*🏆2026 Smiths NZIPA Challenge🏆Official Release!
We couldn’t be more excited! The Smiths NZIPA Challenge is our most anticipated release of the year, and the results are in!
On Saturday 20th June, 33 of NZ's best craft breweries went head-to-head in the 11th Smiths NZIPA Challenge in Queenstown to find out who could produce NZ’s best one-of-a-kind, never-brewed-before IPA using only the finest New Zealand hops.
😭This official release sells out super-fast every year so lock in a box today (for shipping w/c 29th June) to ensure you don’t miss out!😭
- 👏Canyon Brewing x Pirate Life NZ IPA 440ml (6.5%)
- 👏Renaissance Kaleidoscope NZ IPA 440ml (5.9%)
- 👏8 Wired Rhapzody Express Hazy NZ IPA 440ml (7.2%)
- 👏Altitude Power Play NZIPA 440ml (6.5%)
- 👏Bach Brewing Crystal Cut Bright NZ IPA 440ml (6.4%)
- 👏Behemoth Cordless Bungy Hazy NZ IPA (6.8%)
- 👏Duncans Montes NZ IPA 440ml (6.5%)
- 👏Epic Full Send NZ IPA 440ml (6.7%)
- 👏Garage Project Top Cutter NZ IPA 440ml (6.8%)
- 👏McLeod's Endless Blue NZ IPA 440ml (6.4%)
- 👏Sunshine x 3 Sisters Coastal Cuzzies Cold NZ IPA 440ml (6.5%)
- 👏Urbanaut Rakino NZ IPA 440ml (6.3%)
These beers are based upon the highest rated packaged beers (sorry we can't ship keg only entries!) as judged at the competition. Your beers will be shipped w/c 29th June, as soon as the last beer arrives at our packing facility. Now that’s fresh!
Massive thanks to Smiths Craft House, Clayton Hops™, Konvoy Kegs, Gladfield Malt, Froth Technologies, MCC Labels and all the participating breweries for making this special release possible!
If this box isn't for you, no wuzzas, check out all our other awesome one-off brewery releases HERE!
Big Hugs,
🍻Team Beer Hug
*Details;
- Price is $129.95 plus $6.95 shipping (or +$14.95 rural).
- Beers will be shipping w/c 29th June, immediately after the last beer arrives at our packing facility. Track and trace emails will be sent upon dispatch.