Sierra Nevada & Omnipollo Celebrate National Hazy IPA Day with Hazy Day IPA
Sierra Nevada is all set to celebrate National Hazy IPA Day on Thursday, August 15, 2024 with a special, one of a kind Hazy IPA release. On this new release, Sierra Nevada has partnered with Swedish innovators Omnipollo, known for mega hazies, insane pastry stouts, and even soft serve beers, on Hazy Day IPA.
“We go all in for Hazy IPA Day,” said Isaiah Mangold, Head Innovation Brewer at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., in a statement. “We wanted a premium example of the style. So we designed this ultra-Hazy DIPA with our friends at Omnipollo for maximum hazy, hoppy flavor. Even the art on the cans was a collaborative effort. You can see and taste the influence from both breweries through this beer experience, making it a truly special and rare opportunity.”
Hazy Day IPA is described as silky smooth and generously dry-hopped at an impressive seven pounds per barrel with Citra and Riwaka hops. It boasts notes of pineapple and orange candy, with top notes of citrus and a soft and juicy finish. At 8.2% ABV and just 30 IBU, it’s a premium expression of the Hazy IPA style, the brainchild of brewers from both Sierra Nevada and Omnipollo.
“Obviously, Omnipollo is no-holds-barred brewing,” said Mangold. “They aren’t beholden to classical dogma or anything like that. But they are stewards of making great beer.”
Mangold continues, “In the flavor I get gummy candy — like a white gummy bear almost. It’s nice and sweet. And then I get that fruit juice with a silky-smooth quality.”
Craft beer fans can que up on release day to snag a Hazy Day IPA 4-pack, 16 ounce cans at one of the Sierra Nevada brewery locations in Chico, California or Mills River, North Carolina at $25 each. Both locations will also be serving draft pours, menu specials and other festivities to mark the special occasion will be offered. In addition, a limited number of craft beer destination bars in New York City will tap kegs of the specialty release to mark the occasion. A list of locations is below.
TØRST – 615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Pony Bar – 1444 1st Ave, New York, NY 10021
Blind Tiger – 281 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
Bondurants – 303 E 85th St, New York, NY 10028
City Swiggers – 320 E 86th St, New York, NY 10028
The Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
As Is – 734 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Carmine Street Beer – 52A Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
The Double Windsor – 210 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Queue Beer – 500 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Beer Run – 203 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011
Haymaker – 252 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001
For those outside of Chico, Mills RIver or NYC, Sierra Nevada will also be selling Hazy Day IPA for shipment to select states beginning at Noon on August 15th via this link. Sierra Nevada ships to CA, DC, KY, NC, ND, NE, NH, OH, PA, VA, and VT.
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.