Surf Session IPA
An easy-drinking session IPA whose hops bring citrus flavor and aroma. At 4.5% ABV it is pitched as a fitting finish to a day of surfing. It comes from Honolulu Beerworks, the craft brewery opened in Kaka‘ako in 2014 by Geoff and Charmayne Seideman, today based at the taproom on Hart Street in Kalihi.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Surf Session IPA
Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.
The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.
Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.
About Session IPA
Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives
What is a Session IPA?
IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.
Finding a similar Session IPA
hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same citrusy, hoppy, refreshing character as Surf Session IPA will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.




