Since the rise of Nepa and the arrival of Haze fever, many different Hazy subgenres, such as Hazy Pale Ale, have become increasingly popular.

Then there is the offshoot or hazys sub-genre of Hazy, the milkshake IPA – now there are even milkshakes and Slushie IPAs! Originally seen by many as a fad, these beers use lactose and fruit additives to give them their signature creamy, juicy, full-bodied taste, 

as well as unfermented sugars and adjuncts like vanilla.
To date, on dark hops, we have focused primarily on brewing hazys IPAs, as well as a small number of double/royal and milkshake IPAs.

 in fact, we have eschewed brewing strictly defined NEIPAs, primarily because people think they have to look, smell, and taste a certain way. 

Their stylistic origins are actually quite diverse, but not in a way that challenges our choice to focus on the potential perception of hazy IPAs because of the broader acceptance parameters surrounding them.
You can find full details on all of the hazy beers we brewed below.

Juicy vs. Hazy vs. Cloudy

The terms “hazy” and “juicy” are often confused when describing hazy IPAs. The word “juicy” is used in conjunction with the word “fruity,” which is a descriptor used in brewing to indicate the flavor and aroma of certain hops and the esters hazys produced by the yeast. 

An ester is a fruit flavor produced during fermentation and formed during the brewing process through the esterification of ethanol. Most hazy beers are described as having a fruity or juicy flavor profile.

The origin of the word “hazy” actually dates back to the brewing world, when it was used to describe the presence of unwanted proteins suspended in beer. Today, it refers to beers that often have a cloudy hue or a hoppy shimmer.

But this is where things get a little tricky. For while a cloudy appearance is often a characteristic or byproduct of hazy beer, describing it as hazy or cloudy can be confusing. A gloomy beer like German Hefeweizens is quite different from the smooth fruit hazys bombs of typical hazy IPAs. 

Therefore, it is best to separate “cloudy” and “hazy” from “hazy” as far as terminology is concerned.
The science of making beer hazy, and how we brew beer in dark hops

Hazy beers acquire their hazy characteristics through several specific brewing factors, namely
Water chemistry
Yeast strain

The type of grains used
Type of hops and timing of additions

Avoidance of filtration and pasteurization
Chemistry

We use a perchlorosulfate ratio, which is the opposite of typical hoppy pale ales, but because of the extremely high hopping rate, hazys we are actually emphasizing the smooth malt body rather than the hops, as they represent the hops themselves.

Yeast

We use many different varieties of beer, often the fruitier, ester-driven English styles. There are a number of new craft yeast labs that specialize in breeding new hazy/juicy yeast strains for these styles of beers.

 We have also been using them for some time now and have even started planning a project to capture our own native wild strains for isolation and use.

Hops

Use fruit style hops, lots of dried hops, added after hazys the brewing process is boiled.
We like hops that are tropical fruits with a touch of humidity and pine. citra, mosaic, amarillo, columbus and riwaka are our regulars,

 but every year new experimental varieties come out that we like to play with. The likes of Sabro and Strata stand out in 2020.

When we add hops late in the boil (whirlpool), we lower the temperature to 85-90°C to limit the amount of bitter oil isomerization hazys and retain as much of the hop flavor compounds as possible.
Grains

High protein grains such as oats and wheat are often used to boost protein levels and help create the desired smoke.
Unfiltered and Pasteurized

Filtration is counter-intuitive when it comes to haziness, so we don’t do it when brewing them.
Pasteurization is also a difficult process when brewing this highly hoppy beer,

 which focuses on fresh flavor and aroma, but there are hazys modern ways to pasteurize these beers to extend shelf life. Nonetheless, this is not the method we have taken.
The hazy beers we’ve brewed so far

Since we started the haze craze in 2017 and brewed our first Haze Beetle juice, we’ve been steadily building a haze resume. Here’s what we’ve come up with so far (listed in alphabetical order)
Beetle Juice (Black Haze IPA)