NOVA Easy Kombucha launches first beer, made with coconut water
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The NOVA Beach Lager at the Ocean Beach Taproom. Photo: Kate Murphy/Axios
San Diego-based NOVA Easy Kombucha released its first beer last week, the "Beach Lager."
The intrigue: The small-batch pilot beer is brewed with coconut water. It has a low 4% alcohol-by-volume and 100 calories, if you're looking for something light.
- Expect tropical fruit and coconut aromas with each sip.
What they're saying: Hard coconut waters are on the market, but "brewing with coconut water is somewhat unique to the industry and I believe we came across something that is going to stick," brewmaster Guilherme Hoffmann said in a statement.
Where to find it: On draft and in six-packs of 12-oz. cans at NOVA's Ocean Beach taproom and NOVO Brazil Brewing in Chula Vista and Imperial Beach.
- The beer is a limited release so it could only last a few months.
Kate's thought bubble: I tried the new brew at the OB taproom — it was light, refreshing and you could definitely smell the coconut water.
- They also had a NOVA Beach IPA on tap, which had a little more bite.
- The Sandia Sunset is their take on a gin cocktail that's made with dragon fruit kombucha.
- The guava mint kombucha is a delicious non-alcoholic drink.
The bottom line: The beer was tasty, but Nova's hard kombuchas will still be my go-to for sunny afternoons at the beach.
- La Ola dragon fruit, a new collab with the San Diego Wave, is my favorite.