What beer started the turbid/cloudy IPA trend?

I applaud any brewer of hoppy beers that pushes fresh consumption (and proper storage to support it).

 

2014. And that picture I think is of a home brewed clone of Nelson, in which the the post actually says that’s different than the actual Nelson due to how cloudy it is. Maybe that home brewer stumbled upon accidentally making a true New England IPA?

“In the video Alpine is shown using a product called Clarity Ferm, this could be the reason why there is not as much hop haze in their final product compared to yours.”

For the first truly turbid New England IPA? Definitively I can say Congress Street was like that in 2013, Trillium’s first IPA.

Not saying that’s the answer, could be others, but I’m fairly certain of Congress Street.

Being in New England, I can tell you I knew people well before then who were seeking out juicy IPAs.

Well, not now. But if I recall (specifically from my picture and other experiences early on) it was cloudier in the past.

Don’t forget the 4 pack of 16 oz. cans!

 

Oh ya I wasn't pointing to any kind of early news, just relating my personal experience. The haze was a thing out here before then for sure its just never been a.hit with my social circle

 

Reread that. The spiedlau has the real deal.

 

What?

 

That overpriced butt plug looking piece of glass wear. Let's see autocorrect butcher that!

 

The answer is Treehouse. Was juicy a thing before them?

 

The OPs title is turbid and cloudy, which any respecting NEIPA obviously is, the nature of the beast. But he also stated “started” as well. Hard to be first when your a decade behind Alchemist. .

 

But the OP also stated 'trend'. The NEIPA trend did not start until after Tree House came into the picture. If the trend started in 2005 I'd agree with you but it didn't.

 

I’m not exactly sure of the timeline, but the trend I believe started when Alchemist opened up their cannery after the flood. I think I saw that predated the openings of both Trillium and Tree House. When the cannery opened up the footprint expanded.

 

Lots of semantics discussion going on. Perhaps I should consult with my attorney before making my next post?

Cheers!

 

It's obvious after 5 pages of posts that the correct answer is "It's open for debate."

 

Heady predates the trend by so long that I don’t think it can be the choice here.

I believe Heady influenced the beers that did set off the craze, but if Heady started the craze then why did it not start for over a decade later?

Also, both visually and flavor profile it is clear the beer being mimicked was not Heady as they looked nothing like it. They looked much more like Juilius etc...

 

Simple, available on tap in Waterbury until destroyed in the flooding from a tropical storm. Reopened the Pub, opened the cannery introducing Heady in Cans into a very small area. It still predates both Trillium and Tree House when off site buying was available. It was still first in both concept and availability. Heady was brewed a decade before the other contenders, but the canning dates are fairly close. At least to the date lines I’ve seen.

 

Heady isn't a NEIPA?

 

No, other than it’s brewed in Vt, that doesn’t count.

 

That's news to me. Maybe to them too. Though I doubt they care. One beer itself does not warrant its own style, but just because they were first doesn't mean they are excluded when the style is designated many years later. To them it was likely just a unique DIPA when they created it. It is kind of like how Jaws was called Jaws, and not Jaws 1.

For what its worth, the term "Vermont IPA" predates the NEIPA classification, which was created to include similar beers to HT, brewed beyond the borders of Vermont.

See https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com...mont-needs-credit-new-ipa-style-beer/9092721/

 

When the exotic bright and fruit forward hops (Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic etc) gained traction in America over the historical American “C” hops and also the extensive dry hopping. That was definitely a major catalyst in the explosion in the shift of the IPA style. Although NEIPA has other brewing attributes, this one factor is probably the most pronounced.

 

Otter Creek’s Brewmaster Mike series, should have a footnote in NEIPA history here. Came into popularity around the same time as Lagunitas Born Yesterday...both introduced a wider US drinking audience to the flavors of the exotic fruit forward juicy hops that was previously only in tiny state and regional pockets to be found.