Single Hop IPA: Galaxy
Bridge Road Brewers

Single Hop IPA: GalaxySingle Hop IPA: Galaxy
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From:
Bridge Road Brewers
 
Australia
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 13.04%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
48
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 18, 2017
Added:
Dec 27, 2009
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by jbowers56:
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Reviewed by jbowers56 from Australia

4.17/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A nice Golden brown/orange colour. 2 fingers of head in a snifter.

Huge nose. A whole bunch of passionfruit and underneath some sweetish notes, maybe from crystal malt.

Follows up the nose very well. A little one dimensional, but that's not really a flaw in a single hop ipa - it shows off galaxy very well and what a hop it is. Mmmm. Not hugely bitter - but bitter enough to be called an IPA, unlike some examples I have had recently.

Feels great in the mouth, smooth but still with plenty of carbonation - ideal for an IPA on tap.

Edit: in the bottle it was nowhere near as good. The wild fruitiness of galaxy stood alone unsupported by adequate bitterness or malt backbone. I will leave the review for the tap version though, as I really liked it. To be honest, I doubt there was a heap of difference, drinking a beer at a great bar with great friends certainly enhances the experience!
Dec 28, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigred89 from Maryland

Mar 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Oct 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Zach136 from Georgia

Aug 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by dertyd from California

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by raycoll from New York

Feb 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Jan 30, 2016
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.26/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Aroma is spices, a slightly odd dankness and sweetish malts. The flavor is spices, grapefruit, malts, fruit and a long and mix of tart, slight bitterness and heat in the finish.
Dec 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by Beer4Baltimore from Maryland

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Lettsgo3 from Maryland

Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by JOldewurtel from Maryland

Aug 30, 2015
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Reviewed by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Yellow with a tinge of orange and a thin white head.
Wonderful bright, tropical aroma from the Galaxy hops. Easily the best part of the brew.
Taste was abrasively bitter and not at all enjoyable.
Aug 29, 2015
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Reviewed by rblib from California

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Color has a golden, murky appearance with foamy lacing. My first time isolating the Galaxy hop in an IPA. I find it to be rather dry but this IPA has some fruity passionfruit and considerable malt to balance it into a good offering. I still think the Galaxy alone is an acquired taste.
Aug 19, 2015
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Rated by Spreetaper from New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Cooper's Craft (Chelsea) NYC
Jul 31, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.59/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled 3/18/15.

Pours a murky dark honey orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus zest, grapefruit juice, tropical fruit, and earthy hop aromas. Taste is much the same with citrus zest, grapefruit juice, and earthy hop flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop and earth bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that starts out citrus and tropical fruit forward, but more earthy hop qualities come out and take over as the beer warms up.

Serving type: bottle.
Jul 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by BowWowWowYippyYoIPA from California

Jul 17, 2015
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Straw yellow poor with a superb fluffy white head. Aroma of strong tropical and passion fruit. Crisp full flavour. Taste is nice and bitter. Great beer with some full on aroma distinctive to the galaxy hop.
Jul 06, 2015
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Reviewed by Marc280 from Australia

3.03/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Didn't really pour with much head and what was there quickly faded. A deep golden colour and pours fairly cloudy. There is an unmistakable Galaxy hops aroma and on the first sip I found it too bitter, but after drinking a little more it seems better balanced. The bottle says is has a medium malt profile but I don't really get this. Overall a good beer but not great.
Jun 09, 2015
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Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia

3.76/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
330ml poured into half pint

L - orange/brown, cloudy, pours a very thick white frothy head.

S - tropical fruit (mango, passionfruit), hint of pine and spicy notes.

T - very hoppy - intense fruity flavours - mainly passionfruit, followed by woody, caramel malts and a fairly tarty bitterness at the finish.

M - moderate carbonation, dry almost caustic texture, medium to heavy bodied

O - very much a bitter, tropical hop style is Galaxy. Nice, but couldn't down to many in one go.
Jan 13, 2015
Single Hop IPA: Galaxy from Bridge Road Brewers
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 48 ratings