Author: Will Ziebell, The Crafty Pint
Original Article published on 2nd September 2025
Hawkers Beer are awfully proud of their West Coast IPA, and so they should be. It’s won an AIBA trophy, many, many gold medals and it’s a beer that’s beloved by drinkers far and wide. Four Seasons is a celebration of that West Coast style, where the Hawkers brewers feature one of the beer’s four hops – Southern Cross, Simcoe, Mosaic, and Krush – and build a beer based around that variety and the season. (If your memory goes back to 2024, you might remember Four Seasons being a series where the same ingredients made very different beers. That was last year: keep up!)
Following a winter stout that was heavy on the Southern Cross, Four Seasons Spring 2025 is a double West Coast and what a wonderfully drinkable 9.0 percent beer it is. The American hop Krush is the chosen star here, and though quite a modern hop, this is a Westie dripping with classic aromatics. There is loads of citrus, a little pine and a lasting and herbal side. Such shades will not doubt be well appreciated by fans of the Hawkers original but it also leans a little more into mango and stone fruit that add that add a sticky, almost sweet side, while the bitterness and lean finish ensure an effortless landing.
