Never had a NEIPA

[Clint Yeastwood]

What's a good one to try?

 

[Whisky River]

What's a good one to try?

Oh boy

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/two-hearted-ipa.724128/#post-10210529

 

[day_trippr]

It is extra important to find a hazy that is fresh - more important than with a wcipa.
Beer dies from the hops out, and in a hazy that can be a huge character deficit in not a lot of display time.
If you lived up here it'd be cake - I'd send you to any one of our hazy producers like Tree House, Trillium, Night Shift, Worm Town, and on and on...

Cheers!

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Any hope a grocery in Florida will have those? Is Hazy Little Thing a good example?

 

[day_trippr]

Hazy Little Thing would be an entry-level hazy but yes if found reasonably young it's a good beer...

Cheers!

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Oh boy

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/two-hearted-ipa.724128/#post-10210529

I promise not to hurt anyone's feelings by saying I don't think their favorite beer was the best beer on Earth.

Well, that's not true. I'll say whatever I think and let the snow melt if it wants.

 

[Kickass]

Save your $$, pick a different style.

 

[day_trippr]

Maybe find one of the hazies on this list?

https://stacker.com/florida/highest-rated-ipas-florida

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I can look for cans locally, but for draft, the nearest place on that list is 90 minutes away. Thanks for the effort.

I should add that last night I saw Jai-Alai on tap at a local BBQ, but it was IPA.

 

[Broken Crow]

I'll admit I've occasionally enjoyed one of those "fruit-juices" with a spicy lunch, but hey: Just drop by a hipster place and ask for whatever is popular and then post your experience here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/making-clear-ipa-again.688714/

 

[mac_1103]

Oh boy

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/two-hearted-ipa.724128/#post-10210529

I promise not to hurt anyone's feelings by saying I don't think their favorite beer was the best beer on Earth.

I'm still not sure you didn't just get a stale six-pack when you reviewed it. Try not to drink any stale NEIPAs, unless the point is just to confirm that you don't like them.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

So a departure from my usual practice of buying things to prove I won't like them.

 

[Broken Crow]

So a departure from my usual practice of buying things to prove I won't like them.

C'mon..do it for me vicariously as I can no longer afford to try things I know I won't like but wanna know about anyway.

 

[T Murph]

I like a good IPA but I still haven't joined the NEIPA/haziest as of yet. To each his/her own but I can't get past the opinion that hazy beer is a defect in the brewing process. We have struggled for 3 decades to perfect a beautiful clear beer. Anything less is IMO is a less than desirable outcome.

Being a part time Florida resident I have my favorite IPAs there. Jia Alia is at the top with Oyster City's IPA bringing up a close 2nd. Then there is little known Idyl Hounds who makes not only an incredible IPA but a very good Pilsner.

 

[redrocker652002]

Any hope a grocery in Florida will have those? Is Hazy Little Thing a good example?

I happen to really like Hazy Little Thing. It is one of my two or three go to's. Just good tasting to me, cannot really say why.

 

[DonT]

If Firestone Walker distributes to FL, Mind Haze is a good one...

 

[day_trippr]

Anyone that enjoys Hazy Little Thing would also enjoy Fiddlehead IPA or Weldworks Juicy Bits or Sloop Brewing Juice Bomb, all good examples of the hazy style...

Cheers!

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

So hazy IPA and NEIPA are the same or nearly so? If that is the case, then I think I already tried this style and was not excited.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Lots of breweries make hazies and they are less then proper. If you get one from the N.E. region you might feel differently. Not that other breweries don't make quality versions but if you had a hazy from somewhere that isn't their forte it likely was subpar.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I had something that was too sweet. I like putting crystal malt in my beer to balance the hops, but this was beyond that.

 

[jschein]

Anyone that enjoys Hazy Little Thing would also enjoy Fiddlehead IPA or Weldworks Juicy Bits or Sloop Brewing Juice Bomb, all good examples of the hazy style...

Cheers!

Or any of Equilibriums offerings
https://www.eqbrew.com/our-beers/

 

[day_trippr]

I was keeping to beers that are nationally - or at least widely - distributed, so folks could actually find one...

Cheers!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

True, equilibrium does ship to select states, me being a lucky one on that list, but not everywhere

 

[day_trippr]

It's mostly the "you have to buy it and have it shipped to you" thing...

Cheers!

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

If I find their products, I will be sure to bash them unfairly.

 

[Yesfan]

I'm kinda falling off the hazy band wagon. Don't get me wrong, I like them but I've noticed a hazy = heartburn trend for me lately. I don't get that with other IPAs.

 

[whoaru99]

It's mostly the "you have to buy it and have it shipped to you" thing...

Cheers!

Odd rules here in MN.

A winery can direct ship up to two cases of wine per year for personal consumption, but beer/brewery and liquor/distillery cannot. They have to go through a licensed retailer.

 

[gunhaus]

I hate to see taste buds abused in such a wonton manner! Why not just chew on some sand paper a while, then swish a little after shave around to fully distribute the residue, then rinse with a little stale Sunny D. Same basic thing and available at ANY chain supermarket,

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

So another vote against NEIPA, then.

 

[whoaru99]

I like the juicy, hazy or NEIPA-types although I don't have any strong recommendations you might find. Place down the road occasionally makes one, example here, but it's only local distribution.

Personally, I got a bit burnt out on the heavy dank, skunky "cat pee on a pine tree" IPAs so I find the juicy hazy, NEIPA style a nice changeup.