Adding to the haze, buckwheat is not just for gluten-free brewers anymore September 16, 2020 Guest User Skagit Valley Malting now offering brewers a malted buckwheat option that is adding to the haze Hazy beer, and especially hazy IPA, is a rather polarizing topic these days. Some people are completely bored or even bothered by its continued popularity. Others are drawn to the haze without exception; regardless of who brewed it, as long as it’s a hazy IPA, they’re happy. Most of us fall somewhere between the two extremes.