Super Session #6 - Galaxy
Lawson's Finest Liquids

Look: Pours a crisp golden yellow with a two finger white head that laces the glass well and hangs around for about two or three minutes.

Aroma: Bittersweet tangerine, raw honey and a light spruce note.

Taste: Orange peel and peppery lemon rind upfront - followed by delicate notes of pineapple puree and honey. Dank but controlled notes of pine resin and caramel. Still crisp and dry, with moderate tropical orange sweetness balanced against an assertive but not distracting amount of hop resin.

Feel: You could throw a few of these back in quick succession no problem. Bubbly, medium bodied.

Overall: Very good little session IPA.

Poured from a 16 oz can purchased at Shaw's in Manchester. Pours golden yellow with one fingers worth of head that slowly recedes. Light bitterness with light citrus to accompany. Very good and refreshing.

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of bubbly foam that left minimal lacing. It smelled of citrus, subtle pine and toasted caramel. Sweet caramel and orange taste with a nice piney bitterness. Smooth finish.

12 oz can poured into glass.
A: Clear slightly dark straw color. Thin head.
S: Tropical fruit/ripe pineapple. Maybe a little catty as it warms.
T: Tropical fruit, grapes, moderate bitterness at the end
M: Light body
O: I like sessions in the summer time... because they have a lighter body. This is a good one. The lightness and bitterness at the end is welcome and makes this a good beer&pizza beer.

 

Not the tastiest of the SSs. On a par with a good Lord Hobo, maybe a little better when you are looking for lower ABV.

From a 12oz can dated 3/6/20 into a pint glass.

Pours hazy golden yellow with about one finger of white head. Moderate retention, minimal lacing.

Smells of pineapple, citrus and a bit of pine.

Tastes of hoppy bitterness-pine, resin and grass but not much else to balance the taste.

Mouthfeel is stickier than most of this style, but still thin compared to a regular IPA. Drinks easy enough. Moderate carbonation. Slight bitter aftertaste.

Overall, this is the best session IPA I've had but it still falls short of the real thing. I'd rather have one regular IPA than two sessions.

 

This petite brew is one of the most serviceable and flavorful session IPAs I've had to date. I'm no expert on the genre, but as the temperatures rise and as I myself age, I like to find beers I can enjoy with friends without getting bloated on hazy IPAs, and this fits the bill nicely. I never even bothered to pour this into a glass (and my beer glass broke today) but the flavor is both citrus and grassy, with a light body and a very bubbly carbonation. That means it engages with each sip, and attends the party as a silent buddy.

 

Poured from the can. I've always liked the others in the series, but had not yet picked up #6.
It's a solid session IPA, no more no less. Nice big hoppy aromas and flavors, crisp light body and bitter finish.
And who doesn't love galaxy hops? I could sip this all day long.