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I've never really understood the emphasis of hazy vs. clear beer. All the time on HBT I see people posting, "help: my beer is hazy". So what? Does it taste good? Are you creating a miller lite clone that you should be able to look through? Or are you upset that you think your Amber ale is hazy?
If hazy beers are a thing, good for those people who chase those things. I guess it's the little joys in life, the constant search.
I don't disagree with you on taste, but external aspects like appearance, aroma, and clarity are just as crucial in defining the true character of the beer. It takes true skill to master all aspects, something I feel all brewers should aspire to achieve. I'm not saying they should be read a book through it crystal clear, but some of these IPAs go the complete opposite trying to cloud the crap out of them. It's easy to brew a ****ty tasting & cloudy base beer and justify it through masking it by hopping the **** out of it and hiding behind the claim "that's the style bro". If that's the style, then I feel these NEIPAs are a regressed example of brewing, one that's harder to judge because its based off the opposite of what typically defines a good beer. Maybe I'm biased because I haven't really sampled many different types (haven't really felt the need based off what I've tried) but I don't see anything special with them.