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I don't know why every time I glanced at the image on the front of this can I thought it was a native American. It's not. It's a giant head coming out of the ground where the face is pulling back, and the brain is visible inside; it is the only internal structure. There are lots of people around just kind of staring at the head, and one person is looking inside at the jawline. Layered in the background are many, many eyes. I assume someone was very high when they came up with this.
It says hazy IPA, but I would not call this hazy. It is quite carbonated, though. Lots of points of nucleation are contributing to a relatively even, layered head that probably only manages to maintain a quarter inch on top of the beer. Nevertheless, the yellow beer looks quite consumable. I expected the aroma to be more dank than it is, but it is only slightly dank. Currant and citrus are leading the charge with a little tropical fruit lagging behind. It does not smell off-putting.
First sip is remarkably smooth for how hoppy it is. It's not all the way to sweet, and it has the requisite bitterness from the hops, but the fruits merge together seamlessly and with intention. I don't really taste any of the dank I thought I tasted, so I guess the "Haze" in the title is supposed to be referring to a hazy IPA and the contact is from... nothing. I guess they just thought it was cool. I think this would be a great name for a beer that was dank, even though those usually aren't very good.
Tip-in is moderate carbonation that seems like it's building over top of grapefruit, mango, guava, and a coalescing bitterness. The can says that there are raspberries in this, and I don't taste them. The middle becomes straw with the fruits thinning out to make the beverage much easier to drink. The finish adds flowers to the mix as bitterness settles in, not harshly, for the trail off.
Bottom Line: Not bad at all.
3.25/5
