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Is Hazy Jane hazy then? Well, actually… of course it is. It has a straw hue and there’s no visible particles. You may notice that they describe this beer as a Vermont style IPA. The New England IPA is still developing and there are lots of different names for it. Some call it a Northeast IPA as well. Gypsy craft brewery Mikkeller has already had a go at a non-alcoholic NEIPA with its “ Weird Weather” 0.3% beer.
Jane just got a lot bigger. BrewDog gives their hazy lady a plump makeover by boosting the alcohol to nine percent and accepts the flavors, body and strength that comes along with it. Imperial Hazy Jane pours with a plump and hazy gold before building a frothy white crown. A host of tropical, citrus and stone fruit fills the nose along with an herbal complement of floral arrangements, dankness and vegetal spice. A creamy sweet maltiness graces the tongue with hints of vanilla, coconut and shortcake in a starchy-sweet upstart. Any time there is a trend, I worry that everyone will jump on board. But this doesn’t mean the beer will be good; it just means they want to capitalize on the trend.
Pineapple the strongest aroma here, the alcohol breezes through gently but adds a nice little amount of spicey heat on a deep inhale. Bits of mango and bready malt. General citrusy hop notes, very zesty. Some mango too, typical for the style.
As the can will tell you, there is ample amounts of pineapple and mango in the flavor. It has a juice like sweetness to it as well. For many, the sweetness can be a little strong in this style. Hazy Jane has a prominent sweet side to it.With the ale rolling over the middle palate, the bounty of fruits grow with a delicious sense of peach, orange, mango, apricot and a lighter dates character. As the sweetness wraps around both the fruit impressions from hops and also the yeast esters, the smooth bitterness of resins rise with bolder suggestions of tea, spruce, hemp and verbena to close the session out. BrewDog nailed it with Hazy Jane. This is exactly what I have come to expect from a New England IPA. Full of hops and with a lasting fruity flavour, yardbird is inspired by the bold American pale ales. Brisk, hoppy and not too strong - perfect for enjoying with friends. Pours out to a turbid deep yellow, forming a modest white head with average retention and lacing. Carbonation is a little on the mild side, ~2.25 or so. The nose is really nice. The munich malt shines through with a nice grainy character followed by pineapple, mango, guava nectar. No pine/MJ or cat pee. Straight up tropical fruits. Mouthfeel is smooth and medium dense bodied, somewhat creamy/slightly syrupy but pillow soft like a cozy blanket. The taste is a recap of the nose, but there is a little pine in the bitterness which is fairly mild. Despite the intense hops, the malt character shines through which makes this a bit more unique compared to many that are brewed with other sugars. Quite drinkable. No off flavors or aromas. Very well brewed. This beer is supposed to be very cloudy. Don’t be shy to get a good bit of the hot break into the fermenter.
As well as the core ingredients of water, malted barley, yeast and hops, Hazy Jane includes flaked oats and torrified wheat (probably to help with head retention and body), and lactic acid, which may be added at the mashing stage of the brewing process or before fermentation to add sourness to the beer. Finally, another Brewdog AF beer to get excited about. The aroma is stunning, and while the standard of the mouthfeel and flavour isn’t quite as high, this is a fair attempt at a NEIPA. I poured it directly out of the refrigerator so it was still very cold. I think this added to the appealing flavor it had. While some beers are better closer to room temperature, most New England IPAs seem to be best cold.
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But that’s a good thing as most people have been waiting in lines or trading to get this style of beer over the past few years. Most of you aren’t going to spend a good portion of your weekend hunting for beer.
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