Hazy Days IPA

Blyth, Ontario’s Cowbell Brewing Co. calls their Hazy Days IPA a “hazy juicy IPA”. It’s a 6%, 35 IBU ale brewed with a quartet of hops: El Dorado, Galaxy, Mandarina, and Mosaic. According to the 473mL can, the beer is “triple hopped”—whirlpool-hopped, ferm-hopped, and dry-hopped.

Hazy Days is, unsurprisingly, a hazy one, with a golden hue and a sudsy layer of white foam. It has tropical fruit aromatics that are dank and juicy. The flavour is citrus driven, sweet, and a little sticky.

In a world where everyone seemingly makes a hazy IPA, I found Cowbell’s take on the style to be a good one: agreeable, approachable, and solid. The strength is right and the haze is strong without being chunky. The only complaint I’ve really got is that the mouthfeel is a bit too thin. It could still be smooth with a bit more depth.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.