Hazy

When I first tried Zero Gravity Craft Brewery’s Duck, Duck Juice, I thought it was good, so I decided to seek out their other beers. I did! I found Cone Head, Haze Hazy IPA. I found this beer at the same Whole Foods as Duck, Duck Juice IPA. This hazy IPA is 6.3% ABV. This beer uses Rahr Pilsner, Weyermann Vienna, and flaked oats.  It also uses Motueka, Simcoe, El Dorado hops, and House Ale Yeast. This IPA pours hazy yellow with a two-finger white head. The aroma is tropical fruit, bitter, light pine, and light sweet notes. The flavor is tropical fruit, piney, bitter, and hoppy. This beer has a medium mouthfeel. The finish is tropical and smooth. I found a bit of piney bitterness on the finish. The aftertaste is tropical and light hops. That does fade, but not completely. Overall, this is a good hazy IPA is an A. It has good tropical flavors with the right amount of bitter hops. I would recommend Cone Head Haze. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Burial Beer in Asheville, North Carolina, probably brews the best IPAs. They are my favorite brewery. This India Pale Ale is Life Walks Right Through You. It is 7.2% ABV, mashed with wheat and oats, and whirlpool-hopped with Nectaron and Citra Cryo hops, and Citra Incognito. It is double dry-hopped with Citra, Nectaron, and Vic Secret, finished with a dab of Citra Cryo. Lots going on with this IPA. This IPA pours a hazy yellow with a yellow-ish/white two-finger head. The aroma is juicy, sweet, and fruity. The taste is dry-hopped, bitter, sweet, juicy, and citrusy. This beer has a medium mouthfeel. The finish is bittersweet, dry-hopped, and fruity. The aftertaste is a light lingering of bitter citrus fruit. I would say that Life Moves Right Through You IPA is an A+. I really enjoyed this IPA from Burial Beer, and I would recommend it. All the cutting-edge brewing techniques and ingredients really come through and make a delicious, wonderful beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

If you don’t know about Royal Bliss Brewing Co., then you should! It’s a great brewery out of Denver, North Carolina. This is Royal Bliss Brewing Co. Other Worlds Hazy IPA. This beer is 6.8% ABV with Australian Galaxy and Vic Secret hops. I am seeing Australian hops more in IPA lately. This IPA pours a hazy yellow with a fluffy two-finger white head. That head leaves behind fluffy lacing. The aroma is citrusy and tropical, with a nice amount of bitterness. The flavor is pulpy orange juice, citrusy, with notes of passion fruit, pineapple, and bitterness. The bitterness is soft, along with the overall flavor. This has a medium mouthfeel. Then it comes to a citrus/tropical finish. The aftertaste is light orange, pineapple, passion fruit, and faint grapefruit. It is also bitter, but it fades. This is a great hazy IPA that gets an A+ here. I would highly recommend Royal Bliss Brewing Co.’s Other Worlds Hazy IPA. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

I like a beer that is for a good cause. This beer, a collaboration between Asheville’s Hi-Wire Brewing and Charlotte’s NoDa Brewing Company, is Odyssey Hazy IPA. This beer is 6.5% ABV and was brewed in Asheville, North Carolina. Proceeds from the beer go towards helping western North Carolina, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene. This beer pours a light, hazy yellow with a big three-finger white head. The aroma is tropical, citrusy. bitter, and hoppy. The flavor is a blend of lemon, orange, and tropical fruits. This beer is also bitter and hoppy with a bit of sweetness. The mouthfeel is medium. Then this beer finishes with a tropical hop bitterness. The aftertaste is bittersweet and hoppy, but that fades as the tropical fruit lingers. This was a most pleasant hazy IPA and one that I would recommend. I give Odyssey Hazy IPA a B+. The bitterness is stronger closer to the end of the pint, but it was good otherwise. The fruity flavors are well-balanced and delicious. This is a good beer! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Helo Hazy, a 6.7% ABV hazy IPA from the brewery that brewed Lost Lieutenant Gold Ale; Old Amor Beer Company. This hazy IPA is made with Citra and Amarillo hops. This beer also has Verdent IPA yeast. This IPA pours bright, hazy yellow with a bright one-finger white head. The beer has bitter, hoppy, piney, and citrus aromas. The flavor is bitter, citrusy, crisp, smooth, and piney. This hazy IPA has a somewhat medium-bodied mouthfeel. Then this beer finishes with a crisp, piney, and bitter flavor. This beer’s finish lingers with pine bitterness. Overall, Helo Haze is a good beer, but the crispness somehow feels like it is interrupting the rest of the beer’s flavors. That gives Armro Beer Company Helo Haze Hazy IPA a B+. This beer should be had. I would have this again. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

The label on Chapel of Ghouls reminds me of Dracula’s castle from the video game Castlevania. This hazy IPA from TRVE Brewing Co. in Asheville, NC, and near Denver, Colorado, is 6.5%. I wasn’t able to find any information on this can or any further information on their website. This brewer is no longer in operation. But my local Total Wine (totalwine.com) still has this beer and a few others for sale on their shelves. They have moved their production facility to New Image Brewing in Colorado. This beer pours a hazy light yellow with a one-finger white head. The aroma is bitter, grassy, and citrusy. The flavor is bitter, grassy, and grapefruit. This beer has a mild bitterness and a medium feel in the mouth. Then this IPA comes to a bitter grapefruit finish. The aftertaste is bitter, but that bitterness fades with a light grapefruit flavor. This IPA is a good beer, an A, and I have a slight hesitation in recommending it since this brewery has closed. But if you do see it, grab it. It’s good and refreshing. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!