Year: 2022

With only two episodes of The White Lotus season two left, let’s take a moment to check in and see how the main characters are doing. Dominic (Michael Imperioli) is worried about his son, Albie (Adam DiMarco), who’s falling for the same escort, Lucia (Simona Tabasco), that he slept with. Cameron (Theo James) is being creepy to Harper (Aubrey Plaza), who doesn’t trust her husband, Ethan (Will Sharpe), after she found a condom in their bedroom — a condom that Cameron used while having sex with Lucia. Meanwhile, Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) is falling for a rowdy English boy, Jack (Leo Woodall), who was caught by Portia’s boss, Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), having sex with the man introduced as his uncle, Quentin (Tom Hollander). So, yeah, everyone is horny and miserable — and things will only get more miserable once people start dying.

There are a lot of theories about the identity of the floating corpse that Daphne (Meghann Fahy) encounters while going for a swim in the season two premiere. But another, possibly related theory is gaining popularity among fans of the HBO series.

Remember Greg (Jon Gries)? Tanya’s husband? He hasn’t been seen since episode three, when he tells Tanya that he has to cut their vacation short because he has a work thing in Denver that he needs to take care of. He claims he’ll be back in two days, but Tanya overhears him talking to someone on the phone. “Yeah, she’s clueless as usual,” he says. “I’ll be home tomorrow.” He even says “I love you” to the mystery caller. Tanya is verklempt after Greg leaves — until she meets the “high-end gays,” led by Greg, who after a day spent drinking and gossiping, invites her to a fancy palazzo in Palermo.

It’s important to remember something Cam said earlier in the season: “These European aristocrats, they have no money. Like, I sh*t you not. They have all these palazzos, and they got no cash.” Cameron might be a douche (OK, he’s for sure a douche), but he’s on to something here. Think about it: Jack, who travels with Quentin & Co., dines and dashes with Portia, partially for the thrill of it, but also maybe because he doesn’t have any money? Could the high-end gays be scamming Tanya? And — to go full Pepe Silvia — is Greg involved? Y’know, Denver isn’t far from Montana, where Quentin tells Tanya he fell in love with an American cowboy. It would also explain why Greg was so upset about Portia being there during the Sicily trip (or maybe he just didn’t want someone who wasn’t his wife around on a romantic trip, which would be understandable).

Maybe Tanya’s premonition wasn’t because of the Bonine she took before the flight:

Whatever the case, something is off, and people are catching on.

Or maybe Aubrey Plaza’s Harper kills all the dudes. That’s my theory.

This holiday season, it’s likely you have all kinds of different people to buy for. If you have a musician on your list, keep reading.

It can be tough to know what to get the artist in your life, so we’re offering an excellent place to start on your gift-giving journey with this list of gifts for musicians that you can find at Guitar Center. Whether they could use a new guitar, a boost to their live performance setup, more professional-sounding tools for DIY home recordings, or something else entirely, this list has you covered with links to all these amazing buys. (It probably wouldn’t hurt to look at the 2021 version of this list, either.)

Before you know it, you’ll be out of time to get your holiday shopping done. So, now that we’ve gotten the intro out of the way, let’s get into it.

Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro V Flame Top Electric Guitar Transparent Ebony Burst

When it comes to guitars, you can’t go wrong with a Les Paul, and especially not this one. This Ebony Burst model is the latest in the Traditional Pro V series and features an AA Flame Maple top, asymmetrical neck profile, and locking tuners. As for where to pick one up, it’s a Guitar Center-exclusive.

Get it here.

Schecter Guitar Research Machine Gun Kelly PT Electric Guitar Hot Pink

Speaking of Guitar Center-exclusive axes, get a load of this satin black model highlighted by vibrant pink accents. If it looks familiar, that’s because it’s the same model featured on the cover of MGK’s well-received 2022 album Mainstream Sellout.

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Simmons Titan 20 Electronic Drum Kit With Mesh Pads and Bluetooth

Classic drum kits have an undeniable appeal, but sometimes, an electronic set is the proper tool for the job. That’s where this new eKit from Simmons comes in, as it features a powerful collection of drum sounds, Bluetooth and MIDI connectivity, USB output for recording, a free companion app for phones or tablets, and most importantly, a satisfying playing feel.

