Lagunitas Hazy IPNA 12 oz can
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Lagunitas Hazy IPNA

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Reviewed by Karl Hill, editor

82/100 How we score

  • ABV <0.5%
  • Classification Naturally low alcohol
  • Evidence Documented
  • Origin United States
  • Price Under $20

Sources

A hazy IPA that was never a full-strength beer with the ethanol stripped out. Passionfruit and haze without a dealcoholization step — which is the point of this desk's second column.

At a glance

Flavor profile
  • Passionfruit
Structure
  • Off-dry
  • Modest bitterness
  • Light body
  • Short finish
Perfect for
The hazy-IPA drinker who wants the juice without a dealcoholized aftertaste.

Tasting notes

  1. 01

    Nose

    Passionfruit and tropical hop, a little grain-sweet underneath the haze.

  2. 02

    Palate

    Juicy and soft, 30 IBU, more fruit than pine. Body is lighter than a full Hazy Memory, as expected once fermentation is limited.

  3. 03

    Finish

    Short hop snap, a touch of residual sweetness from the 5 g of sugar.

The beer

Lagunitas Hazy IPNA is brewed or fermented to finish at low ABV without a published removal step from United States. Brewed to remain under 0.5% ABV. Lagunitas says it does not dealcoholize the finished beer.

On the nose, passionfruit and tropical hop, a little grain-sweet underneath the haze. On the palate, juicy and soft, 30 IBU, more fruit than pine. Body is lighter than a full Hazy Memory, as expected once fermentation is limited. The finish is short hop snap, a touch of residual sweetness from the 5 g of sugar. A hazy IPA that was never a full-strength beer with the ethanol stripped out. Passionfruit and haze without a dealcoholization step — which is the point of this desk’s second column.

A hazy IPA that was never a full-strength beer with the ethanol stripped out. Passionfruit and haze without a dealcoholization step — which is the point of this desk’s second column. Serve cold, in a tumbler. Do not warm it.

How to drink it

Cold, in a tumbler. Do not warm it.

How it was made

Classification: Naturally low alcohol — Brewed to remain under 0.5% ABV. Lagunitas says it does not dealcoholize the finished beer.

Evidence status: Documented

Sources 11 facts · 4 sources

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