Monsoon Hoon - The Beer That Plants Trees

Beers are brewed to taste good. That's the job.

Monsoon Hoon was brewed to taste good and plant trees.

Named after one of Bike Glendhu's own trails, it was built for fast laps, loose corners, and the inevitable post-ride yarn. But the part we're most proud of has nothing to do with the hops.

5% of profits from every can goes directly toward planting native trees at Bike Glendhu. Bike Glendhu has committed to planting 30,000 New Zealand natives by 2030 - improving biodiversity, creating habitat, and pulling carbon out of the atmosphere one kanuka at a time. Every Monsoon Hoon gets us a little closer.

Canyon Brewing and Bike Glendhu share the same instinct: that the places we love are worth looking after, and that doing things boldly and doing things sustainably aren't mutually exclusive. This beer is what that looks like in practice.

Good beer. Real impact. Genuinely easy to justify a second one.

What Is a Bright IPA?

Bright IPA sits at the lighter, more drinkable end of the IPA spectrum. Less bitter aggression, more clarity - a style that leads with hop aroma and finishes clean enough that another one barely needs justifying.

It's a beer built for movement. Post-ride, mid-afternoon, golden hour on a bench outside. Wherever you've earned it.

How It's Built

Monsoon Hoon starts with a clean, lean malt base that's deliberately understated. The malt isn't here to steal the show. It's here to get out of the way and let the hops do the dirty work.

That's where Manilita, Peacharine and Southern Cross come in. Three Freestyle hops, each pulling in the same direction. Red grapefruit and white peach up front, a squeeze of lemon cutting through, finished with a snappy bitterness that keeps everything tight. Aromatic without being heavy. Fruity without going sweet.

What It Actually Tastes Like

Pour it cold. Pale gold, clear and bright.

Stone fruit and citrus on the nose. On the palate, red grapefruit leads, bright and a little bitter at the edges, followed by white peach and lemon. The malt stays quietly in the background, just enough body to keep it from feeling thin. The bitterness arrives at the finish, snappy and precise.

Then you reach for another sip. 

How to Drink It

After a ride. Preferably with dirt still on your shins and something worth talking about in your legs.

Pairs well with food that doesn't compete - fish tacos, grilled halloumi, anything fresh and light. Or drink it cold, in the sun, at the end of something well earned.

Already Making a Difference

Just one weekend after launch, Monsoon Hoon had already helped fund 24 native trees through Bike Glendhu's Planting Promise. A huge part of that was Kai Whaka Pai, who got behind the cause - pouring Monsoon Hoon all weekend and donating $1 from every pint sold.

24 trees in one weekend. And we're only just getting started.

Monsoon Hoon is still pouring on tap and available in cans around New Zealand, with every pint, can, and keg helping support the Planting Promise and put more native trees in the ground.

Images taken by Bri Woolnough Photography

Buy a Beer. Plant a Tree.

Every Monsoon Hoon you drink puts money directly into the ground at Bike Glendhu.