Cloudy With A Chance Of Charcuterie
Free Will Brewing Co.

It's a classic hazy in looks and head. Instantly knew it was Citra and Mosaic, bright hop notes with a citrus punch. Something I'm not seeing anyone else say - I'm getting an interesting floral flavor in the end. Jasmine, maybe rose hip type vibes. It's not horrible by any means, just kind of unexpected. All in all it's a decent IPA, nothing to really write home about.

Free Will Cloudy Hazy IPA presents with a generous white head over the namesake cloudy yellow pour. On the sweet side is the hop nose, and an initial draw, smooth and definitely Non bitter. A woodsy taste, mouthfeel gentle and most sufficient warming from the 7% ABV. A requisite carbonated release follows. Most enjoyable brew here, thumbs Up! Semi dry finish.

 

This is my new go to. Perfect balance of bitter and faint fruit notes. Beautiful hazy color and delicious drinkable hazy ipa.
New cans are also pretty :)

 

It's cloudy, as advertised. I'm not sure where the charcuterie portion comes in. Whatevs. Head kinda fizzles out quick. No real lacing. Smells sweet and fruity, almost synthetically so up front. Skittles notes. There's a nice melon note in behind that, though. Pineapple too. Citrus zest. Doesn't smell terribly distinct from most hazies I try these days. It also doesn't smell bad. Tastes of bitter citrus, melon and overripe pineapple. Like, leave all those things out in the sun on the warmest day of the Summer and chuck 'em in a blender with a malty beer base and you'd probably get something approaching this. Far more bitter than is typical of the style with a slight mouthfeel. Overly fizzy. This... isn't my favorite. 'Nuff said.

 

 

Excellent hazy IPA… will keep this as a fav!

 

 

 

 

 

16oz tallboy can courtesy of JayO'Rear. No date that I can see. Gotta admit, I was a little put out that no charcuterie board materialized when I popped this open.

Poured into the glass, this was a hazy, but not fully opaque, milky tangerine color, with a good sized beige colored head. Lots of lace.

Citrusy nose, with a light, sweet undercurrent reminiscent of vanilla.

Lightly citrusy flavor, kinda lemony, up front. As it moves over the Taste buds, there's a little more depth, also citrusy, but more like a Mandarin orange thing, wirh a little bit of a creamy sweetness. Finishes lightly dry.

Medium bodied, with a light oiliness and a little hint of creaminess in the mouthfeel.

Not a huge fruitblast of a beer, like some of the style. It's a little light and laid back, but it's hitting the spot this warm evening as I eat dinner and watch Goodfellas. Thanks, Jay!

Part of the ninja box @JayORear sent my way during NBS BIF #13.
Very pale yellow, that's hazy, but not thick. Respectable little white head, but not much retention. Some decent lacing.

Nose is understated. Some light lemon-citrus is the first impression. Even this soon fades, however, rendering some indistinct sweet character that I can't quite pin down. Overall it's very faint, though.

Flavour is initially that same lemon citrus, with a bit of light orange marmalade. The citrus transitions more to an oily lime type flavour as the finish approaches, and then is kind of knocked off wobble by the unnecessary lactose addition.
This leads the finish to be both dry citrus bitter and also somehow kind of sickly sweet. I don't get it.

Body feels dry and oily, as much as those concepts can coexist. Carbonation is a subtle prickly blanket which is nice.

I dunno, man. It feels like they were trying to blend a couple of different things together here, and it just doesn't really work. Apparently I'm in the minority in that opinion, which is fine, and I'm grateful to have gotten the opportunity to try it, but this one just doesn't really work for me, overall. Thanks, though, Jay, for sending it along!!

Light yellow in color, hazy but not too much. Light aroma of citrus. Taste heavy on the citrus, slightly tart. Light in body, drinks less than its ABV. Altogether a very good NEIPA on the lighter side.

 

 

My wife picked this up while checking out Peddler's Village just after xmas.
Poured from a 16oz can into a stem glass.
Single finger head that quickly dissipated with minimal lacing on the glass.
Color is hazy golden yellow.
Aroma is not too strong with hints of grains and sugar.
Taste is low-key on the hop scale with oats and a sugary finish.
Mouthfeel started with a little crispiness followed by a sugary smooth finish.
Overall, this beer is hard to put into any category, but is a drinkable beer in the end.