Passing Haze
Ballast Point Brewing Company

Passing HazePassing Haze
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From:
Ballast Point Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
New England IPA
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 15.74%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
65
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 16, 2022
Added:
Oct 21, 2018
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  6
Passing Haze Hazy IPA is an off-the-charts exploration of the India Pale Ale. We've loaded the hop cannons and fire a late addition blast bursting this incredibly sessionable IPA with juicy, tropical citrus hops. The result is an easy drinking treasure trove of hop gold.
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Ratings by gshak:
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Reviewed by gshak from Texas

4.24/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
IMO, this checks off all the boxes for a session ipa. It has the aromatics of an ipa, combined with the light mouthfeel and thirst-quenching quality of a session beer.
Mar 25, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.56 by HopBelT from Belgium

Feb 16, 2022
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

3.38/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Obscured gold with a large fast fading white head and light lacing.
Nose: Tropical fruit along side citrus.
Taste: Fruity, but not focused. A bit more floral in the aftertaste.
Feel: Soft and inoffensive, borderline boring. Moderately carbonated short lived finish.
Overall: Not breaking any new boundaries but I don't think they were trying to.
Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by StArnoldFan from Texas

Jul 06, 2021
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Reviewed by BerkeleyBeerSleuth from California

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy golden orange with a 1/4 inch foamy head. Smell is very tropical; I pick up mango, pineapple, and passionfruit. Flavor is slightly fruity, not that juicy pretty thin overall. Finishes malty, no discernible bitterness. I could enjoy a few of these.
Jun 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.24 by stanale from Illinois

May 19, 2021
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Two 12 oz. cans were released into a clear glass liter mug and a cloudy orange-yellow color becomes visible. Not much for the glass lacing, nor head, although what shows is durable. Maybe it's the color's suggestion, but it sure does smell a bit like lemonade. Oh well, another session beer that tastes and feels like a Lite Beer from Hazy. Joining the light color is a light malt presence, a light hop citrusy tartness with almost no bite and a light on the tongue mouthfeel. Light are also the chances of this giving an IPA lover a satisfying experience.
Jan 04, 2021
 
Rated: 4.46 by ChuckTom from Arizona

Dec 25, 2020
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
It does not happen often (tonight was only the seCANd time since late-Mai), but we were sent home early (after six (6) hours) when we simply ran out of mail! I will take it since we are currently working a mando 10.5-hours 6 days a week as newbies. Yeah, it is a loss of pay, but it also affords me the opportunity to do a CANple of CANQuest (tm) reviews as well as to get some sleep & run some errands that might otherwise have been put off until my day off. No problem!

From the CAN: "Since '96"; "Dedicated to the Craft"; "Passing Haze Hazy IPA Session India Pale Ale".

I did some in-CAN agiCANtion before Crack!ing open the vent for an aggro C-Line Glug. I figured that if clarity is not a CANcern, then I might as well go for broke. This action resulted in the formation of two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, bone-white head with very good retention, leaving behind some great lacing as it finally fell. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). Nose was prevalently citrusy, more towards grapefruit & lemon than anything tropical. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but not far removed from it, either. The taste was an odd mélange of flavors, both citrusy & tropical, but kind of muted overall. The lack of intensity is a problem that dogs Session IPAs & until they get their own stand-alone style, they are going to suffer as a result. This one doubly suffered as a Session NEIPA, IMHO. Finish was semi-dry & while refreshing, I would probably be satiated after one, defeating its purpose as "sessionable". YMMV.
Oct 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.24 by MjamesL from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2020
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Reviewed by entheos from California

2.71/5  rDev -21%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.75
Looks promising, but drinks like a sour. Very disappointed in the fruity notes and displeasing after taste. Clearly, not a drinkable ipa in spite of its low ABV.
May 31, 2020
 
Rated: 3.49 by 61Fergus from Maryland

May 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Apr 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Avatar113 from California

Feb 26, 2020
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Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3/24/2019 - McCrays Tavern; Dank yet thin to me
Feb 05, 2020
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.56/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
A: hazy; medium gold in color; less than a 1 finger white head that receded to a thin collar; no lacing;

S: dank pineapple and grapefruit;

T: grapefruit and grapefruit pith; some orange from the middle through the finish; moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;

O: everything about this beer was just OK; I did appreciate the dry finish;
Aug 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.45 by bpkrippner from Missouri

Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by CDBeerDisappear from Ohio

Jul 05, 2019
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Reviewed by blissfulNemo from Michigan

3.6/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
the smell is very strong and funky, just had to say. straw gold color with a sudsy head. taste complements the smell, but is much more muted and mellow - almost benign. i had expected something a bit more intense given its opening salvo. it does have a respectable and complex flavor profile for such a friendly abv. at the end it feels wet on the tongue but not much else, maintaining just barely enough bite not to fall completely flat. not completely, but i only possess one can and do not wish for another - not a great sign for a self-titled "session" ale.

still, this is a passing neipa. isn't that all they were aiming for?
Jul 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.7 by Eric_T_07 from Illinois

Jun 23, 2019
Passing Haze from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 65 ratings