Parrotdog's troublesome original release, named for the problematic first brew day which hugely emphasised its hop bitterness. It's matured and evolved nicely over the years, as has Parrotdog. Big tropical hop flavour from local varieties with strong bitterness from an English hop to honour its origins, all balanced by plenty of malt.

The troublesome original release, named for the problematic first brew day which hugely emphasised its hop bitterness. It's matured and evolved nicely over the years. Big tropical hop flavour from local varieties with strong bitterness from an English hop to honour its origins, all balanced by plenty of malt.

When the cliché was coined that dogs are humanity's best friends, it was a Greyhound they had in mind. Whether your plans involve a run or a rest, a greyhound is up for joining in. Parrotdog dedicated their low carb hazy pale ale to them, and kept it fittingly lean and easy-go-ing, with sparkling citrus hop characters, good balance, and a crisp finish.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 30 is a Hazy IPA brewed with Ekuanot, Nectaron and Citra hop varieties, showcasing juicy citrus and tropical fruit characters with a smooth and rounded mouthfeel.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 31 is a Bright IPA featuring vibrant, juicy, tropical and citrus fruit characters from Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo hops, with a cleansing balanced bitterness to finish.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 32 is the Smiths NZIPA Challenge 2025 People's Choice Winner - a bold, intense NZIPA featuring tropical, white wine and citrus characters on top of a clean and pale gold malt base, with a firm bitterness to finish.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 33 is a Hazy IPA brewed with Galaxy, Cryo Citra and Cryo Mosaic hop varieties, showcasing intense juicy tropical and citrus fruit characters, with a smooth mid-palate and cleansing moderate bitterness.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 35 is a West Coast IPA loaded with Simcoe, Mosaic, Cryo Mosaic, Strata and Cryo Columbus hops, showcasing punchy citrus, tropical, berry and dank characters over top of a lean pale malt base and a firm West Coast style bitterness.

An ongoing series of occasional one off releases inspired by the nice ideas captured in Parrotdog's Lyall Bay Brewery. Limited Release 36 is a Hazy IPA brewed with Dolcita, Krush and Citra hop varieties, showcasing juicy stone fruit, tropical and berry characters, with a lush mid-palate and low bitterness to finish.

The raptor family includes a surprisingly diverse collection of birds of prey and their kin, and stretches to include some of their fiercer ancestors from the land before time. Pale Ale can feel like a similarly broad category, but this one is very much of the more assertive kind. Deep gold with piercing piney bitterness and citrus hop flavours, it's a throwback to the relatively recent past. A Bright deep gold beer with Orange, grapefruit & pine aroma. Taste of Citrus with a balanced malt depth.

2024 NZ Brewers Guild Trophy winning Pilsner. If the sky is clear and cool, and you're very lucky, you might witness a sundog: apparitions that accompany the true sun, an atmospheric trick of light and ice. Parrotdog's own Sundog, a Pilsner starring the vivid passionfruit and white wine notes of New Zealand hops, is much easier to find, but just as crisp and bright.

They say its wings bring thunder and its eyes flash lightning, but the thunderbird's intensity is benevolent, its appearance a good omen. This bright IPA borrows its name to give a fresh retelling to a familiar story by keeping things lean, lucid and enlivening. Its dazzling tropical character comes thanks to a hop from North America, where these tales were first told.