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Gold in New Zealand India Pale Ale

No Fly Zone

8 Bit Brewing Co., Murrieta, CA

Category
New Zealand India Pale Ale
Entries
89
ABV
6.9%
IBU
Not Found
Style
West Coast IPA
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

From the Brewery's Description

Our 2026 GABF Gold Medal Winning West Coast IPA DDH w/ Mosaic, Nectaron, Riwaka, Citra, Citra Cryo, and Citra Dynaboost

Source: untappd.com

The Beer's Page at the Brewery

Brewery Medal HistoryCategory HistoryBrewery Website

Hop Profile

Hop Profile. Select a column header to sort.
FormUseFarm or LotSource
CitraCitraNot FoundNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com
CitraCitra CryoCryoNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com
CitraCitra DynaboostDynaBoostNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com
MosaicMosaicNot FoundNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com
NectaronNectaronNot FoundNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com
RiwakaRiwakaNot FoundNot FoundNot Found8bitbrewingcompany.com

Hop Profile Cards

Citra

Origin Country
United States
Alpha Acid
11 to 13%
Oils
2.2 to 2.8 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
7,581 acres in 2025, 3 states
Medal Beers in 2026
18
Breeder
Hop Breeding Company (joint venture of John I. Haas and Yakima Chief Ranches)

Aroma

Mango, grapefruit flesh, lime zest

Grown by

Open the Hop Page

Mosaic

Origin Country
United States
Alpha Acid
11.5 to 13.5%
Oils
1 to 1.5 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
3,488 acres in 2025, 3 states
Medal Beers in 2026
31
Breeder
Hop Breeding Company (joint venture of John I. Haas and Yakima Chief Ranches)

Aroma

Tangerine, lime, peach, passion fruit, blueberry

Grown by

Open the Hop Page

Nectaron

Origin Country
New Zealand
Alpha Acid
10.5 to 11.5%
Oils
1.6 to 1.9 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
Not Found
Medal Beers in 2026
8
Breeder
New Zealand Hops Ltd with Plant & Food Research

Aroma

grapefruit, ripe tropical fruit, and juicy peach

Grown by

Not Found

Open the Hop Page

Riwaka

Origin Country
New Zealand
Alpha Acid
4.5 to 6.5%
Oils
1 to 1.5 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
Not Found
Medal Beers in 2026
5
Breeder
Plant & Food Research hop breeding program (New Zealand)

Aroma

Passion fruit, citrus, grapefruit

Grown by

Not Found

Open the Hop Page

Where These Hops Are Grown

Grown by. These farms publish the variety as grown. It does not mean this beer used hops from them.

Citra, Farms on Record: 2
Mosaic, Farms on Record: 1

Beer Details

Description
Our 2026 GABF Gold Medal Winning West Coast IPA DDH w/ Mosaic, Nectaron, Riwaka, Citra, Citra Cryo, and Citra DynaboostSource untappd.com

Research Notes

No Fly Zone is a double dry-hopped West Coast IPA from 8 Bit Brewing Co. in Murrieta, California.

Award

Category Medal Entries Brewery Location
91, New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale Gold (1st place) 89 8 Bit Brewing Co. Murrieta, CA

Specs

Field Value Source
Style West Coast IPA, DDH 8 Bit Brewing: craft beer menu
ABV 6.9% 8 Bit Brewing: craft beer menu
IBU not published (Untappd shows N/A) Untappd (hand-read citation): No Fly Zone
Hops Mosaic, Nectaron, Riwaka, Citra, Citra Cryo, Citra Dynaboost 8 Bit Brewing: craft beer menu
Malts and grains Not Found Not Found
Yeast Not Found Not Found
Adjuncts, fruit, spices Not Found Not Found
Other Not Found Not Found

Brewery Description

Our 2026 GABF Gold Medal Winning West Coast IPA DDH w/ Mosaic, Nectaron, Riwaka, Citra, Citra Cryo, and Citra Dynaboost

Source: Untappd (hand-read citation): No Fly Zone

Tasting Notes

Not Found

Ingredients

The brewery's menu, embedded on its craft beer page, names six hop products: Mosaic, two New Zealand varieties (Nectaron and Riwaka) and three forms of Citra (pellet, Cryo and Dynaboost). No malt, yeast or other ingredients are published.

Hop Profile

Hop as Published Variety Form Use Lot or Farm Source
Citra Citra Not Found Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com
Citra Cryo Citra Cryo Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com
Citra Dynaboost Citra DynaBoost Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com
Mosaic Mosaic Not Found Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com
Nectaron Nectaron Not Found Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com
Riwaka Riwaka Not Found Not Found Not Found 8bitbrewingcompany.com

Brewing Details

Field Value Source
Color (SRM) Not Found Not Found
Original gravity Not Found Not Found
Final gravity Not Found Not Found
Water Not Found Not Found
Process Not Found Not Found

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale calls for intense floral, tropical, citrus or grassy hop character balanced by malt, 6.3 to 7.5 percent ABV and 50 to 70 IBU. The 6.9% ABV fits; no IBU is published to compare.

Awards History

Year Competition Category Medal
2026 Great American Beer Festival New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale Gold

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

8 Bit Brewing Co. is in Murrieta, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Brewpub.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.

Related

Each farm listed as growing a variety grows that variety according to the hop farm data; the brewery has not said it bought hops from that farm.

Links

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Research Notes

  • Field pass 2026-10-13: Targeted bitterness searches outside the already recorded Untappd source found no numerical IBU for this beer.
  • The brewery's craft beer page loads its menu from an Untappd for Business embed; the style, ABV and hop list were read from that embed. There is no individual beer page.
  • The Untappd beer page, which carries the brewery's own description, confirms the 6.9% ABV and the 2026 GABF gold and lists the style as an American IPA; IBU is shown as N/A.
  • Researched 2026-10-13.
  • Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the description on file comes from Untappd and is not extended into hop forms or uses.