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Sela Kalimba Art Series 10 Key Little Monster

A kalimba is the perfect instrument for beginners and experts alike, as it’s approachable to play and sounds lovely both on its own and as an accompaniment for singers, musicians, and dancers. This model in particular is striking with the fun and vibrant illustrations on its front face. This one will be easy to keep in pristine condition, too, thanks to the padded bag it comes with.

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Snoop Dogg — Doggystyle Vinyl 2 LP

Snoop Dogg is the kind of artist who never really goes out of style, and his 1993 debut album is still as much a banger today as it was when it was released nearly 30 years ago. It’s a must for any vinyl collection and that’s especially true of this 2-LP edition, which has been digitally remastered.

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Fender Limited-Edition Holiday Sweater

For some, holiday sweaters are as big a part of the season as the tree, exchanging gifts, and eating too much while surrounded by the people you love. If you want to fold your music fan-hood into this cozy mix, this limited edition Fender sweater is a strong look (and it’s exclusive to Guitar Center).

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Harbinger MLS1000 Personal Line Array Speaker System

If the artist in your life is a live performer (or if they’re approaching that stage), an upgrade to their on-stage sound setup would probably be welcomed. This all-in-one sound system from Harbinger could be the solution they’re looking for, as it offers big, professional sound in a small footprint that’ll be easy to lug from gig to gig.

Get it here.

Venue Mothership 360 Degree Moving Head Multi-FX Light With Laser

Once the aforementioned artist is all set up with sound, lighting is key to making a performance really pop. This high-quality, multi-effect setup is designed for all walks of musical life, from DJs to venue owners to anybody else who wants to take their on-stage presentation to a new level.

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Sterling Audio Harmony H224 USB Audio Interface

Creating professional-sounding recordings from home is getting more and more approachable every day, thanks in part to products like this setup from Sterling. This audio interface is packed with studio-quality circuitry and offers flexible monitoring and superior sound quality, all geared towards delivering a seamless and superlative desktop recording experience.

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Pioneer DJ DDJ-REV1-N Serato Performance DJ Controller in Limited-Edition Gold

It’ll be hard to find a DJ setup that looks more crisp and premium than this one with its limited-edition gold finish. Aesthetics aside, this controller is a serious piece of hardware, a fantastic solution for open-format and scratch DJs that emulates a professional DJM-S mixer and PLX turntable setup.

Get it here.

The 1975, who are currently embarking on their At Their Very Best tour across the US, have had an interesting round of shows to say the least. Lead singer Matty Healy has appeared to eat raw meat, making out with several fans on stage, and alluded to the internet rumors that he’s “grooming” the audience.

Last night’s Los Angeles show at the Kia Forum was no different… except Healy opted for kissing his bandmate instead. In addition to the viral stage spectacles, fans were treated to a performance by Phoebe Bridgers, who played a cover of the band’s 2012 song, “Milk.”

Both her presence and the setlist addition surprised longtime fans, as the track is lesser-known in the band’s discography. From videos taken from the audience, Bridgers played “Milk” by herself, with just an acoustic guitar — giving a slower change of pace to the original song.

Bridgers has collaborated with The 1975 previously, as she is included on their 2020 album, Notes On A Conditional Form, for the mellow take of “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America.” This year, she also appeared in the music video for “I’m In Love With You” as a hidden cameo.

Continue scrolling for some reactions from fans at The 1975’s Los Angeles show.

Donald Trump‘s fledgling social media platform, Truth Social, is continuing to be one headache after another. On top of reportedly losing over $100 million of investors’ money, facing scrutiny from the Feds, and failing to pay its bills, the platform is reportedly hemorrhaging users at a substantial rate.

According to right-wing media watchdog group, TheRighting, Comscore data for Truth Social shows a significant drop in users over the past two months. Trump’s site reportedly reached a peak high of 4.02 million visitors in August, and it’s been downhill from there. In September, Truth Social was down to 3.38 million, and by October it was sitting at 2.85 million visitors. That’s a loss of 1.17 million visitors, over a quarter of its peak high numbers.

Why the sudden drop? The most likely reason is even diehard MAGA users are getting tired of Trump, and he may retreat back to Twitter, which has been turning into right-wing love-fest thanks to Elon Musk. Via Confider:

“It suggests a decreasing interest in what Trump is saying on his platform,” Howard Polskin, a lifelong media vet and founder of TheRighting, told Confider. “If the numbers keep declining, he may be tempted to go back to Twitter to reach a much larger audience.”

