Hayburner
Big Ditch Brewing Company in Buffalo, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.17
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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.
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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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned Feb 5, 2026, drunk Jun 26, 2026, compliments of tfontana. Thanks, Tom!
Smells pretty good for approaching 5 months of age! Some moderate juice, bit of spice and tropical fruitiness. Clean, with a healthy mix of biscuity and white bread-like malt.
Soft and reasonably juicy, with a good maltiness and attenuation. Doesn't lean in to the NE character too hard and does provide a lot of bitterness. Getting some sharp, alcohol-like notes on the end, lingering and retronasal, which certainly don't belong.
Smells pretty good for approaching 5 months of age! Some moderate juice, bit of spice and tropical fruitiness. Clean, with a healthy mix of biscuity and white bread-like malt.
Soft and reasonably juicy, with a good maltiness and attenuation. Doesn't lean in to the NE character too hard and does provide a lot of bitterness. Getting some sharp, alcohol-like notes on the end, lingering and retronasal, which certainly don't belong.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2026
at 19:36
7.1/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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