Hazy IPAs from New Belgium & Sierra Nevada

Last week I wrote about the haze craze that isn’t going away any time soon in my bi-weekly beer column for The Advocate (read it here). I mentioned in passing that even classic West Coast-leaning Sierra Nevada had introduced a hazy NEIPA, called Hazy Little Thing. Just after the article was published, a new hazy IPA from New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger lineup (Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA) showed up on shelves. Of course, ever the fan of side by side taste tests, I had to test them out against each other. Here’s what I thought.

Here’s what Sierra Nevada has to say about Hazy Little Thing IPA:

A hop-heavy, unfiltered, hazy little thing called IPA.
As brewers, we get the privilege to sample our beers straight from the tanks in all their raw glory. Some beers need a little polishing to get ready to go out into the world, while others—the hop-heavy, rowdy, crowd-pleasers—should just be left alone. We wanted to share this brewery-only treat with you, so we present this Hazy Little Thing, our un

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