Remember when Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, AND Kris Kristofferson joined forces as The Highwaymen? Or when Rage Against the Machine swapped out Zack for Chris Cornell to create Audioslave? Ooh! Or when Tupac made ‘Runnin’ with Biggie?! 

Today Barrier is the Johnny Cash of brewing, and these New York collab kings are setting off juicy fountainworks to celebrate 10 years of kick-ass IPAs. The brewery has a lot to be proud of. They survived a hurricane, took home the top prize at the Best Brew in New York Competition, and collaborated with just about every hop-juice-focused brewery under the sun!

One of the hottest smoothie IPA creators in the US right now — Vitamin Sea —  is our Willie Nelson. Boston Magazine readers declared them the Best Brewery in New England! And they share a state with Trillium and Tree House, so you know they bring it!

Waylon Jennings is played by Berlin’s Hazy innovators at Fuerst Wiacek, and they’re showing off their juice making skills with the melody of an electric guitar. The brewery’s expertise was enriched by touring the world and apprenticing at Põhjala, Beavertown, and Boneyard Beer, before launching their own dynasty. 

Last but not least, Northern Monk from Leeds, England takes the stage as Kris Kristofferson. The brewery is a World Beer Cup medalist, and *drum roll please* the first British brewery to medal in an IPA category at an American beer competition! 

Thank the heavens that Barrier brought this super group together; today’s smash-hit Hazy IPA absolutely slaps! 

Just imagine a front row seat to a massive double dry-hopping concert of Mosaic, Huell Melon, Summit, and Cascade Hops. Add a juicy experimental yeast strain to the mix and a dank, melon-lemonade of an Imperial IPA leaves the taste buds with a show-stoppingly bone-dry finish!