Voodoo Ranger Haze Glare
New Belgium Brewing Company

Don't really remember much about this beer other than I gave it a good rating and I have the can sitting in front of me which I found about 6 months ago and has a BOD of Feb. 18, 2024.

 

Voodoo Ranger Haze Glare pours a slightly hazy golden color with a huge, long-lasting head. The aroma is light, bright, and hints of lemongrass. The flavor is also lighter and bright, with some sweet lemongrass notes. Good feel. Overall, its a lighter, brighter, ipa.

I can't find any specs on NB or VR websites. 12oz can, part of a seasonal voodoo Ranger mixed 12 pack.
Pours out to a quite hazy light blond, lots of little flittering bits dancing in the carbonation, forming a large white head with excellent retention and lacing. The nose is pine,pineapple and a little bit of cat pee. Mouthfeel is nice and smooth, medium dense body. Silky smooth to be honest, quite a refreshing change of pace for IPAs to have a mouthfeel like this. The taste is pine, but it's only right up front, then it's followed by this nice pinapple note, then a smooth and well balanced maltiness, a somewhat mild bitterness, then a bit of peach and pine in the finish. No off flavors or aromas. Carbonation is moderate, ~2.5 carbs or so.

I'm digging this. It's not a fruit bomb like many ipas, it's got a wonderfully smooth mouthfeel that makes this a super easy drinker, a well balanced but light bitterness surrounded by nice maltiness, and a nice balance of pine and fruit. I would definitely buy this again. Recommended.

Pours a hazy light green with a tall white head with good lacing.

Tropical citrus, lime, floral bouquet, and sweet bread malt.

Lime, peach, floral hops, and bread malt.

A- Slightly hazy, golden with orangish tone, can still barely see my finger through an IPA pint glass, but it is visible. Very fluffy stiff peaked head.

S- Sweet pineapple , lemon zest, some orange notes.

T - some bitterness up front followed by notes of pineapple, Pine, and orange, finishes hoppy. It drinks as it looks, a medium hazy beer, not heavy, very pleasant.

MF- perfect carbonation medium body

Overall this is a great hazy for those that don’t want a ton of muted flavor when compared to the hazys with lots of flaked oat etc. Personally it tastes like a juicy west coast met a hazy, in every good way possible. For the price and distribution level, this is a solid beer! Gotta love New Belgium!

Has a sweet pineapple aroma with a more citrus flavor. More of a summer Belgium ale than an IPA. 7.7 alcohol but absolutely doesn’t have a strong liquor taste.

 

12oz can. Poured out a cloudy, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sticky patches of lace on the glass. It smelled of pineapple, grapefruit orange peel and caramel. Sweet tropical fruit taste with toasted caramel and a sharp, piney bitterness.

Hazy play yellow appearance with a foamy white white. Flavor profile is malty, melon, apricot, peach, slight dankness. Moderate body, moderate carbonation.

 

2023 Voodoo Ranger Hoppy Pack - 12 pack
12 oz. can dated 230907 (09/07/23) - 7.7% ABV / 26 IBU
Brewed and canned in Fort Collins, CO
Poured into a Bell's branded nonic pint glass

Look - Pours a fluffy and dense white head that clings to the glass. Cloudy, light yellow appearance with a good amount of floating bubbles.
Smell - Aromas of lemon citrus, melon, grassy hops.
Taste - The flavor is mostly melon and peach, but it's muted.
Feel - Thin to medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel and finishes with no dryness.
Overall - The lack of haziness and thin taste makes this pretty underwhelming.

A- good! Hazy, golden l, fluffy head, great lacing, straw colored but looks like it has substance.

S- lemon zest , pine, butter. Muted but pleasant

T-surprisingly bitter in a good way. Pine, gushers, orange. It’s like a hazy with a traditional mixed in, it’s pretty tasty

M- pops, full bodied

Overall it’s better than a lot of hazies on the shelves

 

Haze Glare has a thick, creamy, white head and a hazy, gold appearance, with heavy lacing. The aroma is of white bread crust. The flavor is similar, with some lemon. Haze Glare has a medium body and a dry finish.

RJT

 

 

 

 

So easy on the palate
Citrus forward with pine and pear
perfect for a variety of foods or to just watch football on the back porch