Vibe Fertiliser is a Trans-Tasman pale ale from Bodriggy Brewing Co, the independent Abbotsford brewery known for its Johnston Street brewpub. Bodriggy built its name from 2016 onwards and brews on-site in a heritage building that takes its name from a stonemason's villa that once stood there.
The Trans-Tasman tag reflects a hop bill that reaches across the Tasman, pairing Australian Cascade and Topaz with New Zealand Southern Cross and Nelson Sauvin. Together they give the beer bright notes of citrus, pine and freshly crushed gooseberry.
It is a clean, clear pale ale rather than a hazy one, balancing that fruit-forward hop character with an easy-drinking, well-rounded body.