Boss Tweed, in it’s hazy, juicy glory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOld Nation Brewing M-43 Hazy IPA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n The one that started it all. M-43 pops with vibrant splashes of peaches, apricots, mango, pineapple and grapefruit. There’s big tropical notes on the nose and palate with hardly a hint of bitterness. It’s remarkably easy drinking and could go toe-to-toe with the headliners of the haze craze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boxer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Boxer is hazily similar to M-43, but the appearance is where the similarities end. This beer employs a different malt bill, which is more noticeable among the bright tropical fruit juice notes. The bitterness is toned down with Boxer, much like the M-43. It’s the interplay of sweet and subtle malts with juicy hops that makes this one shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greenstone<\/h4>\n\n\n\n The newest release in the New Orthodox Series is the lightest of the bunch, clocking in at 5.5 % ABV. Equally as hazy as M-43; its hop profile bends away from juicy with bits of rind and an herbality. Dry-hopping gives it a more of a traditional IPA-ish aroma despite the cloudy appearance, and carries a bit more bitterness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boss Tweed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n This double IPA carries all the haze of M-43 but with added heft. Juicy notes of mango, papaya and pineapple pop up front followed by loads of pine, however there’s not much bitterness. This may be my favorite of the bunch as it’s not all juice and has a bit more oomph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nOn a recent Sunday afternoon, I watched as a nearly-full Old Nation Brewing Company quickly ballooned with beer nerds. They lined up out the door, ready to lay claim to up to a case of Boxer and Greenstone. It was an hour before Old Nation was to start selling 4-packs of each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite the sight compared to Sunday afternoons a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nI sipped my way through the New Orthodox IPA series as I watched the line dwindle throughout the afternoon. Two hours after the first case was sold, I walked to the window and got a small share of Greenstone and Boxer. That’s the nice thing about the brewery on the edge of a small Michigan town; you can wait in line for a special beer release, but you don’t have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although if Old Nation Brewing keeps this up, I suspect that will change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some breweries may claim to have the hazy IPA on lock, but Old Nation Brewing from the tiny Michigan town of Williamston is taking haze to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,283],"tags":[1183,1043],"yoast_head":"\n
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