Double Galaxy - Hill Farmstead Brewery

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.68/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

750 mL HF swingtop filled 2/16 poured into my NEBCO 668 tulip.

A - pours an aggressive, hazy orange with two fingers of eggy, large bubbled foam. leaves massive lacing everywhere.

S - lots of papaya, orange zest, grapefruit, lemon, a little mango-y. less tropical and more citrus than other galaxy single hops i've had, but in a very good way.

T - just wow. pineapple and other tropical fruits up front. juicy. citrus rind follows. barely any detectable "bitterness" in the classical sense (or perhaps i am just experiencing a lupulin threshold shift!). grainy malts at the end, leaves a wonderful happy sticky sweetness behind, in a non-cloying way.

M - medium to medium-low carbonation, medium body, sticky.

just wow.

Serving type: growler

02-18-2013 16:04:11 | More by tehzachatak

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev -2.6%

05-22-2013 13:11:29 | More by SpdKilz

jbeervt

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +2.8%

05-20-2013 21:30:58 | More by jbeervt

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