Mountain Haze is Woodstock Inn Brewery’s New England-style IPA, brewed in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, right at the base of the White Mountains. The brewery pitches it as trailhead fuel: hazy, hoppy, and easy to drink after a hike or a day on the slopes. I rate it 3.63 out of 5. The label lists 6% ABV and 40 IBU, both confirmed on the brewery’s own site and tap list, so those numbers are not a guess.
Mountain Haze at a glance
| Beer | Mountain Haze |
| Brewery | Woodstock Inn Brewery |
| Location | 135 Main Street, North Woodstock, New Hampshire |
| Style | New England IPA / Hazy IPA |
| ABV | 6% |
| IBU | 40 |
| Calories | No verified figure published; any estimate would be speculative |
| Ingredients | Malted barley and hops (per the can’s ingredient statement); a detailed hop or malt bill is not published |
| Rating | 3.63 out of 5 |
My first reference point for a beer like this is the style itself. If the term hazy IPA or New England IPA needs a refresher, my guide to what makes a hazy IPA different from a clear one covers the soft body, low perceived bitterness, and juicy aroma without treating cloudiness as a quality marker on its own. Mountain Haze leans hard into that soft, approachable side of the style rather than the resinous, dank end some hazies chase.
Who brews Mountain Haze, and where
Woodstock Inn Brewery started life as a country inn, opened in 1982 in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, in the heart of the White Mountains. Brewing came later: the inn added a brewpub and began brewing its own beer in the mid 1990s, starting on a small seven-barrel system before growing into a larger production brewery that now ships cans across New England. The company marked its 25th anniversary as a brewery in 2020, and it is a Brewers Association certified independent craft brewery, meaning it is not owned by a large multinational beverage company.
The property today is more than a brewery. It is a full inn and restaurant complex with dozens of rooms, a pub, and a brewing operation that supplies its own taps as well as retail accounts around the region. That combination, an inn, a restaurant, and a working brewery under one roof, is part of why Woodstock Inn leans so heavily on outdoor and hiking themes in its branding. The White Mountains and Franconia Notch are a short drive away, and Mountain Haze is marketed directly at that audience: a hazy IPA meant to taste good after a long day outside, not one built to win a hop-intensity contest.
Mountain Haze ABV, IBU, and ingredients
Mountain Haze is 6% ABV with an IBU of 40, both figures published directly on Woodstock Inn’s own beer menu and signature beers page. That is a middle-of-the-road strength and bitterness for the style: strong enough to feel like a proper IPA, restrained enough that it does not turn into a sipper. A 40 IBU rating on a hazy IPA usually reads lower on the tongue than the number suggests, since the haze-forming proteins and higher carbohydrate content in a New England-style recipe soften perceived bitterness compared with a clear, filtered IPA at the same lab number.
The can’s ingredient statement lists malted barley and hops as the headline ingredients, which is standard for the style and does not tell us much beyond confirming this is a straightforward all-malt beer rather than an adjunct-heavy one. Woodstock Inn has not published a detailed hop variety list or malt bill for Mountain Haze, so I am not going to invent specific hop names here. For readers who want to understand what a stated IBU number does and does not tell you about a beer’s actual bitterness, my explainer on what IBU actually measures goes through the chemistry in plain language. No calorie count is published for Mountain Haze anywhere I could verify, and ABV alone is not a reliable way to back into an accurate calorie figure, so I am leaving that field honest rather than guessing.
If you want to understand how a brewery lands on a specific ABV like 6% in the first place, my guide to beer gravity and how ABV is calculated walks through the mashing and fermentation math. As a homebrewer, I can say a 6% hazy IPA is a very common target: high enough to carry hop oils and body, low enough to stay drinkable across an afternoon.
How Mountain Haze tastes
Mountain Haze pours a hazy, pale gold, consistent with the New England IPA style and with the soft, cloudy appearance Woodstock Inn’s own marketing leans on. The nose is where the “hoppy and easy to drink” tagline earns its keep: citrus and light tropical fruit up front, without the dank, resinous punch you get from a West Coast-leaning IPA. That lines up with a 40 IBU hazy recipe, where the hop character is aimed at aroma and soft fruit rather than a sharp bitter finish.
On the palate, the body is medium-soft with a smooth, slightly creamy texture typical of the style, and the finish is clean rather than lingering. This is not a beer built to make you think hard about layered hop complexity. It reads as an approachable, sessionable hazy IPA that a brewery attached to a busy inn and restaurant needs on tap: something a hiker, a skier, or a wedding guest can order without a long explanation. The 3.63 out of 5 community rating fits that profile: solid and well-liked, not a beer chasing cult status.
Texture and serving temperature matter more on a soft hazy IPA like this than on a crisp lager. Serve it cool rather than ice cold, in a clean pint or tulip glass, and the citrus aroma opens up more than it would straight out of the fridge. My guide on getting more flavor from beer through temperature and glassware covers this in more depth if you want to get technical about it.
What to eat with Mountain Haze
Woodstock Inn’s own kitchen pairs Mountain Haze with fried food, and that instinct tracks. The brewery publishes a house recipe for hazy IPA wings built specifically around Mountain Haze and its sibling Moody Brew IPA, using the beer in a brine and hot sauce combination. A softer, citrus-forward hazy IPA like this one is a natural match for fried chicken, wings, and other salty, crisp foods: the carbonation and light fruit cut through the fat while the low bitterness will not clash with a spicy sauce.
