Magic Cards Based on Hazy IPAs

I sure do like hazy IPAs. I like the tropical fruit notes, and how drinking one is kind of like drinking juice, but then there's that nice hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste to remind you that it's beer. They give you a heady, expansive buzz, and compliment a variety of foods.

The craft breweries that make them come up with clever names and nice art that they put on the packaging. Often, as I'm enjoying my IPA and admiring the art, I can't help but think of a Magic: The Gathering card to go with it. The art usually features evocative imagery or some weird mascot creature so it just comes naturally to my imagination.

Here is the small collection of custom Magic cards that I have come up with so far. I made them using Magic Card Maker. I have included descriptions and links for the IPAs themselves.

More cards may come as I continue to explore the world of craft IPAs. Cheers!

	FOG MONSTER Rusty Rail Brewing Company NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA A hazy unfiltered IPA with juicy fruit & pronounced characteristics from the Azacca, El Dorado, Citra, Mosaic & Amarillo hops, that ends with a subtle, bitter finish.		BEWARE THE HAZE Devil's Backbone Brewing Company NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA Has a tropical fruit taste that leans towards mango and papaya. Very light bitterness.

	RUBY COAST Conshohocken Brewing Company Double Dry Hopped AMERICAN IPA All in all this is a nicely balanced and rounded IPA that's slightly unique and quite easy to drink.		VOODOO RANGER New Belgium Brewing Company NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA Packed with bright tropical aromas and brilliant citrusy flavors, this hazy IPA wraps up with a pleasantly smooth finish.
	SHAMROCK DREAMSICLE Big Oyster Brewery IPA Triple dry-hopped with Citra, mosaic, and el dorado. Cold-conditioned upon mint leaves and vanilla beans. Brewed with lactose.		THE BEAST OF BOTH WORLDS Lagunitas Brewing Company BI-COASTAL IPA We looked at what made West and East Coast IPAs both good and not so good, combining the good (juicy, clear, crisp) and cutting the bad (filling, haze, bitterness). It is unlike traditional hazy IPAs in that it isn’t hazy! Woah.
	CRAB THEFT AUTO Crooked Crab Brewing Co. NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA Hazy, hoppy & tropical. Brewed with a high density hop charge of Citra Incognito, Cryo & Hyper Boost, then dry hopped to the extreme with Peacherine & Rakau hops for an explosion of tropical citrus, ripe peach & juicy fruit punch flavors.		INKREDIBLY JUICY IPA Iron Hill Brewery NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA This pineapple-infused IPA starts off with a wave of tropical sweetness & bright notes of grapefruit and orange, but beware the bite...there are agressive hops lurking in the depths of this beer!
	CLOUDY & CUMBERSOME Levante Brewing Co. NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA A quintessential New England-Style IPA and endlessly approachable, Cloudy & Cumbersome is an easy choice to always have in the mix. This smooth haze is pillowy-soft courtesy of fluffy oats and wheat in the grainbill, while sun-showers of hoppiness shine down through the clouds. Mosaic and Idaho 7 hops burst bright with the citrusy pith flavors reminiscent of tropical passion fruit and freshly peeled grapefruit. Keep your head in the clouds!		JOOSE JUICY IPA Ever Grain Brewery Co. NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA Mid-Atlantic take on a New England style IPA. A strong malty back bone supporting a hop character of dank resinous hops; very piney & citrusy.