Of course, Trump might not be able to return to Twitter without triggering claims of securities fraud. Truth Social is in the middle of a merger deal that could go south if Trump bails on the platform after convincing investors that it would be the exclusive home for his social media presence. Then again, caring about laws or investigations has never been Trump’s strong suit, so literally anything can happen if he’s not getting the attention he craves from Truth Social’s shrinking user base.

(Via Confider)

It turns out Drake’s flurry of activity this year — releasing Honestly, Nevermind in the wake of his 2021 album Certified Lover Boy, then following up with the surprise release of Her Loss with 21 Savage just a few months later — was all part of a plan. Although the albums may seem to be unrelated to each other and vary in their approaches and sounds, Drake says that thematically, they form a trilogy that follows the dissolution and aftermath of a relationship — a common subject in his music as a whole.

In an interview that found its way to Twitter via audio clips, Drake calls Her Loss the conclusion of this trilogy and compares it to a middlingly popular millennial jam, “No Pigeons” by Sporty Thievs, which was a spiteful response to TLC’s “No Scubs.” “We got CLB, Certified Lover Boy, that was like, ‘I’m trying my best to make her love [me], I’m chasing you,’” he explains. “And then Honestly, Nevermind is the realization that maybe that lifestyle is not for me.”

Finally, he says, “Then Her Loss is like ‘No Pigeons.’”

Elsewhere in the interview, Drake calls Her Loss one of his top five albums, but there seems to be some disagreement among his fans.

Singer Kim Petras is calling for divine intervention after a series of tweets landed her in hot water. At a time when the Grammy-nominated pop star should be celebrating her breakout year, thanks to the success of her No. 1 single, “Unholy” with Sam Smith, Petras is now finding herself at odds with her fans online.

In a heated exchange with one Twitter user, Petras stood by her decision to continue working with music producer Dr. Luke, despite the sexual misconduct allegations he has faced against fellow musician Kesha, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga.

The now-deleted tweet read, “Five million people work with him. Why y’all only coming at me? I have nothing to say or be ashamed of at all. Go away.”

Supporters of the “If Jesus Was A Rockstar” singer were shellshocked by her statement. On several occasions, Petras said her opinion on the allegations against Dr. Luke has wavered due to their close friendship but eventually she supported assault survivors.

Back in 2018, during an interview with i-D, Petras shared, “While I’ve been open and honest about my positive experience with Dr. Luke, that does not negate or dismiss the experience of others or suggest that multiple perspectives cannot exist at once. I didn’t communicate this clearly in the past.”

Petras made it clear she needed to untether herself from Dr. Luke professionally stating, “It’s time for me to be my own person, and do my own sh*t,” adding, “It definitely took a little courage for me to do that right now.”

“Woman” singer Doja Cat has attempted to do the same. To her surprise, the producer has still been credited for her work.

Since deleting the tweets, Kim Petras has remained silent online and as award season approaches and Petras continues work on her upcoming project, it is probably for the best.

Cardi B recently opened up about how her and her husband, Offset, are coping following the loss of his cousin and Migos member, Takeoff, earlier this month. In a now-deleted voice note that Cardi shared on Twitter, she noted that people should stop “trying to be funny to get clout” while the couple are grieving.

“We living our life normally, but deep down inside, our hearts have been so heavy,” she said. “I feel like if I talk about the incident so desensitized, I feel like if we talk about how we really feel or what motherf*ckers really been going through, y’all will start saying, ‘Oh, sympathy,’ and we don’t want no sympathy. We ain’t no charity case. But no lie, I have been feeling so hopeless trying to make my husband happy.”

The Bronx rapper went on to detail just how hard she’s working to make her husband feel better during these tough times. In her own words, just because fans see them together on her Instagram Stories doesn’t mean they know the full story.

“Trying to make him crack a smile, f*cking seeing him randomly cry, see him trying to distract his mind completely, f*cking schedules been changing, trying to keep up with work after everything that he’s been going through these past couple of weeks,” Cardi added. “Stop f*cking playing.”

Takeoff, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, passed away on November 1 in Houston.