Beyond wings, I would put Mountain Haze next to anything with a bit of char or smoke: barbecue, grilled sausage, or a smoky cheddar. My beer and BBQ pairing guide has more detail on why a soft, citrus-driven hazy IPA works better with smoked meat than a bitter West Coast IPA does. If you want a broader framework for pairing food to any beer style, the general beer and food pairing guide is a good starting point, and the ramen pairing guide is worth a look too since a soft hazy IPA can work surprisingly well against a rich, salty broth.
How Mountain Haze compares to other hazy IPAs I have reviewed
Mountain Haze sits on the gentler, more sessionable end of the hazy IPA spectrum I have covered on this site. Pulp Truck IPA from Marsh Island Brewing is a closer style cousin: another hazy New England IPA built around soft drinkability rather than hop intensity. Rippp, the Outer Range and Commonwealth collaboration runs hotter at 6.7% ABV with a sharper citrus-pine edge, so it is the pick if Mountain Haze feels too gentle for you. Legally Hazy, the Night Shift and Legal Sea Foods collaboration and Debaser from Gravely Brewing both sit closer to Mountain Haze’s easygoing character than to a hop-forward showcase beer.
If you want a wider grounding in how hazy IPAs differ from West Coast, session, and other IPA styles, my guide to different types of IPA lays out the full family tree, and the IPA brands roundup links out to every IPA review and guide on the site if you want to keep comparing. Because Mountain Haze is explicitly marketed as a post-hike, outdoor-friendly beer, I would also point hikers and campers toward my best beers for camping list, where a soft, low-fuss hazy IPA like this one fits right in.
Where to find Mountain Haze
Mountain Haze is distributed primarily around New Hampshire and New England, and it is a regular pour at Woodstock Inn’s own brewpub in North Woodstock. It is not currently listed among Saucey’s available products, which is not unusual for a brewery whose main footprint is regional New England distribution rather than the wider national delivery networks. If you cannot get your hands on a can, check with a local New Hampshire or Vermont beer retailer, or ask about it directly if you are visiting the White Mountains. For a general sense of how long a hazy IPA like this stays fresh once you do find it, my guide on how long beer lasts is worth a read; hop aroma fades faster than most other beer characteristics, so buying the freshest can available matters more here than with a stout or a lager.
Since Mountain Haze itself is not on Saucey, here are five genuinely comparable hazy IPAs that are currently available there, if you want something in the same style while you track down a can of the real thing.
Hazy Little Thing is my closest match for Mountain Haze’s soft, crowd-friendly personality, and it is also the easiest of the five to find nationally. Hazy Like a Fox follows a similar low-key approach. Aloha Sculpin and Liquid Candy both push further into fruit-forward territory if you want to explore past Mountain Haze’s restrained profile, while Hazy Hero splits the difference with a bit more hop presence than the original.
My verdict on Mountain Haze
Mountain Haze does exactly what its label promises: a hazy, hoppy, easy-drinking IPA that fits the identity of a mountain-town brewpub better than a hop-bomb showcase beer would. The 6% ABV and 40 IBU numbers back up that read, and the 3.63 out of 5 rating reflects a beer that is well-liked without pretending to be a bucket-list chase.
My main reservation is the same one that applies to a lot of regional brewpub beers: Woodstock Inn has not published a detailed hop bill, malt bill, or calorie count, so anyone wanting that level of technical detail will come away with fewer answers than they would from a brewery that publishes full spec sheets. That does not change how the beer actually drinks, but it is worth knowing going in.
If you are looking for a low-fuss hazy IPA to pack for a hike, a lake weekend, or a casual dinner with wings, Mountain Haze is a solid, unpretentious pick, and visiting the actual brewpub in North Woodstock is the most reliable way to try it fresh.
FAQs
What style of beer is Mountain Haze?
Mountain Haze is a New England-style hazy IPA brewed by Woodstock Inn Brewery in North Woodstock, New Hampshire.
What is the ABV of Mountain Haze?
Mountain Haze is 6% ABV, as listed on Woodstock Inn Brewery’s own beer menu and signature beers page.
What is Mountain Haze’s IBU?
Mountain Haze has a listed IBU of 40, according to the brewery’s own tap list and beer menu.
What ingredients are in Mountain Haze?
The can’s ingredient statement lists malted barley and hops. A detailed hop variety list or malt bill is not published by the brewery.
How many calories are in Mountain Haze?
No verified calorie figure is published for Mountain Haze. ABV alone is not enough to calculate an accurate calorie count.
Where can I buy Mountain Haze?
Mountain Haze is distributed mainly around New Hampshire and New England and is a regular pour at Woodstock Inn Brewery’s own brewpub in North Woodstock. It is not currently listed on Saucey; check a local New England beer retailer or visit the brewery directly.
References
- Woodstock Inn Brewery official website: Signature Beers page, tap list, and Mountain Haze specifications (ABV, IBU).
- Woodstock Inn Brewery official website: brewery history and 25th anniversary announcement.
- Mountain Haze beer profile and community rating data.
- BevWire beer label archive: Mountain Haze can description and ingredient details.
- Food and Beverage Magazine (fb101.com): Woodstock Inn Brewery company history.
