What is this new Saint Arnold beer and why is everyone freaking out over it?

This week Houston craft brewery Saint Arnold unveiled a new beer that people are freaking out over. The beer, according to a brewery spokesperson, is a double-dry hopped hazy IPA. This style of beer are currently all the rage among hopheads. Dubbed Not A Collaboration, only one batch of it was made, which is music to the ears of beer aficionados fond of limited releases. See where to get the best craft beer in Houston... less This week Houston craft brewery Saint Arnold unveiled a new beer that people are freaking out over. The beer, according to a brewery spokesperson, is a double-dry hopped hazy IPA. This style of beer are ... more Photo: Saint Arnold Photo: Saint Arnold Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close What is this new Saint Arnold beer and why is everyone freaking out over it? 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

This week Houston craft brewery Saint Arnold unveiled a new beer that Houston beer devotees are freaking out over. Houstonians have likely seen ravenous beer drinkers hoarding cans of the limited release at their local grocery stores.

The beer, according to a brewery spokesperson, is a double-dry hopped hazy IPA. This style of beer is currently all the rage among hopheads, prone to fads and quickly changing tastes.

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Dubbed "Not A Collaboration," only one batch of it was made, which is music to the ears of beer aficionados fond of limited releases. Hazy IPAs typically are hazy, hence the name, and light orange in color. They also have a fruity taste compared to the more bitter, mainstream Indian Pale Ale varieties that have grown so popular.

Saint Arnold's entry into the style has a citrus flavor, with a mix of mango and pineapple.

"The beer came about because of our long relationship with Brash Brewing Company," spokesperson Priscilla Walker said Tuesday. "Their head brewer, Vince Mandeville, used to to be a brewer with us. Brock and the owner, Ben Fullelove, know each other pretty well and we like to poke at each other in a friendly way from time to time."

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The Houston craft beer community, she notes, is like a big family.

Sold in special black cans, the new beer features Saint Arnold's religious mascot decked out like Brash's own skeletal character. Brash is known for being the most "metal" of all Houston breweries with metal concerts and iconography a part of the vibe.

James Simpson, host of KPRC-AM 950's "What's on Tap?" radio show is a fan of the new brew, debuting in the middle of American Craft Beer Week nonetheless.

"Palates change and so do consumer preferences and Saint Arnold is on top of the Texas craft beer scene because they give what the patrons want," Simpson said Tuesday. "Saint Arnold nailed it."

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This new beer is available on draft at most major bars that carry Saint Arnold or in stores in four-packs of 16-ounce cans.

"It's the first time we've ever brewed this style, which is very popular in the craft beer world," Walker adds. "Also, we've never packaged and delivered a beer to accounts on the same day."

Hazy IPAs are also known as "New England IPAs," "NEIPAs," or "Vermont-style IPAs" due to the style's modern northeastern origins.

Craig Hlavaty is a reporter for Chron.com and HoustonChronicle.com.