Hazy Rat
Hazy Rat is a hazy session IPA and the lightest of the hop-led beers in the Rat line. The brewery names pineapple, citrus and cantaloupe melon as its main flavours and describes the texture as pillowy. The body is soft but slim, with a faint grainy sweetness, low bitterness and a fresh, fruity finish that makes it thirst-quenching rather than weighty. It has been available since autumn 2025 and is sold mainly on draught, with a small can appearing only in the mixed box.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Hazy Rat
Serve well-chilled. Session IPAs are at their best cold — the lower ABV means less warmth to balance the hops.
The curved shape concentrates hop aromas and supports a thick head. Essential for aromatic ales and IPAs where the nose is half the experience.
Drink fresh. Session IPAs are brewed to be consumed young — the hops are at their best now.
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About Session IPA
Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives
What is a Session IPA?
IPAs are hop-forward ales with 5.5–7.5% ABV and IBU 40–70+. Bold hop aroma — citrus, tropical, resinous — with firm bitterness and a dry, clean finish.
Finding a similar Session IPA
hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same hazy, tropical, light character as Hazy Rat will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.
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