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Behemoth Nelsonian Rhapz

Name: Behemoth Nelsonian Rhapz 440ml
SKU: 144942
Price: 8.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Beer & Cider · New Zealand · 440ml · 4.8%

$8.99each

What it tastes like

Resinous · pine · bitter finish

Behemoth Nelsonian Rhapzody 440ml is a New Zealand West Coast–style IPA from Behemoth Brewing Company, brewed to showcase bold Nelson hop character. It delivers punchy tropical fruit, citrus, and resinous pine notes over a clean, crisp malt base with a firm bitterness. At around 6.7% ABV, it’s a flavour-forward craft beer with a dry, refreshing finish that suits fans of classic hop-heavy IPAs.

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Additional information

Beer & Cider
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 440ml
Size: 4.8% ABV
Alcohol: 0.2 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Behemoth Nelsonian Rhapz

Nelsonian Rhapzody is an IPA from Behemoth, brewed as a tribute to Nelson, the region at the top of the South Island where much of New Zealand's hop crop is grown. The brewery wrote the label copy as a song parody that name-checks the Maitai, Tāhunanui and the hop fields around Motueka.

It is 6.7% ABV and, going by the brewery's own words, a West Coast style beer with high bitterness, dank hop flavours and a clean, dry finish. The dry finish matters here, because it leaves the hops standing with no sweet malt layer to blur them, and the brewery points to hops grown in the Nelson region as the heart of the beer.

A beer this dry and bitter wants salt and fat alongside. Salt and pepper squid with aioli, pork belly bao, or a smoked chicken pizza all do the job.

It comes as one 440ml can.