WayBird
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.54
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WayBird is where you want Hazy IPA to live. Rooted in El Dorado & HBC 586. Heavy waft of citrus & stone fruit. Just enough bitterness to keep it grounded in the Half Acre flavor realm. Big mouthfeel, easy drinking, & clean IPA from your friends on Balmoral Ave.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
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Opaque, Cloudy Haze, Not A Complete Haze Out, Burnt Orange Que Color, Huge Dense Thick White Foam Head, Soapy Clouds on Top. Good Retention, Thick Creamy Soap Rings of Lacing. Juicy, Fruity, Citrus Aroma. Juicy, Lightly Sweet, Fruity Citrus, Moderate Resinous Hop Bitter. Juicy Citrus, Moderate Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Opaque, Cloudy Haze, Not A Complete Haze Out, Burnt Orange Que Color, Huge Dense Thick White Foam Head, Soapy Clouds on Top. Good Retention, Thick Creamy Soap Rings of Lacing. Juicy, Fruity, Citrus Aroma. Juicy, Lightly Sweet, Fruity Citrus, Moderate Resinous Hop Bitter. Juicy Citrus, Moderate Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 18:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Orange, pink grapefruit, and honey flavor. Light bodied and light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 24 Mar 2026
at 00:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Whole orange noae. Cloudy amber, thin head. Orange, mild honey underneath. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 23 Mar 2026
at 23:44
2.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 0.5
Texture 3
Overall 0.5
Can. Smells like orange juice with a hop perfume backbone. Pour is very hazy pale with a slight orange tint. Creamy head fades to pond scum. Intro taste is very bitter up front with a slight fruit back end. Rather rude, if you ask me. Maybe a slight warming sensation on the palate. Some mild but weird effects for carbonation. Not getting this. Bitterness is rather sharp and pointed. Nasty Nellie. Negative Ned. Noxious Nadia. Nerve-racking Naomi. Numb nuts Nolan. Maybe I'm detecting a slight gag reflex? No, was just my imagination, running away with me. Best thing about this is the aroma. A very difficult finish for a lager lover. Clean? IDK. Hurry! Somebody please get me a cold pale macro lager for a chaser, whew.
Tried
from Can
from
Chalet Premier
on 05 May 2025
at 17:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Hazy orange-amber beer with a cream head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus and light tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good-decent bitterness. Citrus and light tropical fruit linger.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2024
at 16:23
7/10
Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple with smallish head. Aroma is very citrusy, almost like a citronella candle or some kind of cleaning fluid. Flavor is citrus and hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is soft, but a bit thin.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2024
at 21:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Trader Joe's, Chicago (June 2023). Pours cloudy dark yellow with a small foamy off-white head, citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-pineapple taste, thin body, long citrus peel finish. Good NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2023
at 16:47
7/10
From backlog. Can, from Binny’s, Lake Zurich, Il. Hazy orange with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, Citrus, mango, Tropical, sweetness, some dry bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2023
at 15:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at Half Acre, pours an opaque golden yellow with a small white head. Nose brings out gentle chalk, some dankness and biscuity malt. Flavour is a bit murky, with bready malt and earthy hops. A bit muddled but it's alright.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2023
at 04:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
16oz can. Murky orange body. Steady big head. Two months out from canning and this smells quite unappetizing, oniony harshness. Tastes like an old hazy, really oniony, green vegetal tone. Tastes more like a mediocre IPA with an obnoxious wheat or oat thickness. Not good at all, at least in the shape it is in now.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2023
at 23:46