Shapeshifter Brewing Nordic Hazy IPA

Brewers don’t often like to play favourites with their own beers but Nordic Hazy IPA certainly holds an important place in James McCall’s heart. The kveik-fermented beer was one of Shapeshifter Brewing’s early releases and it helped put the Adelaide brewery on the map as merchants of juice and haze.

The beer uses three separate strains of the storied Norwegian yeast that’s found favour with modern brewers looking for even more juice notes in their beer and here it seems to bring a fragrant note you'll more likely find in your orange juice than beer. Meanwhile, a double dry hop of Galaxy and Citra turns the dial towards “super juicy” where alongside that citrus there's a mix of orange, nectarine, passionfruit and pair.