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Huey

Gage Roads Brew Co
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🌍 Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · One of 4 Mid-Strength Lagers in hopIQ

Huey is a coastal lager at 3.8 percent, brewed from pale and wheat malt with the noble hops Saaz and Hallertau Hersbrucker and matured long and cold. That gives it a clean, bright profile: pale bread and cracker malt, a restrained herbal and floral hop note, and a short dry finish. With bitterness at 10 the beer reads soft rather than sharply bitter. It appeared in 2025, twenty years after the first Gage Roads brew.

ABV
3.8%
Bitterness
Mild10 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4

AWARDS

Gold · 2026
Royal Queensland Beer Awards
Gold — Royal Queensland Beer Awards
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Mildly bitter and crisp.

Trim and gentle — the beer moves through with an unforced, easy rhythm.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Mid-Strength Lager.
Hop character
noble hop
floral
herbal
Malt character
bready
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
Distinctive notes
smooth drinking
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Huey

Appearance

Huey presents a pale straw-gold color characteristic of its pale and wheat malt base, with excellent clarity and a bright, luminous quality. The head is fine and well-formed, clinging to the glass with delicate persistence. Carbonation is lively but restrained, creating a steady stream of fine bubbles.

pale straw-goldbrilliant clarityfine lacinggentle carbonation

Aroma

The nose opens with a subtle floral and herbal character from the Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker noble hops—refined and understated rather than assertive. Beneath this lies a clean, pale malt foundation with gentle notes of bread crust and cracker. The overall impression is dry and aromatic without perfume or excess.

noble hops, restrainedbread and crackerherbal, floralclean, crisp nose

Taste

The palate enters with soft, bready malt sweetness that builds gently across the mid-palate without fullness. Noble hop bitterness emerges gradually at 10 IBU, lending a dry, herbal edge rather than sharp bite. The malt and hops remain in careful balance, with a smooth, approachable body throughout.

soft bitternessbready malt entryherbal and drysmooth drinking

Finish

The finish is short and decidedly dry, with the herbal hop notes lingering briefly before fading clean. A subtle malt sweetness recedes quickly, leaving the palate refreshed rather than coated.

short, dry finishclean aftertasterefreshing
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
77
Appearance
82
Finish
76
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Huey

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Huey

About Mid-Strength Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Mid-Strength Lager?

Mid-Strength Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Mid-Strength Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same noble-hop, clean, dry character as Huey will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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