Spaceman
Brewfist

Copenhagen 21/5 2017. 33 cl bottle from Høkeren. Close up of Astronaut on the label. Pretty Cool design.

Pours hazy yellow with big white head. Settles as fluffy 0,5 cm thick layer of foam with lacing along the side of the glass.

Aroma is intense. Exotic fruit intermingling with loads of citric fruit. Peach and mango meeting with grape fruit and lemon.

Soft carbonation and medium thick palate.

Flavor is medium sweet followed by strong bitterness.

Nice IPA - who does not go to bitter extremes. Decent without being original.

2025-06-22
500ml can served in a wineglass. Bought it a little while ago at Johnny's Off License Campo de' Fiori in Rome. NR LOTTO:L250526, TMC/BB: 30/06/2026.

Pours crystal clear, light amber, medium sized head that turns quickly into a thick dusting clinging all the way up to the rim of the glass. Smell is grapefruit rind and pine, some earthy pine needles, resin bitterness.

Taste is all that and a little honeysuckle, tones down the bitterness slightly but that might be a mind trick caused by the increased sweetness introduced by the honeysuckle. Bitterness is still strong and dominant.

Mouthfeel is airy and smooth. Overall, a little off-center, but a good and interesting WC IPA.

 

Poured from a 500ml can at Fusto,Palermo Italy.
An ok West Coast IPA, the hops are there, more of the bitter finish than taste. Drinkable but needs work.

July 2015: 330 ml bottle, BB date 30.06.2013, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.0%. Gusher bottle, the glass fills completely with foam, and the beer emerges slowly. Cloudy orange colour, huge white head. Lovely hoppy aroma, notes of tropical fruits and citrus, some spicy notes too. Hoppy flavour too, not too sweet, fruity and spicy notes, some pine in the aftertaste. . Enjoyable beer - might well buy again.

Brewfist "Spaceman"
6,50€/14 oz. on tap @ La Botticella of Poggi Giovanni, Roma, IT on 28 November 2022

Look: Clear amber in color beneath a finger's width of white foam. Very good head retention and lacing with solid walls of lace left behind.
Smell: Herbal, piney, grainy, and caramelish.
Taste: The flavor follows the aroma although it's more herbal. It's spicy as well, and softly fruity with apple, peach, and citrus. A firm bitterness balances it and it finishes dry with a dull bitterness and herbal notes lingering.
Feel: Medium to medium-light in body and crisp with a standard carbonation level.
Overall: It appears that Italian brewers are getting much better at brewing American style beers.
Review #8,437

 

A-Golden amber with no real head to speak of
S-Dank hops with nice fruit in the background
M-Smooth mouthfeel with very low end carbonation that works beautifully with the style and bitterness
T-Very smooth and well crafted brew. Great iteration of a west coast IPA
O-In a land of yellow beer crud, this beer is a revelation and absolute epiphany of flavour on a scalding hot day!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a golden colour, qieh a medium retention head that leaves a normal lace. Aroma of pinde, citrics, come grapefruts and caramel. Medium body, carbonation is OK. Standard carbonation. Taste of citrics, pine, caramel. Good.