Monohoppily Marks Sprig’s First Fresh Hop Drop For Harvest ’24

Swept up in the excitement of the fresh hop harvest, Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. have today released their first fresh hop beer for the year; a single-hopped hazy pale ale.

Monohoppily Fresh Hop Hazy follows in the footsteps of the previous two year’s releases; Trifecta Fresh Hop Hazy, which was brewed with the three varieties of Pacifica™, Taiheke™ and Motueka™, and Duhoppily Fresh Hop Hazy’s Pacifica™ and Riwaka™. Monohoppily Fresh Hop Hazy singles out just one variety – fresh Riwaka™, hand-selected from Holmdale Farm in Wakefield and Mac Hops in Motueka.

As with all of Sprig + Fern’s fresh hop releases new and old, timing is a key element to the success of the brew. As explained by Daniel Tipping, Marketing + Communications Executive at Sprig + Fern Brewing Co.;

“The hop harvest is when we feel most lucky to be based where we are. [Owner and Master Brewer] Tracy can be out at the farm, hands on with the growers and their crop, harvesting, and back to the Brewery in a matter of minutes – which, as we know, is key to capturing all of those more-ish and sought-after ‘fresh’ flavours.

“Other than a couple sets of roadworks between here and Motueka, I reckon it all went pretty smoothly. Maybe next year we’ll see if we can get a police escort, in exchange for a few cans”.

Monohoppily Fresh Hop Hazy is available from today at all Sprig + Fern Taverns, as well as in leading stores nationwide and online through the Sprig + Fern website.

The beer is described as “silky-smooth, jam-packed with notes of perfectly sun-ripened grapefruit flesh and citrus peel, and carries an unmistakable and explosive ‘green’ freshness” which promises the drinker an experience “that’ll whisk you right away to the sensory spectacle of a fresh hop harvest”.