Boatswain Hazy I.P.A.
Rhinelander Brewing Company in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
5.80
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Fragrant and rich, with a creamy bitterness form the Mosaic, Ella, and Citra hops
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5.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
12oz can, from a local Trader Joe's. Poured an almost crystal clear dark yellow color with a small white head. Doesn't look hazy at all. Aroma was malty, with some hop, maybe some citrus? Honestly, not sure how old this one is, the beer does rotate pretty quickly, so this can't be that old. Flavor was more like a pale ale or maybe a more malt-forward IPA. Wouldn't classify this as hazy at all.
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - Falls Church
on 14 Jul 2026
at 00:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
355ml can from a local Trader Joe's (to my daughters place), drank in Laguna Hills on 20th April 2026. Only a light haze to my dull golden pour, off white crust on top. Malty front with a hop bitterness that doesn't quite 'cut the mustard' for me. OK, but it came across as a cheap supermarket beer, which sadly it actually is!
Tried
from
Trader Joe's - Mission Viejo
on 20 Apr 2026
at 17:30
4.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 3
Too-sweet citrus notes wading in a sea of diacetyl. Very bad. Go for the Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups instead.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 03:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 21:30
3.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 3
Overall 2
Undated can drunk 6/28/25.
Not very hazy (minimal), with a copper-amber color. Large, off-white head, good retention.
Soap and oxidation. Lots of oxidation. More floral than anything. Minimally fruity with grassiness, grapefruit and pine. Caramel and toast and more oxidation. Literally zero NEIPA elements.
Flat flavors with little complexity. Simple white bread-like sweetness with zero bitterness and not much more in the way of hop character. Oxidized, yet highly carbonated indicating brewing flaws (shocking, I know). Just an absolute chore to drink more than a few sips.
Not very hazy (minimal), with a copper-amber color. Large, off-white head, good retention.
Soap and oxidation. Lots of oxidation. More floral than anything. Minimally fruity with grassiness, grapefruit and pine. Caramel and toast and more oxidation. Literally zero NEIPA elements.
Flat flavors with little complexity. Simple white bread-like sweetness with zero bitterness and not much more in the way of hop character. Oxidized, yet highly carbonated indicating brewing flaws (shocking, I know). Just an absolute chore to drink more than a few sips.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2025
at 13:44
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
12 oz. can from Trader Joe's in Orlando. Pours a hazy orange gold color with an off-white head and great retention. Fair lacing. Faint grapefruit and light hops aroma. The flavor also has very light hops and very light grapefruit notes but it does have a strong bitter finish. Other than the hazy and cloudy look, I would call this more of a regular IPA and not a hazy IPA. Medium body and medium carbonation. Medium+ bitterness. It is a lot better than their regular Boatswain IPA, but that's setting the bar pretty low low. At least it's inexpensive.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2025
at 22:47
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2025
at 18:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from WI. Hazy golden-amber colour, steady white head and some lace. Resiny but bready aroma. Medium-bodied. Resiny flavour, some caramalt, a bit of breadyness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2025
at 01:58