Offshoot Relax Hazy IPA

The loophole beer. The Bruery — Orange County's famed maker of extravagant barrel-aged ales — swore for a decade it would never brew an IPA. Offshoot Beer Co. is how founder Patrick Rue (one of only a handful of Master Cicerones in the world) finally kept the promise while breaking it: a whole sub-brand devoted to fresh, hop-forward cans. Relax [it's just a hazy IPA] is its easygoing flagship: Citra and Amarillo out front with Centennial and Simcoe behind, fermented on London III yeast over a bed of flaked oats for that pillowy-soft, round mouthfeel. Extra cloudy and bursting with fruity, tropical citrus — no harsh bitterness, no pucker, just a smooth 6.8% that drinks like a breeze. The name is the instruction.

Beer Details:

Style: Hazy IPA (New England-style) — 50 IBU

ABV: 6.8%

Hops: Citra, Amarillo, Centennial & Simcoe

Origin: Placentia, Orange County, California, USA

Brewery: Offshoot Beer Co. — the hop-forward sub-brand of The Bruery, launched 2017

Format: 16oz can