Big Ditch Brewing Company Hayburner

Hayburner

 

Big Ditch Brewing Company in Buffalo, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating
Score
7.17
ABV: 7.2% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Mules, known long ago as “Hayburners”, were the workhorses behind the operation of the Erie Canal.

Hayburner is a bold and citrusy IPA with primary notes of orange, melon and grapefruit, and a slightly earthy finish. It packs a firm bitterness but remains balanced by abundant late hop additions and a soft and airy malt base.
 

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
12 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thank you Tom. Feb 2026 can date. Aroma of grapefruit and lemon peel. Flavor follows with the addition of some orange and floral notes. Soft bitterness and thinner juice character. Nothing offputting or wrong here. I just think it probably has seen some better days.
Tried from Can on 13 May 2026 at 00:29

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can (2/5/26) from Oliver's Beverage Center. Deeply hazy orange, tons of sparkle, thin head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong orange, hint of lemon. Taste is strong, sharp orange, malt backbone. Frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with lingering yeast, malt & bitterness. Might be the most orange-y IPA I've ever had. Not complex but somewhat interesting in that regard.
Tried from Can from Oliver's Beverage Center on 12 May 2026 at 02:41

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
s: orange - lactose - wheat a: hazy orange body - ugly soapy head t: creamy - dry - full-oranges p: bitter - grassy - herbal o: alpha acids - citrusey - rich 19,2oz TALL can - Kwik-Fill (gas station): Ellicotville, New York - purchased: 20-July-2023 - canned; 29-June-2023 - US$3,49 - sampled: 12-November-2023
Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2024 at 06:08

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours. hazy gold with a small white head. It has a very citrusy aroma with some hop resin. The flavor has assertive hop bitterness and ample citrus. Medium bodied. Very good.
Tried on 16 Aug 2024 at 05:10

8/10
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2024 at 11:05

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can. Hazy orange gold color. Pillowy white head. Spotty lacing. Floral hop aroma hints at citrus and pineapple. Sharp, bittersweet citrus flavors. Notes of grapefruit, orange and key limes. A bit of pine on the backend. Smooth and flavorful. Nicely done.
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2024 at 01:59

6.2/10
Tried on 20 Aug 2023 at 18:05

7/10
Pours murky orange gold. Heavy hop of floral, citrus, touch or resin on a hay malt. Fairly balance, but delivers some hop burn on the finish.
Tried on 14 Mar 2022 at 22:47

7/10
Amazed to see I’ve never had this one before.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2021 at 21:36

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
12oz can thanks to stevoj pours out hazy Golden topped with a white head. Nose is floral hops some grass and a little cereal malts. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts plenty floral citrus hops.
Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2020 at 01:05