Hold on to an Emerson's tasting where ever you go. The beach, the backyard, the back of beyond, or even just your place. This mini bar contains a carefully curated selection of favourites, so you can take your taste-buds on a journey, even while you're on a journey. Just make sure you keep it somewhere cold - this isn't actually a real fridge.

There's always that moment. You're not looking for anything new. You've known the bold ones, the bitter ones, the loud personalities. Then she walks in. Dolcita. Sweet, not simple. Peach on her lips, mandarin in her laugh, a tropical glow that pulls you closer. You pair her with Cascade, a classic with floral charm and grapefruit bite. They dance. She stays bright, soft, magnetic. She doesn't overwhelm the room, she changes it. And once you've met her, she's impossible to forget.

Fire Horse is this year's annual fresh hop release from Epic. Using fresh Riwaka hops from Eggers Hop Farm in upper Moutere, the hops are picked at peak condition and flown same day from farm to brewery, then brewed the same day while their oils and aromatics are at full intensity. This narrow harvest window is the only time a beer like this can be made during the year - capturing freshness, energy, bold juice and aroma that simply doesn't exist outside the season.

Harmonic Haze Machine pours a glowing, hazy golden hue with a soft, pillowy body that feels like weather you can drink. The aroma pulses with bright citrus, soft stonefruit, and a gentle tropical lift, while the palate delivers smooth waves of juicy fruit wrapped in a silky haze. The finish is balanced, seamless, and almost weightless - a clean fade-out that hums quietly on the palate like a lingering frequency. Smooth, hazy, and ridiculously easy to sink into.

Released in 2011, Hop Zombie quickly earned cult status around the globe. Built with multiple dry hop additions and a massive hop load. Hop Zombie delivers dense tropical fruit, sticky resin, and a long, saturated finish. The time is nigh. No more festering away in hopless oblivion... join the Hop Zombie Revolution!

Jake Porter channels centuries of evolution into one modern glass - dark, smooth, and quietly complex. Inspired by the 18th-century blend that fuelled London's dockworkers, it carries porter's full lineage forward. Dark without heaviness. Layered without excess. Bread crust and light caramel lead into rounded chocolate and dark malt on the palate. Medium body with depth that builds steadily across each sip. A beer shaped by history, but made for now. Not a revival. A continuation.

Forged in hops. Tempered by time. First brewed in 2015 now reborn a decade later-Stone Hammer IPA returns to shake the halls of Epic once more. This isn't just a beer. This is a full-throttle Citra/Mosaic/Simcoe war cry, echoing with citrus lightning and tropical thunder. That first sip strikes with juicy hop oils-grapefruit zest, passionfruit flesh, and a whisper of pine sap. A sturdy malt backbone holds the line, offering a subtle caramel sweetness before the bitterness surges like a battle cry across your taste buds. Bold, brash, and dangerously drinkable-Stone Hammer IPA has earned its place in the halls of Epic legend. Prove you're worthy.

Epic have teamed up with the pioneers of adrenaline themselves - AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand - to bring Thrill Seeker to life. This is a 6.7% NZIPA packed with the most powerful hop combo in the game: Nelson Sauvin. Nectaron. Riwaka. Punchy aromatics of passionfruit, white grape, and citrus zest hit first, followed by a rush of ripe stone fruit and crushed gooseberry. The palate is lean and focused - dry, bitter, and bristling with energy. It's sharp, electric, and built to leave a mark. If someone beats it on the day, fair play - that beer's a beast. But they're showing up swinging. Because if there's one beer made for Queenstown - the home of extremes - this is it.

Throw open the doors of perception and welcome in the Age of Light. It's an esoteric twist fusing hazy double IPA with foeder aged Wild Workshop beer in a beautiful union of sweet and sour, where the elevated aromatics of Motueka, Mosaic & NZ Cascade fuse with rich tropical fruit and juicy tart citrus. Welcome one and all, to the new age of IPA.

Full Cream Imperial Milk Stout. Plump Autumn barley, velvety oats, crystal and the darkest black malts, topped off with a decadent addition of creamy lactose milk sugar. Garage Project have brewed up a pitch perfect balance of delicate dark roast and smooth milk chocolate mocha sweetness. Pure, dark, delicious indulgence.

In Brazilian Portuguese it means 'the new style'. Bossa Nova - fruited IPA, brewed with Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, Citra and Krush, fermented with a blend of Voss Kviek yeast and brettanomyces claussenii for a unique funky fruit flavour, then spiked with a medley of guava, mango, passionfruit, pineapple and lime. Part IPA, part tropical fruit cocktail, 100% delicious.

Buy the ticket, take the ride. We're going on a trip and you're invited. Never mind the kool-aid, this is the Electric Dry Hop Acid Test.