CRAFTED FOR THE CURIOUS

One keg. One discovery.
The latest limited-release arrival has landed at Catalina, bringing one of craft beer’s most celebrated styles to the taps.

BRACT 2 THE BREWER IPA
A taste of the hops of tomorrow.

Crafted For The Curious welcomes an award-winning arrival from Mountain Goat Brewing: Bract 2 the Brewer IPA.

In 2026, this experimental IPA took out Champion Beer of the Year at the Australian International Beer Awards, before earning a finalist position in the Beer Championships 2026.

But the story starts with the hop.

As one of the few breweries globally involved in the NZ Hops Bract Brewing Programme, Mountain Goat gets an early look at experimental New Zealand hop varieties before they reach the mainstream. In 2023, the brewery brewed a small-batch IPA using NZH-106, an experimental hop that quickly developed a cult following.

Three years later, it’s back.

Bract 2 the Brewer pours golden, opening with dank aromatics layered with gooseberry and cantaloupe. The palate brings citrus and tropical stone fruit, with nectarine, melon and pawpaw building into a distinctive tangelo-pith finish.
Complex, expressive and distinctly modern, it’s a beer for those who like to know what’s coming next.

One experimental hop. One award-winning IPA. One curious pour.
Now pouring at Catalina as part of Crafted For The Curious.