9 Fresh New Craft Beers To Try This Week

Following Beak’s first beer festival, this week, some serious hoppy heavyweights have joined forces and released collaborations.

We’ll get to them soon.

First, let’s discuss some beers by Northern Monk, because Mango Lassi Heathen IPA has had a few upgrades…

1. Northern Monk – Mango Lassi Heathen IPA

For those that haven’t yet tried Northern Monk’s Mango Lassi Heathen IPA, where have you been?

It’s pulpy mango made smooth with lactose and sprinkled with vanilla… and yes, it’s somehow still a beer! 

2. Northern Monk – Passion Fruit Lassi Heathen Session IPA

And that mad-sounding combination is your starting point this week.

Because the beer has become so popular that Monk this week started riffing on it with… well, AF Mango Lassi Heathen IPA, and also Strawberry and Cream Lassi Heathen Session IPA, and maybe the best of the bunch in Passionfruit Lassi Heathen Session IPA.

It’s a case of pick your favourite or, if you’re anything like me, collect the whole set!

3. Beak Brewery – Mush Mango Sour

If you’re after something a little more smashable, then please get in on Beak’s Mush Mango Sour this week.

I had this at Beak’s beer festival while sat on a hay bale in the sun and it’s a memory that won’t fade for a long time.

The sour mango refreshment is the sun’s best friend.

Get in!

4. Unbarred / Mash Gang – Mango Berliner Weisse

There’s no doubting that Unbarred & Mash Gang’s Mango Berliner Weisse is much thicker… they blended the beer with Alfonso Mango 50/50 – what do you expect?!

For those that want the full experience, Unbarred’s Straight up Mango Pale Ale is Alfonso Mango backed up with Azzaca, Mosaic & Citra.

Can you really get any more tropical than that?

5. Track – Momoko BA Wild Ale with Peach & Apricot

Finally in the experimental section this week there’s something very special from Track – two new barrel aged wild ales.

Momoko BA Wild Ale with Peach & Apricot’s saison base has a little woodiness after the barrel aging, then peach and apricot add funk, fruit and refreshment. Like a sophisticated peach cobbler with a soft, refreshing finish.

Raspberries has a little more suave and a little more zing, after aging for 3 months in ex-red wine barrels and resting on British raspberries for nearly two months.

There’s no doubting they’re pricey. But they’re two beers seasoned drinkers won’t want to miss.

6. Beak / Range – Equals IPA

It’s collab madness in the hoppy section this week, and the pick of the bunch for me is Beak + Range’s Equals IPA.

Now that could just be because I was at Beak’s ace new festival last weekend… but come on!

Brewed with Australian brewery Range, it’s silky smooth and full of mango, peach and lychee… plus a lime squeeze too.

And it’s Beak!

Can you really resist?!

7. Track / Verdant – In This Case DDH IPA

Verdant + Track – are there two breweries better suited for a collab?!

In This Case DDH IPA uses the unusual Chit malt, whose proteins lock in lots of grapefruit, pineapple and passionfruit.

So gooood.

8. Pomona Island / Overtone – No Condition Is Permanent DIPA

The next collab on the hit list this week comes from Pomona Island + Overtone, and No Condition Is Permanent DIPA is def worth exploring – these brilliant breweries fly a little more under the radar.

A massive 4-hop combo of Cryo Citra, Mosaic, Azacca & Galaxy bring in the joooose here, plus it’s a DIPA… which we all know is best!

Stock running low on this – don’t dither.

9. Boxcar / Verdant – Always Home Pale Ale

The final fresh and delicious collab I’m urging all to try this week is a little more laid back: Always Home Pale Ale by Verdant + Boxcar is nice and soft to reflect that Cornish water profile, and Talus and Chinook make for floral pink grapefruit refreshment.

A good example of Boxcar brewing, actually.

Plus it’s only £4.30 a can – epic value.

Plus…

Again there’s more Beak to explore this week following their beer festival, Three Hills. Locals IPA is tasting as lovely as ever. Candle DIPA gets the DIPA treatment for even more flavour.

There’s a new pair of Burnt Mill’s to explore, who I keep getting in because I really, really rate them. I think Amplitude NEIPA will be the most popular of the two. But their 5th birthday NE Pale Ale is not to be sniffed at. 

A twin pair from Unbarred in Morale 1940’s English Heritage IPA and Hayzee NEIPA will keep fans happy, and hop heads can grab the latest Fresh From The North 014 TIPA for a monster 10.2% hop hit.

You’ve also got I’m Partial to your Abracadabra IPA from Pomona Island to check out and, if you fancy something other than mango this week, well Pomona Island’s Blackcurrant Gose is a tart treat.

As always, I hope you get to try some of these immense new beers this week.

Cheers & happy drinking!

Oli, Olly & Charlie
(The three people behind Craft Metropolis)