which commercial breweries are using rhapzody hops
The clearest commercial brewery name I found using Rhapzody is Wild West Brewing in Chengdu, China, which said it used CIP014/Rhapzody in a hazy double IPA alongside Citra and Nelson.
What’s publicly confirmed
- Wild West Brewing is explicitly quoted as having used the hop in a beer recipe.
- Aliment Brewing made a single-hop pale ale with Rhapzody for the official launch of NZ Rhapzody.
- Marchfest’s Nelsonian Rhapzody IPA was brewed with the new Clayton Rhapzody hops, but the post does not clearly name the brewery behind it.
What’s still unclear
- The public coverage says Rhapzody has been trialled by brewers in China, Canada, Australia, and the US , but most of those brewers are not named in the sources I found.
- So, based on currently public reporting, the list of named commercial breweries is still short.
Quick table
| Brewery | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wild West Brewing | Quoted using CIP014/Rhapzody in a hazy double IPA. | [2]Confirmed |
| Aliment Brewing | Released a single-hop pale ale with Rhapzody for the official launch. | [6]Confirmed |
| Unclear from source | Nelsonian Rhapzody IPA at Marchfest, but the brewery name is not given. | [8]Not confirmed |
TL;DR
Right now, the public, named commercial breweries I found are Wild West Brewing and Aliment Brewing.