New England-style IPA, more commonly known as hazy or juicy IPA, is one of the beer industry’s most captivating success stories. In a few short years, this India Pale Ale (IPA) sub-style grew from a novelty to a trend-setting innovation replicated around the world. Formerly a regional specialty pioneered by New England IPA (NEIPA) predecessors such as Alchemist Beer and Trillium Brewing in Vermont and Massachusetts, respectively, NEIPA or hazy IPA is no longer tied to its place of production but to the ingredients and techniques used by brewers to create less bitter IPA styles with over-the-top hop additions, smooth and creamy or soft and pillowy texture, and, above all, aromatics that can evoke tropical fruits such as passionfruit, pineapple and mango, and citrus in its many forms. What we consider the best hazy and juicy IPAs, specifically for this ranking, are those that excel at these characteristics and can be found outside the brewery taproom or local bottle shop. We’ve also limited selections to beers we have not ranked before, so if you’re still not acquainted with Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing, Bell’s Official Hazy IPA, or Two Roads Two Juicy Double IPA and Lil’ Juicy IPA, check out our previous rankings of nationally and regionally distributed NEIPAs from 2018 and 2019. These are 10 of the best hazy and juicy IPAs we’ve tasted in the last year that have larger distribution footprints than our local small brewery go-tos — but that deliver the NEIPA or hazy IPA quality we’re looking for. 10. Indeed Brewing Flavorwave IPA
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