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Ever since federal agents raided Mar-a-Lago back in August to retrieve boxes full of stolen classified documents that Donald Trump (illegally) took with him when he left the White House, the former president hasn’t been able to successfully pick a lane as to his defense. On a good day, Team Trump might allow that maybe, possibly, some classified documents might have gotten mixed up in his personal belongings when he was hastily packing. Other times, Trump swears he declassified the documents with his mind. But on Monday, as Raw Story reports, Trump essentially just outright confessed to stealing the documents, and lying about it.

Trump was off on one of his now-regular TRUTH Social tears when he suddenly — and presumably accidentally — revealed the reality of the situation while playing the victim card. The target of Trump’s tirade was Jack Smith, the new special counsel tasked with investigating the former president’s many indiscretions. But it was Trump himself who ended up being on the losing end of this one-sided dialogue in which he raged:

This fully weaponized monster, Jack Smith, shouldn’t be let anywhere near the political persecution of “President Donald J. Trump.” I did nothing wrong on January 6th, and nothing wrong with the Democrats’ fix on the Document Hoax, that is, unless the six previous Presidents did something wrong also….

….When will you invade Bill and Hillary’s home in search of the 33,000 emails she deleted AFTER receiving a subpoena from the U.S. Congress? When will you invade the other Presidents’ homes in search of documents, which are voluminous, which they took with them, but not nearly so openly and transparently as I did?

“Not nearly so openly and transparently as I did?”

Oopsie!

Mary McCord, the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for national security from 2016 to 2017, pounced on Trump’s message right away and pointed out that this admission really negates his ability to try and go back to his whole “I believed these documents belonged to me” BS.

“So, even if there was a Pollyannaish defense, he has destroyed it with his own changing of stories,” McCord said. “I think he is going to say his defense to what he said today in that Truth Social post is ‘Oh, no — again I do everything transparently and openly, of course, it wouldn’t be anything I had any knowledge of that was unlawful.’ … But at some point, that just doesn’t hold up anymore.”

Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel and prosecutor who worked with Robert Mueller’s team, added that: “With Donald Trump, one of the things that you have learned through history and you know is a posture is… this is never about the actual facts.” But Weissmann, too, believes that Trump just inadvertently changed the rules of the game by brazenly stating that he took the documents and knew that they were classified (two things he hasn’t always admitted to).

“He seems to be saying, ‘Oh, I, openly and notoriously took these documents, but I believed they were my personal documents,’” said Weissmann. “That the mere act of taking them from the White House sort of magically transmogrified them to be my personal documents. That is belied by the fact that, of course, he didn’t have the power and he has said inconsistent things with that latest defense as has his lawyer, where they agreed that these were documents that belonged to the Archives. So, again, I think again I think it’s really important to remember that this is not at all about the actual facts. It is really Donald Trump engaging and media relations, and it’s going to hurt him at trial.”

As with all things Trump, his words and his actions don’t always match up — so only time will tell how his slip-up might affect his future defense.

(Via Raw Story)

Yesterday (November 28), Vanity Fair shared its sixth annual “same interview” with Billie Eilish. This time around, Eilish did something a little different: Early in the taping, she posted an Instagram Story asking her followers for questions. Later in the segment, Eilish scrolled through the many responses, was delighted by the quality of them, and answered a few.

At 11:56 into the video, she started with the question, “least favorite song of your own?” Eilish immediately answered with “Watch,” from her 2017 debut EP Don’t Smile At Me. As for her favorite show of her current tour, she took a second to think and answered, “Boston.” When asked how many songs she’s working on, she replied, “One, currently.”

Somebody asked for the year during which Eilish has experienced the most growth and she answered, “I’ve changed more from the beginning of this year until now than I have in the last, like, five years. I mean, honestly.” She also named her favorite band (“I think I gotta just say The Beatles”), revealed if she’s ever smoked weed (she hasn’t), if she wants to have kids (she does), and if she’s “truly happy” (“I think so”).

Check out the full Vanity Fair interview video above and listen to “Watch” below.

Ever since famed Vermont brewer John Kimmich brewed the first New England-style IPA back in 2004 (Heady Topper, for those wondering), we’ve been in love with this hazy, juicy, tropical fruit-filled IPA style. I remember the first time I ever drank a hazy IPA and how the creamy flavor and sweetness, while still having a nice (yet not bitter) hops presence, knocked my proverbial socks off.

