Abnormal Brewing Hazy Dreams
Abnormal Brewing Hazy Dreams is a 6.9% ABV hazy IPA in a four-pack of 16oz cans, brewed in San Diego, California. Per the producer copy carried by its retailers, it is hopped with Nugget, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe and Citra and brewed with oats and unmalted wheat for a medium body — an aggressively hop-forward haze tasting of fresh-squeezed orange juice and grapefruit. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 6.9%
- Size: 4-pack, 16oz cans
- Style: Hazy IPA
- Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Citra (producer copy)
- Grains: Oats and unmalted wheat (producer copy)
- Origin: Abnormal Brewing, San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), California
Rancho Bernardo's House Haze
Abnormal Beer Co. opened in Rancho Bernardo in 2014 as part of The Cork & Craft — brewery, winery and restaurant under one roof — and Hazy Dreams is its hazy flagship pour: five hop varieties over an oat-and-wheat body, juicy rather than bitter, with a surprisingly clean finish under the fruit. Set it in our craft beer range against the brewery's West Coast IPA below, browse the wider San Diego shelf, or visit the Abnormal Brewing vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Aggressively hop-forward — citrus, resin and tropical fruit, per the producer copy. Palate: Fresh-squeezed orange juice with hints of grapefruit, medium-bodied from the oats and wheat. Finish: Surprisingly clean, with lingering fruitiness.
How to Enjoy
Drink fresh and cold, ideally within a few months of canning — hazy IPA aromatics fade first. Pour gently into a tulip or IPA glass to keep the haze (and the aroma) in suspension.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hops are in Hazy Dreams? Nugget, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe and Citra, per the producer copy — Nugget and Mosaic drive the nose, Simcoe brings the orange-juice and grapefruit character.
How strong is it? 6.9% ABV, in 16oz cans sold as a four-pack.
Is it bitter? No IBU is published for it — it is a hazy IPA, brewed juicy and soft-bodied rather than bitter.
San Diego haze with a citrus streak — order Abnormal Hazy Dreams online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.