Holgate Brewhouse Fush 'n Chups NZ Lager

Style
NZ Lager ft Lime & Salt
ABV
4.5%

The Holgate brewers had fun playing around with NZ hops as part of 2024's 25 Years Of Beers series, kicking it off with Hazy AF and creating a delicious NZ pilsner in cahoots with Fox Friday as the ambitious project drew to a close. They're at it again with their first limited release of 2025 – one that again sees them embracing the sort of playful can design you wouldn't have found on a Holgate beer before last year.

That said, while Motueka and Taiheke hops are involved – and both known for their ability to add citrusy, lime-like qualities to beer – it's another ingredient added to the pilsner malt base that has the most obvious impact. They've dosed their Fush 'n Chups with lime and salt and the former hits hard, to the point you might want to pour the lager over ice in a glass and treat it as a tangy summer cocktail.

The "hint of salt" adds to the quench created by the bitterness, while between the upfront lime and that quenching finish is a somewhat viscous, slightly hazy pale lager. One with lime aplenty (in case you missed the bits about the lime.)

James Smith

Published February 4, 2025

Name
Holgate Brewhouse
Address

79 High Street
Woodend
VIC 3442

Phone
Hotel, Bar and Restaurant: (03) 5427 2510 Brewery Sales: (03) 54 273 522
Open Hours

Seven days: midday to late

Tours

Sat & Sun: 3pm
Book via website

IBD 2025 B Pt 2
High Country Hop 2025 B2

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