Fantastic Haze
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Fantastic HazeFantastic Haze
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #2,689
ABV:
9%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,502
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 9.39%
Reviews:
115
Ratings:
291
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2023
Added:
Aug 22, 2019
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  38
We were in search of something fantastic. Something juicy, something hazy, something ripe with notes of mango, melon and citrus. So we said, "Reason be damned," and filled our kettles with five hop varieties and loads of malt, oats and wheat. Some may call that absurd. We call it absurdly fantastic.

Malts: Two-row Pale, Oats, Wheat
Hops: Chinook, Azacca, Amarillo, Idaho 7, Strata
Yeast: Ale Yeast
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Ratings by StJamesGate:
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.97/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
CAN
Hazy tarnished brass with a steady cap of pocked snow white froth; dank, overripe pineapple and oily orange leaf nose; butter shortbread malts, mango chutney, pink grapefruit salad, earthy dank, menthol, canned orange segments, and oily herb; oily yet chalky with lingering bitterness.

Chinook, Azacca, Amarillo, Idaho 7, Strata

4.25 4 4 4 3.75

A big dank attack on the nose, and the taste follows through with the heaviest sides of tropical: this is Strata leading the aroma charge, with the weedy side of I7 + lushest Azacca.
The dankness is not of the ganga kind, but more genuinely sticky, minty sense (as Woody noted.) This is paired, though not quite managed by, some throwback high IBUs + West Coast water chemistry.
Not hot + Sierra Nevada in solid execution (if without the house style) but also an odd melange of gooey fruit + Cali cleaness.
Blurs the lines between West Coast and New England more than some beers than set out to do so. Almost reminds me of an on-the-turn cantaloupe out of the fridge, amazing + sickly sweet by turns as it warms up.

Interesting + different, but I can’t see wanting to drink it very much.

2nd tasting, Dec 24, 2020

CAN
Pale amber with big puffy head; light pine sap and orange rind on the nose; caramel, orange Bubblicious, tangerine, cotton candy, mango, honeydew, candied pineapple + minty sugary end; medium + sticky.

4 3.75 3.5 3.75 3.5

Why is this so sweet?? All the most amusement park gumball sides of these hops - obnoxiously tropical with not a speck of dank or pine ito tame it. 40 IBUs are also nowhere in sight + why the heck do I want this at 9%? Also not really at all NEIPA, but I don’t think it’s claiming to be.
A car crash for me tonight, coming hot on the heels of a good Verdant DIPA. I heard this is not doing well for SN; deservedly so.

How not to do tropical.
Mar 24, 2020
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.54 by baklo from North Carolina

Jul 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by mjurney from Texas

Jul 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by Beecham from California

Apr 02, 2022
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

3.63/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
De Labirratorium. En copa Teku. Jugando a Fortnite y Larry Wet Dreams. No está mal. Presenta el perfil maltoso que uno asocia a sierra nevada aunque resulta algo metálica y le falta algo de punch que anime a quererla repetir
Feb 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.67 by Orny18 from New York

Feb 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.58 by dbauer from California

Dec 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Dec 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York

3.42/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3 months from canning. Looks good in the glass. Foamy white head, color is a golden orange. Nose brings pineapple, peaches, maybe some papaya. Taste is tropical fruit, white bread, and booze. Medium mouthfeel, and bites and fights you going down. As it warms it becomes more citrusy but with a harder alcohol presence. This one's a sipper and I probably would not purchase again. Not very balanced or memorable.
Nov 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by Lobina from Arizona

Nov 03, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by InfernoBoss from California

Oct 31, 2021
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Reviewed by slugman from California

4.56/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Very pleasant not over powering "Citrus" IPA, easy to drink and to forget it is 8%. Packed at Costco with Torpedo and 3 others, a great flavor fest. I would definitely recommend trying this one if you like Sierra Nevada's other offerings.
Oct 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.63 by jbexphys from Maryland

Oct 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by AndrewFord666 from Illinois

Oct 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.81 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Sep 28, 2021
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Reviewed by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Part of a variety 24-pack $28.99 Costco
79 days old
Smell of oranges, citrus
Hazy golden-orange color
Heavy, creamy mouthfeel
Medium-high carbonation
Taste of oranges, tangerines, citrus flavors. Creamy texture reminds me of melted ice cream in a slush float. Alcohol hidden well. Light bitterness finish.
Overall good for the style. Easy drinking, which makes it dangerous with the high ABV.
Sep 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.91 by samEBC from Belgium

Sep 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.19 by desint from Belgium

Sep 08, 2021
 
Rated: 2.78 by bendukes86 from South Carolina

Aug 30, 2021
Fantastic Haze from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 291 ratings