New beer launches and collaborations this week, in store, on bars, and online, from around the UK.
Pouring golden-orange and hazy, Cuba Street, a 5.4% ABV hazy pale from Round Corner, brings together a vibrant blend of New Zealand hops. It delivers layers of nectarine and tropical fruits, balanced by fresh citrus aromas. “Smooth, refreshing, and effortlessly drinkable, it’s a beer made for good company and easy afternoons,” says the brewer.
With a creamy mouthfeel and a touch of sweetness, Stay Gold (5.3% ABV) is a juicy, hazy IPA from Beer Hut, bursting with notes of tropical fruit, zesty lime, and ripe stonefruits. Hopped with Chinook, Motueka, and Citra, it delivers bright, vibrant flavour, balanced by a soft, pillowy finish.
Golazo is a Mexican-inspired lager from Stancill, a World Cup special. Bold and fruity, with an aroma of pineapple, peach, and melon, it is hopped with El Dorado. Golazo is Spanish for spectacular goal!
In June, Bluntrock hosted grower-owned supplier Yakima Chief Hops for the largest UK workshop they’ve ever hosted. “We hosted over 30 breweries from across the South West to talk about sustainability, hop innovation, sensory, and hop breeding,” says the brewer. And there’s a collaboration release, a 6.5% ABV hazy IPA. There’s a six-hop line-up of Chinook, Ekuanot, Dolcita, Krush, Talus, and Idaho 7, both pellets and liquid extracts.
Supercharge #1 is the ninth beer in Kirkstall’s small batch series. Pairing fruit and hops for maximum effect, the IPA matches the tropical flavours of Strata hops with juicy passionfruit.
Bluestone’s Bedrock Blonde (4% ABV) is now available in cans. The straw-coloured blonde ale has creamy, soft malt flavours, and is delicately hopped with Czech and German hops.
Darkness Falls (5.2% ABV) is a cask-aged release for July from Oakham. “A classic combination of UK-sourced Harlequin, and Cascade from the USA, work wonderfully well in this highly-rated Oakham black beer, first brewed in 2024. Expect spicy, fruity, blackcurrant and citrus lemon flavours, with a hint of clean, moreish, bitterness, all on a complex base of chocolate, dark, and crystal malts, with flaked oats added for a soft and smooth mouthfeel.”
