15 months after diagnosis. While there is a long way to go in defeating brain cancer, it is their daily focus, along with providing any and all improvement in patients' quality of life.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.8/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can, thanks to Derek
L: drank from the can on the golf course
S: tropical fruit, lemon-lime citrus
T: juicy tropical fruit, zesty lemon-lime, passion fruit, pilsner malt
F: medium body, moderate carbonation, hoppy finish that’s not too bitter
O: nice hop-forward “New Zealand Pilsner”
Oct 13, 2025L: drank from the can on the golf course
S: tropical fruit, lemon-lime citrus
T: juicy tropical fruit, zesty lemon-lime, passion fruit, pilsner malt
F: medium body, moderate carbonation, hoppy finish that’s not too bitter
O: nice hop-forward “New Zealand Pilsner”
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Crowler canned 8-9-21.
Bright saturated gold with rising carb trails, two fingers of lasting fluffy foam that leaves some irregular lacing behind.
Aroma is mellow with some earthy, fruity hop notes, and mild crackery pilsner malt.
Malty but with a distinctly hoppy edge. I’d almost call this an IPL, but the bitterness is well balanced. It seemed more tropical when fresh on tap, but it still has some unique hop characteristics. Lemon and lime zest, dandelion greens linger in the dry aftertaste. Light and easy drinking, very smooth and finely textured. One of the better beers on my first visit to the brewery.
Aug 12, 2021Bright saturated gold with rising carb trails, two fingers of lasting fluffy foam that leaves some irregular lacing behind.
Aroma is mellow with some earthy, fruity hop notes, and mild crackery pilsner malt.
Malty but with a distinctly hoppy edge. I’d almost call this an IPL, but the bitterness is well balanced. It seemed more tropical when fresh on tap, but it still has some unique hop characteristics. Lemon and lime zest, dandelion greens linger in the dry aftertaste. Light and easy drinking, very smooth and finely textured. One of the better beers on my first visit to the brewery.
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