Phillip Island’s Ocean Reach Brewing pays proper homage to old-school hop clarity with High Hopes, a crisp West Coast IPA. Skipping the haze in favour of brilliant golden transparency and a rocky white head, it puts an iconic hop pairing of Citra and Simcoe front and centre. Sticky pine resin, ruby grapefruit zest, and crushed passionfruit lead the charge on the nose, backed by a clean, snappy pale malt foundation. Each sip delivers bright tropical citrus upfront before rolling into a firm, classic resinous bitterness that scrubs the palate bone-dry. Punchy, aromatic, and unapologetically bitter in all the right ways.
Style: West Coast IPA
Brewery: Ocean Reach Brewing
Region: Cowes, VIC
ABV: 6.7%
Vol: 500ml