Mash Gang Chug Non-Alcoholic Hazy IPA

The beer

Tropical first. The can pours haze and the sip is fruit before it is bitterness — mango and passionfruit open, grapefruit keeps the line zesty, soft malt cushions the mid-palate so the glass never turns thin. That is the bargain of Chug: hazy IPA drinkability without stripped-water emptiness.

Rounded mouthfeel carries the fruit. Soft carbonation keeps it lively without turning soft-drink fizzy; light bitterness lands late and clean. Tropical hop fruit leads rather than pine or resin. What remains is crisp and zesty — a short grapefruit-hop edge, then clear. The close does not drag.

Eighty-seven sits on honesty: tropical fruit that still smells like hop fruit, a soft pale base that holds weight, and a lightly bitter finish that clears. It will not give you West Coast resin or heavy malt. It gives you juicy hazy line with structure — mango and passionfruit that hold, grapefruit that keeps the exit zesty. Serve it well chilled, straight from the can or a tulip. Warm, the mango softens and the bitterness fattens; cold keeps the grapefruit bright. For anyone wanting a serious NA hazy IPA pour, that juicy lightly bitter line is the point.