Chug
84/100
The short takeGrapefruit, peach, and tropical hops, then juicy citrus and stone fruit on a soft malt bed with restrained bitterness. The finish is medium, with grapefruit peel and hop fruit that lingers. A hazy IPA that keeps its fruit through the close.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Well chilled, straight from the can or a tulip glass.
Who it’s for A cold hazy IPA when you want grapefruit, peach, and lingering hop fruit.
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TDS Beerprint
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In the glass
- Nose
- Grapefruit, peach, and tropical hops. The aroma is juicy and fruity. The hops read as fruit rather than pine or a bitter blast.
- Palate
- Juicy citrus and stone fruit over a soft malt bed. Bitterness stays restrained, so the fruit leads and the malt keeps the beer from tasting like straight juice. Peach and grapefruit stay clear. The texture is soft, and nothing in the middle turns harsh.
- Finish
- Medium length. Grapefruit peel shows at the close, and the hop fruit lingers. The bitterness never catches up to that fruit.
Structure and likeness Show Hide
Structure
- Bitterness
- Modest bitterness
- Body
- Medium body
- Finish length
- Medium finish
How beer-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
It drinks like a hazy IPA: grapefruit, peach, and tropical hops first, soft malt underneath, bitterness turned down.
The beer
Grapefruit peel is still in the glass after the sip. Hop fruit lingers on a medium finish, and that persistence is what this hazy IPA has over a beer that only smells like fruit.
Grapefruit, peach, and tropical hops come off the can as juice and aroma. The palate stays in that lane: juicy citrus, stone fruit, a soft malt bed, bitterness held back. The hops stay fruity — peach, grapefruit, a tropical edge — and they stay clear of a harsh bite. Texture is soft. A second sip confirms the first. Peach stays soft, grapefruit stays bright, and the bitterness never climbs over either of them. Tropical hops are the aroma. Soft malt is the cushion. Restrained bitterness leaves the fruit in charge from the first sip through the close.
Eighty-four is for a beer whose fruit actually lingers. Medium length, grapefruit peel at the close, hop fruit that stays. Chill it and use a tulip if you want the aroma in the glass, or drink it from the can if you want it closer. It suits anyone after grapefruit, peach, and tropical hops who is happy with the bitter snap turned down.
84 is typical of the 18 naturally low alcohol IPA bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
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Specialty yeast for low-alcohol fermentation and tuned mash profile; never dealcoholized or diluted (producer PDP)
Research notes
Flagship NA hazy IPA hopped with Citra and El Dorado (US producer PDP). Can formats differ by market (US 12 oz 6-pack; UK 330 ml / 440 ml packs).
Where to buy
- Mash Gang (direct)
- Mash Gang (direct)
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Checked 22 Sep 2026
- Package
12 oz can
- Typical price
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$14.99 / 6 × 12 oz cans
≈ $2.50 per can
- Also listed
- Mash Gang — Chug (UK) (UK) · Producer
- Availability
Mash Gang direct shops; included as two cans in the six-can Variety Pack and four cans in the 12-can Party Pack. AU specialty retail includes Craftzero.
Availability is market-specific; a producer link does not establish shipping to every country. Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.
Product facts
- Producer
- Mash Gang
- Origin
United Kingdom- Bottle / can
- 12 oz can
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Brew location: Brand is UK-founded; country field uses United Kingdom. Partner brewery location differs by storefront — do not invent a single city.
- Calories: The current supplied producer overview prints 80 calories without a serving basis. The earlier U.S. producer nutrition block printed 56 kcal per 330 ml and 17 kcal per 100 ml. The current overview controls the canonical value; the older formulation remains source history.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented12 facts
- Bottle verified1 fact
- Unverified4 facts
Production record
One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.
- Classification
- Verified
- Method
- Not applicable
- ABV
- Ceiling declaration
- Origin
- Documented
- Record
- Has open discrepancy
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- Unable to re-verify on 2026-10-03.
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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
- ReviewedReviewed and published.
- UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
- OpenDiscrepancyBrew location and Calories.
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