IPA

Jason De La Torre, cofounder and brewer at Ogopogo in San Gabriel, California, describes this West Coast IPA as “crisp, punchy, resinous, and dank.” Using modern methods and hop products, it includes doses of Incognito in the whirlpool and Cryo in the dry hop.

With today’s advanced hop products, there are no silver bullets. Yet they can be powerful tools in the brewery—if used carefully, intentionally, and while heeding the advice of fellow brewers.

Brian “Hutch” Hutchinson, cofounder and head brewer at Cannonball Creek in Golden, Colorado, shares the thinking behind their target carbonation levels for West Coast IPA, session, IPA, and pale ale.

Nathan Miller, head brewer at Brasserie Cambier in Croix, France, shares this recipe for their hazy IPA that fully embraces French aroma varieties for a distinctively floral profile with notes of stone fruit and pine.

Among the new hops from the Old World, those from the Alsace have their own distinct character and charming accent. Ready for the French connection?

Sam Zermeño, founder and brewer at Brujos in Portland, Oregon, shares this recipe for their popular Citra-powered hazy IPA.

The team at Cannonball Creek in Golden, Colorado, wants its award-winning West Coast–style IPAs and pale ales to pour bright and clear. In this clip from his video course, cofounder and brewer Brian Hutchinson explains their method for finishing and clarifying before service at the brewpub.

Kevin Kowalski, head brewer at CLAG in Sandusky, Ohio, shares this recipe for an easier-drinking hazy IPA—previously known as Lite—nonetheless packed with hop character driven especially by Citra and Motueka hops.

It’s not your imagination: Hazy IPA tastes better than ever. Today's brewers, by sharing ideas and taking advantage of the best hops and other ingredients they can find, are continuing to innovate and push the style into increasingly flavorful—and increasingly drinkable—territory.

Brewers who dry hop their beers today need to be aware of hop creep and its tendency to produce diacetyl and related off-flavors. Here, cofounder and brewer Brian Hutchinson explains how Cannonball Creek circumvents it in their pale ales and IPAs.

Cannonball Creek cofounder and brewer Brian Hutchinson explains why they’re looking for the leanest, palest base malts for their award-winning West Coast–Style IPAs—and how hop creep plays an intentional role in their low finishing gravities.

Brian Hutchinson, cofounder and brewer at the Colorado brewpub that’s won a slew of medals for its hop-forward beers over the past 13 years, details their approach to achieving high-impact flavor and quality at small scale.

Kevin Kowalski, head brewer at CLAG in Sandusky, Ohio, shares this recipe for the brewery’s highly rated double hazy IPA. Generous additions of Nelson Sauvin in the whirlpool and dry hop power much of Cold Hawaii’s juicy-dank flavors, while Citra, Galaxy, and Simcoe add depth.

From New York Beer Project in Victor, New York, head brewer John Hyman shares this recipe for the experimental New England–style IPA that won back-to-back golds at the Great American Beer Festival. Besides hops selected for their bright, fruit-forward flavors, Hazy Crush features a cold-side addition of dried fruit and hibiscus flowers.

You may not be able to ferment in a proper Burton Union—though we wouldn’t put it past some of you to build your own—but you can brew your own version of this beer that Thornbridge developed specifically for the country’s last working Union set.

Patrick Bourque, head brewer at Kiitos in Salt Lake City, says they brewed this IPA to showcase fonio’s unique flavors—such as passion fruit, lychee, and white peach—and how those flavors meld nicely with the flavors and aromas of modern hop varieties.

Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River, Kelsey McNair of North Park, Evan Price of Green Cheek, Ben Edmunds of Breakside, and brewing scientist Tom Shellhammer of Oregon State University discuss dry hops, sulfur, and thiols, plus they answer audience questions during this special episode recorded live at the Craft Brewers Conference.

This Citra- and Mosaic-powered hazy IPA is the popular flagship from Kros Strain in La Vista, Nebraska. See the notes below for how to adjust for the DDH version.

From Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, this recipe is a celebration of Strata hops and the people who pick them.

For the team at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, this mountain-style IPA is a tribute to the Rocky Mountains. They select its modern hop varieties to achieve a complex profile of juicy and tropical notes.