“A healthy permanent haze and smooth mouthfeel turn our award-winning Sculpin IPA into a tropical oasis. The hop selection creates refreshing notes of pineapple and guava with no fruit added. Simply put, this brew is paradise in the palm of your hands.”

Glassware: IPA.

Appearance: Muddy deep pastel orange with a fluffy two and a half finger head. Good retention and a sheet of lace is draped down the glass.

Aroma: Full of ripened stonefruit, orange citrus, canned peach, florals, Frosty Fruits and lush greenery. The latter a hallmark of Nelson Sauvin, of which, is unfortunately a bit reserved. We won’t go as far as saying that the aroma is cloying but does have a bit of that artificial juice concentrate character which we’re not fans of. Pretty ordinary to be honest.

Flavour: Follows on from the nose with ripe fleshy stonefruit, papaya and melon. A very subtle dankness and bitterness counteracts it nicely though. Getting a touch of peppery spice around the mid as it turns a tad weedy and resinous before it rounds off on a citrusy, resiny and slightly drying finish. Decent length on it.

Mouthfeel: Fairly smooth and creamy. A little dryness in the swallow. Mild-medium body with a fine Co2. The 7% ABV was really well hidden.

Overall: It’s very exciting to see Sculpin variants back in Australia. Chur has picked up the contract to brew most of the range so expect to see more here. This one was OK, it’s certainly no OG grapefruit or pineapple Sculp though.