{"id":108256,"date":"2020-02-07T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?p=108256"},"modified":"2020-02-25T05:46:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T12:46:11","slug":"is-2020-the-year-of-the-low-cal-ipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/is-2020-the-year-of-the-low-cal-ipa","title":{"rendered":"Is 2020 the Year of the Low-Cal IPA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 may have belonged to the hazy IPA, but 2020 could be the year of the low-cal IPAs.<\/p>\n<p>Bell\u2019s Light-Hearted is among the most recent entrants in the low-cal craft beer space. The Michigan craft brewery tweaks the timeless, award-winning recipe of Two Hearted to arrive at a lower 110 calorie count. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellsbeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bell\u2019s Brewery<\/a> Communication Manager Josh Smith says the reason for creating the low-cal IPA was simple: beer lover demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognized that there was an opportunity to give beer lovers&#8211;Two Hearted fans or not&#8211;an option that had everything they were looking for: lower calories, a lower ABV and all of the deliciousness that is Two Hearted,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Bell\u2019s Light Hearted Ale is among the most recent low-cal IPA releases. Odell Brewing introduced Good Behavior (110 calories, 4% ABV) in fall 2019, echoing similar motivation of meeting beer drinkers in the \u201cbetter for you\u201d beer space.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_108273\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter \"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134839\/Light-Hearted-Bells-Brewery-low-cal-ipa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134839\/Light-Hearted-Bells-Brewery-low-cal-ipa.jpg\" alt=\"light hearted low cal ipa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134839\/Light-Hearted-Bells-Brewery-low-cal-ipa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134839\/Light-Hearted-Bells-Brewery-low-cal-ipa-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bell\u2019s Light Hearted Ale is among the most recent low-cal IPA releases. (Bell&#8217;s Brewery)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love light, sessionable beers after a bike ride, hike, or summiting a 14er&#8230;Most of the beers in the market that fit this bill are light lagers and we simply love hops too much to not try to create a lighter, lower calorie IPA that would be perfect for all these moments,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odellbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Odell Brewing<\/a>\u2019s Community Manager Kristen Wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deschutesbrewery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deschutes Brewery<\/a> took the opportunity to take the trend even further by combining it with the hazy IPA beer style. The result is their recently introduced WOWZA! hazy pale ale (100 calories, 4g carbs, 4% abv). According to Deschutes\u2019 VP of Marketing Neal Stewart, the creation of WOWZA came from the brewery\u2019s ambitious innovation program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(#SeektheSeal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/breweries\/independent-craft-brewer-seal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/breweries\/independent-craft-brewer-seal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eek the Independent Craft Brewer Seal<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw an opportunity to innovate within this space while offering something that is very much on trend, which is what led us to a hazy pale ale. We wanted to \u2018embrace the impossible\u2019&#8230;[brew a] low ABV hazy pale ale that checks all these boxes and still tastes great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oskarblues.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oskar Blues<\/a> fell back on its decades of experience making big, burly IPAs to craft its low-cal IPA. Aaron Baker, Oskar Blues\u2019 senior marketing manager, says the inspiration behind the brewery\u2019s buzzed-about One-y Low-Cal Hazy IPA (100 calories, 4% abv) was the ability to appeal to drinkers who have enjoyed previous IPAs from Oskar Blues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to brew a beer that could satisfy a range of beer drinkers, from hardcore IPA lovers to those who prefer something more sessionable,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2>Brewing a Low-Cal IPA<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_108274\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft \"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108274 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa.jpg\" alt=\"lay low low-cal ipa monday night\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131134936\/monday-night-brewing-lay-low-cal-ipa-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monday Night Brewing&#8217;s Lay Low low-cal IPA was released in January 2020. (Monday Night Brewing)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>With the influx of low-cal IPAs comes the introduction of new ingredients that help remedy the complex equation of delivering the full-flavored beers drinkers have come to expect, but with lower calories and ABV.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mondaynightbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monday Night Brewing<\/a> made light of its own new creation, Lay Low IPA (90 calories, 3.2% ABV), in a press release, calling it \u201csomething totally unoriginal.