To distract you from the doom and gloom of our impending futures and give hope to your taste buds, Lakeman have dipped their toes into the use of hop oils, which have the credentials of being more environmentally conscious. Lakeman deliver a punchy and popping tropical journey in the comfort and balance of a double IPA. Okay, Boomer?!

A banging new style for Summer. A light dry pilsner with the intensity of a tropical IPA on the nose but only a hint of hop flavour when you swallow, Wait, what? That's out the gate!

Get your opposable thumb around Lakeman's crisp new world style Pilsner. Straw in colour and of light malt character with lemon citrus notes and pacific jade hops providing a soft bitter finish. Hopped with Pacific Jade, Motueka, Riwaka. A great match for fish and chips on a Friday night.

Don't be fooled this no adjunct stout has real depth with decadent roast malt flavours and a mild bitterness that carries throughout finishing with a note of cold-brewed coffee.

Who doesn't love a Summer shout? Enjoy one with this hop-forward West Coast IPA stacked with Cryo hops Amarillo, Citra, and Mosaic. These Cryo hops produce a big hop aroma and citrus, stonefruit, and pine notes but with a lower bitterness than a traditional West Coast IPA.

Sundowner is a little gem with its creamy body dominated by stone fruit and tropical flavours and comes in at 5.8%.

Lakeman is truly Taupo proud, and this New Zealand Pale Ale pays homage to their home. It is brewed with iconic Kiwi hops Riwaka and Moutere, giving bursts of passion fruit and citrus on an approachable malt.

The bitterness of Leffe Blonde is delicate, extending over the whole palate and lingering with a sweet malty finish. The higher alcohol level contributes to the mouth warming, full-bodied taste, while fruity notes are complimented by a gentle hop bitterness. With a subtle dry clove aroma it has a hint of oranges.

Two Liberty fan faves in one; easy-drinking Oh Bro, and Jungle Juice - the untamed, palate-pounding Hazy. With the best bits of each brew carefully blended and balanced by hop savant, Juice Bro's soft mats highlight the citrusy pomelo and orange stylings of Mosaic and Amarillo cones.

Winner of the 2013 West Coast Challenge at the malthouse in Wellington - a palate-destroying smackdown you've got to experience to understand - Knife Party is a Swiss Army IPA featuring every US hop variety allowed through customs. If you heedlessly crave the hop, you've found the correct beer.

It sounds Japanese but it's as American as having a BMI of 32. The Yakima Valley in Washington state, situated in the top left corner of the lower 48, is home to some of our favourite hop varieties, the tiny green flavour bombs that powered the whole craft beer renaissance from the get go. Liberty is what it smells like.

First known as Imperial Draught Ale, before being nick named 'The Brown Bomber' by servicemen in the forties and later taking on that name in 1950. Established as Lion Brown from 1953, it was originally served only from the tap, a unique barrel shaped stand that became an icon in pubs around the country.