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Cloudy

Stone & Wood Brewing Co
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🌍 Australia · Hazy Pale Ale · One of 33 Hazy Pale Ales in hopIQ

A heavier counterpart to the brewery's flagship, brewed with Galaxy and Ella and named for the golden haze it pours with. Passionfruit and apricot lead, backed by stone fruit and a lighter tropical sweetness. Malt and bitterness both stay low, which leaves a smooth, rounded mouthfeel and lets the fruit run the full length of the beer. It began as a one-off, returned often enough to earn a year-round slot, and later shed the longer name it first carried.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
golden8

AWARDS

Gold Medal · 2018
Australian International Beer Awards
Australian Pale Ale
#23 · 2019
GABS Hottest 100
Gold Medal — Australian International Beer Awards (Australian Pale Ale)
#23 — GABS Hottest 100
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Medium body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Firm bitter edge.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

Balanced backbone, with every axis close to the middle.

Nothing dominates, and that is the craft — each element gets room to be tasted.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Hazy Pale Ale.
Hop character
tropical
juicy
hoppy
Distinctive notes
hazy
peach
Fermentation & yeast
fruityclean

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Cloudy

Appearance

Pale golden colour with a distinctly hazy, opaque character that justifies its name. The beer pours with a generous, pillowy white head that settles into a fine collar, holding good lacing against the glass. Fine carbonation sits suspended throughout the body, creating a soft, cloudy suspension rather than sharp clarity.

pale goldenhazy suspensionfine lacingsoft head

Aroma

The nose leads with bright passionfruit and fresh apricot, followed by secondary stone fruit notes that build in the glass. Galaxy and Ella hops deliver a clean tropical sweetness without herbaceous sharpness, while the malt recedes into a subtle backdrop. No yeast-derived or fermentation notes intrude; the fruit aromatics dominate cleanly from first approach to final sniff.

passionfruit, apricotGalaxy, Ellatropical sweetnessclean fruit

Taste

Entry is soft and juicy, with peach and apricot flavours settling across the mid-palate alongside a gentle stone fruit undertone. Malt presence remains light and understated, allowing the fruity esters to lead throughout. Bitterness is restrained and well-integrated, never dominating, leaving the palate smooth and rounded rather than dry or sharp.

juicy peachsoft maltrestrained bitternesssmooth body

Finish

The aftertaste is clean and relatively brief, trailing off with lingering peach and tropical sweetness rather than bitterness or astringency. A pleasant, refreshing quality persists without demanding attention.

clean fadefruity trailrefreshing
80
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
82
Appearance
78
Finish
76
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Cloudy

Serve at 8–11°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 8–11°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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

Food Pairing

What to eat with Cloudy

About Hazy Pale Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Hazy Pale Ale?

Pale Ales balance malt sweetness with moderate hop character at 4.5–6% ABV and IBU 20–40. Approachable with floral, citrus or earthy notes over a biscuit malt base.

Finding a similar Hazy Pale Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same fruity, hazy, tropical character as Cloudy will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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