It's arguably the most popular substyle in the most popular craft beer category and now Hazy IPA will have its chance among the medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival.
As part of the regular updates the Brewers Association does to its style guidelines, the group added Juicy or Hazy Ale Styles with this description: "The addition of this trio of styles include representation of what may be referred to as New England IPAs or West Coast Hazy IPAs. The styles will be identified in the guidelines and Brewers Association competitions as "Juicy of Hazy Pale Ale," "Juicy or Hazy IPA" and "Juicy or Hazy Double IPA."
To help inform the creation of the new Juicy and Hazy categories, a wide variety of beers that were thought to represent or approach this style were sought and tasted, the BA said in a press release.