Hop Test #1 (Galaxy IPA)
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- From:
- Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 5.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 18, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
An IPA brewed and dry hopped exclusively with galaxy hops.
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -0.2%
4/5 rDev -0.2%
Growler into a snifter. The brew appears a clear golden yellow color with a white frothy topping. Decent retaining powers.
The smell is juicy with herbal grassy hops. Some pith and pulp elements, zest and just an overall good feeling nose on this.
The taste is zesty and grassy with pithy pulpy bitterness to keep things in line. A minor amount of malt without sweetness is also evident.
This is a light bodied brew, moderate carbonation and easy drinking. A nice representation of one of my favorite hops. Unfortunately, the nose was peobably the most enjoyable attribute.
May 18, 2014The smell is juicy with herbal grassy hops. Some pith and pulp elements, zest and just an overall good feeling nose on this.
The taste is zesty and grassy with pithy pulpy bitterness to keep things in line. A minor amount of malt without sweetness is also evident.
This is a light bodied brew, moderate carbonation and easy drinking. A nice representation of one of my favorite hops. Unfortunately, the nose was peobably the most enjoyable attribute.
Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
4.14/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This offering was tapped on the day that I visited Al’s of Hampden – can’t get fresher than that!
Appearance is a cloudy straw color with a thin layer of head. The nose is pleasantly hoppy. This is quite full-bodied for a single IPA. The flavor profile is leads with citrus notes. The hoppiness is certainly present, but not as amped up as the very, very best single IPAs. Nevertheless, the hoppiness blends well with the citrus fruit.
I could have had this beer over and over. The only problem was that there were too many mouthwatering offerings available - repeating anything would have been sinful.
Apr 30, 2014Appearance is a cloudy straw color with a thin layer of head. The nose is pleasantly hoppy. This is quite full-bodied for a single IPA. The flavor profile is leads with citrus notes. The hoppiness is certainly present, but not as amped up as the very, very best single IPAs. Nevertheless, the hoppiness blends well with the citrus fruit.
I could have had this beer over and over. The only problem was that there were too many mouthwatering offerings available - repeating anything would have been sinful.
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