Beers similar to Smuttynose Whole Lotta Haze

Smuttynose Brewing Company

New England IPA·United States·6.5% ABV·One of 115 New England IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Smuttynose Whole Lotta Haze's tropical and hoppy character. Smuttynose's year-round hazy IPA — 6.5% ABV, 20 IBU, soft oat-and-wheat body, big tropical and stone-fruit hop character, low bitterness by hazy convention. One of just three current year-round core beers after the 2024 Barrel One merger consolidated production offsite. The NEIPA the brewery didn't have before — added, kept.

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10 beers like Smuttynose Whole Lotta Haze

1

Rollin in the Haze

Back Forty Beer Company

United States · New England IPA · 6%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Smuttynose, same haziness and juiciness; adds refreshment, no dark fruit notes.

What carries overtropicalhoppyhazyjuicypeach

Structure: very close

Compared to Smuttynoserefreshingdark fruitclean

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Oppigårds Bryggeri

Sweden · New England IPA · 6.2%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Smuttynose on haziness and juiciness: adds citrus notes, fuller-bodied, drops dark fruit notes.

What carries overtropicalhoppyhazyjuicypeach

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

Compared to Smuttynosecitrusydark fruit

Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch more bitterness.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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Bearded Iris Brewing

United States · New England IPA · 6.8%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares haziness and juiciness with Smuttynose; adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops peach notes.

What carries overtropicalhoppyhazyjuicyfruity

Structure: more bitter, drier

Compared to Smuttynosecitrusydryrefreshingpeachdark fruit

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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Big Rock Nebula

Big Rock Brewery

Canada · Hazy IPA · 6.4%

79%

MATCH

Keeps haziness and juiciness like Smuttynose, adds citrus notes, drops dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Headlock Hazy IPA

Boxing Bear Brewing Co.

United States · New England IPA · 6.7%

79%

MATCH

noticeably more bitter, no dark fruit notes — haziness and juiciness as with Smuttynose.

Structure: more bitter

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CRAK Brewery

Italy · New England IPA · 6.5%

78%

MATCH

Like Smuttynose on haziness and juiciness — adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the wheat character.

Structure: more bitter

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Bolero Snort Brewery

United States · New England IPA · 6.8%

78%

MATCH

Mirrors Smuttynose's juiciness and fruit notes — plus citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, minus haziness.

Structure: more bitter

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Easy Eddy Hazy IPA

Big Grove Brewery

United States · New England IPA · 6.2%

78%

MATCH

Same haziness and juiciness as Smuttynose, adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the wheat character.

Structure: more bitter

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Overtone Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · New England IPA · 6.5%

77%

MATCH

A touch more noticeably more bitter, no peach notes — haziness and juiciness as with Smuttynose.

Structure: more bitter

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Drekker Brewing Company

United States · New England IPA · 6.5%

77%

MATCH

More bitter — same haziness and juiciness as Smuttynose, adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the peach notes.

Structure: more bitter

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