With the flood of new beers on the shelves of our local retailers it’s easy to go past something that stands out from the rest. Luckily for me I stumbled across this beauty of beer from the team at Abandoned Brewing. I must admit I have limited knowledge about the brewery and the beers they produce, but after sampling their hazy pale ale you can now count me as a fan! After doing a little investigating I discovered that Abandoned Brewery is located in an old disused factory in Lower Hutt. The remnants of an old brewery were left but the team pretty much started again from scratch. Their branding really effective…put simply, it looks like they’ve got a plain white can and used crayons to create the text. You won’t find any psychedelic, multi-layered brand campaign on these cans, they simply describe the style of beer you should expect, which is really effective! The beer itself is bloody good! Pour the can and you get this light honey coloured liquid with the gentlest haze. Nectarine, peach and passionfruit aromas galore and mouthfeel that is best described as light and powdery! At 5 per cent ABV the beer really holds up its complexity, very easy drinking and totally smash-able. If you’re looking for a summer fridge filler then you shouldn’t go past this beer… it’s now top of my list!