\u201d But the brewery explained it\u2019s a difficult style to perfect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/independent-craft-breweries-employee-ownership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent Craft Breweries and Employee-Ownership)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt turns out that\u2019s pretty hard to achieve,\u201d says co-founder Jonathan Baker, \u201cbut using science, dedication, and the spirit of the mighty tiger, we think we\u2019ve finally nailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To achieve a balanced body with traditional hazy and West Coast IPAs, one common technique for brewers is to boost the sugars in the malt bill to level out the bitterness, which adds to the beer\u2019s calorie count. A new fix is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogfish.com\/brewery\/beer\/slightly-mighty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addition of monk fruit<\/a>, which adds sweetness but not calories. The wonder fruit is present in both Dogfish Head\u2019s Slightly Mighty (95 calories, 4% abv, 3.6g carbs, 1g protein and 0g fat per 12oz serving) and Hi-Wire Brewing\u2019s new Go Getter low-calorie IPA (100 calories, 4% abv).<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_108276\" class=\"wp-caption alignright \"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa.jpg\" alt=\"hiwire brewing low cal ipa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135101\/GoGetter-HiWire-low-cal-ipa-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hi-Wire Brewing\u2019s Go Getter low-calorie IPA (HiWire Brewing)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firestonebeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Firestone Walker<\/a> took a very tactical approach to the creation of Flyjack low-cal IPA (96 calories, and 4% abv), delicately weighing how many calories they could allocate to drive a memorable hazy hop flavor in a 12oz package. After accounting for the 4 percent of alcohol content (which seems to be the standard level for low-cal IPAs), Walker says the brewery had about a quarter of the calorie allocation (roughly 24 calories) to hit the requisite flavor notes, which was a \u201criddle and a huge challenge for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The solution for Walker and team was the addition of the new Strata hop, which is designed to deliver more hop aroma in a smaller quantity, along with an \u201cexpressive\u201d yeast strain which they say heightens the esther and fruitiness of the beer, creating a flavor-laden beer at a lower calorie count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally and professionally, I am happy to have a beer I can drink that spaces out the calorie count; I drink a lot of tasty beer,\u201d says founder David Walker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Editor&#8217;s Pick: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/editors-picks\/sierra-nevadas-resilience-ipa-inspires-australia-resilience-beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sierra Nevada\u2019s Resilience IPA Inspires Aussie Brewers After Devastating Wildfires<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Low-Cal Could Prove to be Big Win<\/h2>\n<p>According to Neal Stewart, Deschutes&#8217; low-cal hazy pale ale was launched in conjunction with the news that the brewery was to be the sponsor of Portland Trail Blazers Radio Network back in October. The soft launch quickly led to a huge sales uptick as WOWZA! became Deschutes\u2019 best-selling beer at the Moda Center, which is where the Blazers play their NBA games.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_108277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter \"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135255\/Wowza-low-cal-hazy-pale-ale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108277 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135255\/Wowza-low-cal-hazy-pale-ale.jpg\" alt=\"wowza low cal pale ale beer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135255\/Wowza-low-cal-hazy-pale-ale.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20200131135255\/Wowza-low-cal-hazy-pale-ale-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deschutes has a clear hit on its hands with Wowza, the brewery&#8217;s new low-cal hazy pale ale. (Deschutes)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>With a clear hit on their hands, Stewart and the team decided to expedite their launch schedule to align it better with a period where many drinkers become more calorie-conscious: January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDistributor orders wiped out our initial forecasts and we\u2019ve added several additional brews to the schedule to keep up with demand,\u201d said Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>While people drinking a low-cal IPA wouldn\u2019t technically be participating in the popular month-long sobriety trend dubbed Dry January, being thoughtful with their beer purchasing and consumption habits is a clear consumer trend that doesn\u2019t seem to have a 30 day expiration date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 may have belonged to the hazy IPA, but 2020 could be the year of the low-cal IPAs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6920,"featured_media":108374,"sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sticky_collection":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4295],"class_list":["post-108256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft-beer-muses","tag-beer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - 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