Double Galaxy - Hill Farmstead Brewery

starrdogg

District of Columbia

4.45/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to yourefragile for sharing a growler of this one - love me some Hill Farmstead!

A: Looks like a Hill Farmstead DIPA! It's a hazy golden/orange with a decent amount of lacing.

S: Smell is a fantastic citrus/hops aroma.

T: Taste is a somewhat sweet up front with a bitter grassy hops bite on the finish. This is pretty much straight hops right here with nary a hint of malt, yet the flavor is still complex enough to keep this beer interesting. Quite good.

M: Medium-bodied with decent carbonation.

O: This is another great DIPA from Hill Farmstead, but I'm not sure it comes quite up to the level of Ephraim. This seems more in line with their other DIPAs instead, not sure why exactly this one is getting so much more hype. It's damn good, but no better than their other fine offerings.

Edit: Revisited in January of 2013 and it's better than I remember! I might still give it a similar score, though would consider going up to 4.75 on smell, taste and overall. It's got more of a malt characteristic than I remember which really helps balance the incredible citrusy hop flavor. I absolutely believe it deserves the hype it gets now.

Serving type: growler

07-14-2011 03:28:20 | More by starrdogg

coryking

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-17-2013 05:46:39 | More by coryking

weonfire

Kentucky

4.74/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Pour this from a HF Growler. 5 days old. Still...perfect. Amazing.

A - Golden, huge white fluffy 2 finger white head. Perfect thick patch lacing up to high beer point.

S - HUGE citrus, gummy lemon/orange/grapefruit.

T - tart grapefruit, lemon, orange peel, dry and pine. finish: bitter (9/10) very acidic, no booze.

M - creamy, frothy, full body, gummy, high viscosity, grapefruit is a def lingerer.

O - Literally tastes like grapefruit - the fruit. nose is extraordinary, closest beer to an actual fruit i've ever tasted. Dry not sweet. I just happen to prefer a bit sweeter. Best IIPA I have ever had. Personal opinion: Double Galaxy > Heady Topper > Pliny the Elder.

Serving type: growler

05-14-2013 02:15:45 | More by weonfire

lpayette

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-12-2013 19:53:17 | More by lpayette

akukucka

New York

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-12-2013 18:28:46 | More by akukucka

Tibs

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-12-2013 10:33:24 | More by Tibs

Hopbully

Virginia

5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-12-2013 05:52:29 | More by Hopbully

SPRichard

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-11-2013 17:03:22 | More by SPRichard

justforrazors

Missouri

5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-10-2013 01:51:11 | More by justforrazors

goalie33

New York

5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-08-2013 16:10:44 | More by goalie33

caguiar

New Hampshire

4.75/5  rDev +2.8%

05-06-2013 21:41:05 | More by caguiar

wsnich

Texas

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-02-2013 15:47:56 | More by wsnich

Hopheadhiker

New York

5/5  rDev +8.2%

04-25-2013 17:01:47 | More by Hopheadhiker

nollie77

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +2.8%

04-16-2013 03:51:20 | More by nollie77

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

04-12-2013 12:29:55 | More by Atomicskis5

coffygrinder

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

04-10-2013 11:48:30 | More by coffygrinder

ArchEnemyBrew

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +2.8%

04-10-2013 02:13:18 | More by ArchEnemyBrew

Rustle47

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +8.2%

04-07-2013 12:21:40 | More by Rustle47

Seakyden

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +8.2%

04-03-2013 01:22:47 | More by Seakyden

mklisz

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

04-01-2013 18:45:58 | More by mklisz

leschkie

California

3.75/5  rDev -18.8%

03-31-2013 18:19:03 | More by leschkie

HopLuva

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +8.2%

03-31-2013 18:17:48 | More by HopLuva

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

03-31-2013 13:48:42 | More by Retail1LO

surlytheduff

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -8%

03-25-2013 18:57:08 | More by surlytheduff

YobroitsJoe

Maryland

5/5  rDev +8.2%

03-25-2013 01:07:24 | More by YobroitsJoe