
Kawauso (Otter)
- Hazy IPA
- 6.3% ABV
- Label approved May 27
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
More from Varietal
See allVarietal Beer Company's Hazy IPA. Label approved 27 May 2026.
Where to find it
We track beers, we don't sell them, so no stock promises. These are the searches we'd run for this one.
Readers' scores
Also naming Citra and Citra Cryo
Downhill Both WaysOuter Range Brewing Co. / WeldWerks Brewing
That Tingle In Your SpineHop Butcher For The World
Hell Yeah BrotherOuter Range Brewing Co.
Mixtape: Volume 4Boiler Brewing Company
CrossroadsPremise Brewing Company
OrthodoxThe Veil Brewing Co.
Mango DodgerConfluence Brewing Company
Bridges & BirdsBridges & Birds
Similar beers
More IPAAbout this beer
This is the 2nd of 12 labels we have from Varietal Beer Company. It is one of 39 hazy ipa labels approved in May 2026. Its label was approved 5 days after it was submitted. The label names 6 hops — Citra, Citra Cryo, El Dorado, Krush Lupomax, Loral and Motueka, and carries ddh, hazy on the front. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
A pen-and-ink engraving of an otter floats across the centre of the bright green label, rendered in dark green linework with fine crosshatching and flowing water lines beneath. The beer name appears in two weights below the illustration — hand-lettered kana characters above bold sans-serif capitals — with the style descriptor and regulatory text set in clean left and right panels. The label is dominated by the luminous lime ground, which extends edge to edge, against which the otter's detailed fur texture and whiskers read with sharp contrast.
From the label“UNFILTERED BEER. KEEP COLD. DRINK FRESH. OR ELSE.”
Brew it
The label names its hops (Citra, Citra Cryo, El Dorado…), which is enough for a real starting point.
The bench sheetAsk Hop Grail:
Everything from Varietal Beer Company is on their page.
Scan a can to find any beer like this one. Get the free iPhone app
Style: IPABrewery: Varietal Beer Company