West Coast IPAs, get their bitterness from adding more hops during the boil stage at high heat, thus bringing more biting, sometimes aggressive bitterness. And while there’s a time and place for dank, piney West Coast IPA action, I find myself craving a ride on the fruitier, sweeter side far more often. New England-style IPAs get their juicy flavors from having hops added after the boil and during the fermentation process. (You’re also likely to find a lot of dry-hopping to add even bolder flavors.)

In the years since Heady Topper started an IPA revolution, the style has become increasingly popular, leaving the confines of Vermont (although many breweries there still make their own hazy IPAs) far behind. Craft breweries from Petaluma to Palm Beach have made their fair share of these juicy, hazy bangers. As have some of the largest, most popular breweries in America. And while Sierra Nevada and its iconic Hazy Little Thing always hits the spot, want to take a look at some of the lesser-known, underrated hazies out there.

From Belching Beaver to Modern Times and even Port City, today the smaller brands get their due. To do this, I picked eight underrated hazy IPAs and nosed, tasted, and ranked them. Keep scrolling to see how everything turned out.

The List:

• Belching Beaver Hazers Gonna Haze
• Modern Times Orderville
• Sweetwater H.A.Z.Y. IPA
• Clown Shoes Rainbows Are Real
• Heretic Make America Juicy Again
• Terrapin High and Hazy
• Port City Hazy IPA
• Ommegang Neon Rainbows

Part 1: The Taste

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

Aromas of tangerine, pineapple, sweet malts, and just a hint of dank pine are prevalent on the nose. The palate is loaded with orange, pineapple, grapefruit, caramel malts, and gentle hoppy bitterness. The finish is a mix of bitter dryness and tropical fruit juice.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

Tropical fruit galore on this beer’s nose with mango, peach, and dank pine taking center stage. The palate is slightly more exciting with notes of pine needles, grassy hops, dank, citrus, and slightly floral flavors. The aroma was fruity, but the palate is a little more hop-centric, spicy, and floral than I personally prefer.

It lacks the juicy, fruity element most hazy IPAs have.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

Grapefruit, orange peel, mango, peach, and spicy, floral hops are found on the nose. The palate keeps this trend with more citrus peels and juicy tropical fruit flavor. But the dank, slightly piney, bitter hops make a big appearance at the backend, making this is different beer than its hazy appearance would make it seem.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

The nose has a mix of bready malts as well as tangerine, pineapple, mango, and citrus rinds. It’s inviting, but sadly the palate is thinner than expected with dank pine, tangerine, and sweet malts making the most noteworthy appearances. It’s sweet, dank, and juicy, but more watery than anticipated.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

It starts with a nose of lemongrass, orange pulp, and lime zest and delves into bready malts, and earthy, floral, slightly dank pine. Drinking it reveals notes of caramel, slight pepper, biscuit-like malts, as well as tangerine, grapefruit, mango, and gentle, pleasing hop bitterness at the finish.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

The aroma is dank pine, tangerine, pineapple, mango, and grassy, earthy hops. The palate is slightly herbal with notes of dank pine, earthy, grassy, slightly spicy hops, orange, pineapple, mango, and ripe peaches. The finish has a slightly bitter, citrus kick that leaves you wanting more.

Taste 7

Tasting Notes:

A nose of wet grass and bright citrus starts off great. The problem is there’s nothing else noticeable on the nose. The palate continues this trend with some melon rind, pineapple, tangerine, and sweet tropical flavors. The finish is sweet with very little bitterness.

Overall, not a bad beer. It’s just a little sweet and one-dimensional for my liking.

Taste 8

Tasting Notes:

Complex aromas of lemon peels, orange pulp, mango, and pineapple are notable on the nose. The flavor, while propped up with tangerine, lime, grapefruit, and juicy tropical fruit flavors, also has a nice sweet, malty backbone and a lightly bitter, piney finish. A truly complex hazy IPA.

Part 2: The Rankings

8) Terrapin High and Hazy (Taste 7)

ABV: 5.8%

Average Price: $11.99 for a six-pack

The Beer:

This 5.8% hazy IPA is brewed with 2-row malts, wheat, and flaked oats. It gets its hoppy, citrus-filled flavor profile from the addition of Citra, Simcoe, and Idaho 7 hops. To add to that, it’s dry-hopped with even more Citra, Simcoe, and Idaho 7 hops at the end of the brewing process.

