Lake Haze
Big Lake Brewing in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
6.93
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A juicy New England IPA brewed with loads of citra and mosaic hops.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head. Tropical, citrus hop aromas. Flavor has tropical, citrus hops, a bit of herbal hops. Works quite well.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2022
at 19:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 01 Oct 2021
at 00:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a near clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is citrus forward with a bit of rind, onion and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has a nice combination of citrus and sweet grains with a hint of onion underlying.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2018
at 03:58
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2018
at 19:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never overly aggressive. Great balance of juicy/dank Citra/Mosaic hop complexity; nice pale/wheat malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. A bit more bitter/drying than expected, but definitely a very enjoyable and well made attempt at the style.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2018
at 22:25