A Limp Bizkit-inspired IPA called “Fred Thirst” exists now

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Swap that hot dog-flavoured water for something a bit more palatable

Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit onstage in 2023
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A Limp Bizkit-inspired pale ale called Fred Thirst has been launched.

Dallas brewery Celestial Beerworks announced the IPA on Thursday, January 2. It’s hopped with citra and mosaic and has seven percent alcohol by volume.

You can order now via the Celestial Beerworks site for 4.50USD per can.

The beer doesn’t seem to be an officially licensed Limp Bizkit product, but in potentially good news for Celestial Beerworks, frontman Fred Durst may be preoccupied when it comes to legal filings.

The singer is currently suing Universal Music for 200 million USD in damages, claiming the label has withheld royalties from multiple artists. Universal sought to dismiss the suit in November, with a representative saying Durst’s suit is “based on a fallacy”.

Outside of his attorney’s office, Durst is busy with Limp Bizkit both in the studio and on the road. According to a recent Instagram video, the nu metal stars are hard at work on the followup to 2021 album Still Sucks.

“Oh shit, in the studio with [drummer] John Otto,” Durst says in the footage. “We ’bout to lay it down with those drumsticks dawg. Let’s get that funky funky. Let’s get that Limp Bizkit popping off!”

Furthermore, Limp Bizkit have plenty of live plans for 2025. In March, the band will headline a run of shows in the UK and Ireland. See dates below. They’ll then support Metallica across North America in spring and summer.

If all that Limp Bizkit news seems a tad conventional compared to a pun-based IPA, then Durst recently took time out of his busy schedule to adopt a teabag-painting alter ego and be interviewed by a goblin. He also tried hot dog-flavoured water on Youtube show Hot Ones Versus, which he deemed “definitely terrible”.

Limp Bizkit 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates:

Mar 08: Glasgow OVO Hydro
Mar 11: Dublin 3Arena
Mar 13: Birmingham BP Pulse LIVE
Mar 15: Manchester AO Arena
Mar 16: London OVO Arena Wembley

Matt Mills
Matt Mills
Online Editor, Metal Hammer

Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Metal Hammer and Prog, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, NME and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.