Bottom Line:

If you enjoy very sweet citrus-filled hazy IPAs, this is the beer for you. Otherwise, keep looking for something with a little more balance and complexity.

7) Sweetwater H.A.Z.Y. IPA (Taste 4)

ABV: 6.2%

Average Price: $10.99 for a six-pack

The Beer:

This highly complicated hazy IPA is brewed with 2-row malts, oats, and wheat as well as Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado, and Azacca hops. It’s dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado, Azacca, and additionally Simcoe hops.

Bottom Line:

This is the kind of New England-style IPA you’ll likely start your journey with and then eventually move on to something bolder and more flavorful. Rather unexciting.

6) Clown Shoes Rainbows Are Real (Taste 2)

ABV: 6.75%

Average Price: $13.99 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

We all know that rainbows are real, we just didn’t know that we wanted to drink them until right now. This hazy IPA proves it with a mix of sweet malts and Mosaic, Citra, and Azzaca hops. The addition of the terpenes Beta-Pinene and Linalool gives it extra juicy, bright flavors.

Bottom Line:

If you’re more of a West Coast IPA fan who is looking to try a hazy IPA, this is a great beer for you. If you prefer beers that more resemble orange juice than beer, this isn’t the one for you.

5) Modern Times Orderville (Taste 1)

ABV: 7.2%

Average Price: $12.99 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

This 7.2% ABV hazy IPA is brewed with two-row and optic malts. It gets its fruity, juicy flavor from Mosaic hops as well as a bunch of unlisted “dank” hops. The result is a juicy, fruity, slightly dry hazy IPA that appeals to all IPA fans.

Bottom Line:

This is an interesting beer. It doesn’t know whether it wants to be a sweet, juicy tropical hazy IPA, or a piney, slightly bitter West Coast IPA.

4) Heretic Make America Juicy Again (Taste 3)

ABV: 6.5%

Average Price: $12.99 for a six-pack

The Beer:

This 6.5% ABV hazy IPA is a comic, beer-centric take on a phrase we’ve all heard many times in the last few years. It gets its tropical fruit, citrus, and slight bitterness from Mosaic, Citra, and the lesser-known Belma hops.

Bottom Line:

This beer looks like it will be an absolute juice bomb. But it’s not and that’s okay. There are more bitter, floral, dank hops than many hazy IPA fans will be prepared for. Drink it anyway, You’ll be glad you did.

3) Port City Hazy IPA (Taste 8)

ABV: 6.8%

Average Price: $13.99 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

This year-round, 6.8% ABV hazy IPA was brewed to have a complex mix of caramel malts and juicy tropical and citrus fruits. It’s loaded with flavors like mango, ripe peaches, orange peel, and just the right amount of hop bitterness.

Bottom Line:

While I love a great juicy, hazy, tropical fruit-filled New England-style IPA. I can also understand the appeal of a hazy IPA balanced between citrus, tropical fruits, malts, and bitter hops.

2) Ommegang Neon Rainbows (Taste 5)

ABV: 6.7%

Average Price: $14.99 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

This juicy, fruity, complex hazy IPA is unfiltered and brewed with London ale yeast before being double dry-hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, and Topaz hops.

Bottom Line:

While this beer does has a complex, well-balanced flavor profile, it also has a more tropical and citrus-based juicy, creamy flavor than some of the other hazy IPAs on this list.

1) Belching Beaver Hazers Gonna Haze (Taste 6)

ABV: 6.6%

Average Price: $11.99 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans

The Beer:

You absolutely know what you’re going to find when you crack open a beer called Hazers Gonna Haze. Brewed with 2-row malts, flaked oats, and malted oats as well as Citra, Mosaic, and Galaxy hops, it’s known for its hazy, juicy, citrus, and tropical fruit-forward flavor.

Bottom Line:

This hazy IPA ticks all the boxes. It’s filled with tropical fruit and citrus flavors but has enough dank, earthy pine to appeal to all IPA drinkers. It’s a truly well-rounded, memorable beer.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

While balance is the name of the game when it comes to most beers, for hazy IPAs I usually look for massive juice bombs. And while Ommegang Neon Rainbows faired quite well, I was surprised to see a more piney, slightly bitter, hoppy beer take the top spot over some sweeter, juicier beers. That’s a testament to the craft of that brew — surpassing my own personal preferences!