Hazy

You don’t want your water to get in the way of hop-saturated flavors. Here, North Park founder and head brewer Kelsey McNair sketches out a few different water profiles that depend on style—and why he might adjust those profiles, depending on choices made elsewhere.

North Park founder and head brewer Kelsey McNair shares his approach and various techniques for achieving fully saturated hop flavor in IPA, West Coast pilsner, or any hop-forward style.

From Eliott Menzies and his team at Altitude Brewing in Queenstown, New Zealand, here’s a recipe for their NZ IPA that won gold in the Juicy/Hazy category at the 2023 New Zealand Beer Awards.

Intense, complex, and punchy, the hops of New Zealand are special—so, making the best beer you can with them deserves some special consideration. From Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud—or Middle Earth, if you prefer—here are specific tips from the brewers who know New Zealand hops best.

This lush, Riwaka-heavy IPA was a collab that linked the American East Coast with New Zealand’s South Island.

From Altitude Brewing in Queenstown, New Zealand, here’s what the team there calls a “mountain IPA,” featuring an aromatic punch from Nelson and Riwaka.

Here’s a recipe based on advice from a few of the best in the industry at brewing great, juicy IPAs with haze that sticks around.

Looking to brew a beer with haze that’s ready to commit to the long-term? We asked Zach Coleman, head brewer and co-owner at TRVE in Denver and Asheville, for some clarity on haze stability, and he turned to fellow pros for their best advice.

From BreWskey in Montreal, this hazy double IPA leans into lushly fruit-forward Rakau and Riwaka hops, with a varied grist meant to promote haze with the lightest possible color.

From hop selection to dry hops, finishing gravity, and mouthfeel, Other Half cofounder and brewmaster Sam Richardson isolates the key elements of their popular, year-round imperial hazy IPA.

No broccoli was harmed in the making of this popular hazy imperial IPA from Other Half Brewing, based in Brooklyn, New York.

Brewed with American hops and swagger but hailing from Cape Town, here’s a recipe for the lush hazy IPA that won Best Beer in Africa at the 2021 African Beer Cup.

At Grimm Artisanal Ales in Brooklyn, New York, Cloudbusting is always a hazy double IPA made with 100 percent New Zealand hops—however, the hop blend varies from batch to batch. This is a recipe for Cloudbusting #11, but feel free to make your own custom blend.

Now that hazy IPA is ubiquitous, brewers are working harder than ever to make novel examples that stand out in the crowd. From hopping to yeast selection, here’s how a few of the pros are leaving their unique thumbprints on the style.

The annual release of this beer in San Diego has become such an event that Harland Brewing now organizes an Ube Day party to mark the occasion in the fall.

Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, lays out their approach to blending hops for hazy IPA, as well as what they look for when selecting varieties such as Citra, Simcoe, and Strata.

Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, reveals their preferred yeast strain and what it contributes to their IPAs—including the right balance of hop and yeast expression, a slight acidity, and a stable haze.

Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, explains the thinking behind their hot-side hopping, from kettle to whirlpool—and why he’s recently grown to love Strata.

Meeting expectations with a great saison means making careful choices with grains, hops, yeast, and fermentation. Julian Shrago, co-owner and brewmaster at Beachwood Brewing in Los Angeles, explains how they’ve adjusted theirs based on their own goals and judges’ feedback.

Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, lays out their grains of choice for hazy IPAs—including why he prefers two-row to pilsner in the base, and why he loves chit malt.