Tasting Room Series: DDH Galaxy IPA
Boulevard Brewing Co.

Beware the unusual six-pack in the out of the way place that has more single malts than craft beers. This is the 09 Dec 2019 batch, which hasn't done the hop aromatics any good, but it's still drinkable enough.

The taste is an odd fruity and woody mix. Some malt, a touch of caramel sweetness, and a vegetal finish. Old walnuts, plum, and mango. Full of hops but not all that bitter. The aftertaste is more of a dark fruitcake with piney notes. From the 12 oz bottle.

12oz bottle. Poured out a slightly cloudy, golden orange color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of citrus, pineapple and toasted caramel. Sweet citrusy taste with piney bitterness and caramel maltiness.

12 oz. bottle:

Pours hazed yellow with a fizzy, foamy white head that settles to a wide, lasting island. Spotted lacing sticks.

The smell is of citrus and tropical fruit notes - lemon, orange, passion fruit. Fresh-baked caramelized dough in the back.

The taste is of lemon, orange, passionfruit. Bitter and tart with a sweet kiss of caramel that breaks through to smooth it out before leaving a dry bitter finish. (The 100 IBU's show.) Alcohol is dangerously well-hidden.

Medium-bodied, the blast of hop goodness lingers on the palate. Initial fizz soon settles to a medium carbonation level.

Very drinkable despite bitter bite and high (albeit well-hidden) abv. Hop-forward with just enough balance to keep it together. A hop-head's delight!

 

 

 

 

Small pour to snifter, hazy yellow, small head, and some lacing. Nose of lemon, pine, grass. Taste is fruit forward with bitter finish but not what you expect for 100 IBU. Average body and carbonation.

Poured 12oz bottle into snifter. Light hazy gold color with a big 2.5 finger white head. Excellent retention and plenty of lacing coat the glass. It is a hoppy delight of tropical and citrus fruit, very juicy. Passion fruit and grapefruit seem to be the dominant notes. Lighter malts provide a bit of sweet floral honey aroma. Very juicy with plenty of hops with flavors of passion fruit, grapefruit, orange, and other citrus notes. Sweet malts come in the middle and give it the flavor some balance. Finish has a nice bitter punch. Full to medium body with a slick oily feel. Carbonation is fantastic. Great DDH IPA using Galaxy hops.

 

 

L: Poured from a bottle to a snifter glass. Had a golden yellow color and a very cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Very good lacing.

S: A solid aroma of hops, malt, citrus fruit, pine and tropical fruit.

T: Tasted of a small amount of malt (mostly in the finish), light pine notes, a good shot of citrus fruit (orange, in particular), a moderate amount of hops, peaches, and tropical fruit (passion fruit). A much more subtle flavor than some DIPAs. It's definitely more of a West Coast DIPA than anything, mostly due to the pine. Still, it's quite tasty.

F: A decent amount of carbonation with a smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

O: Another rock solid beer from Boulevard. Drinkable.

 

 

Best by 12/9/18. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a glowing hazy light golden with a fluffy eggshell white head that falls leaving great bubbly retention and sticky lacing. The aromas have some orange leading the way along with some other sweet citrus notes. Subtle hints of pineapple. Some malts. The flavors start off bold and rough around the edges, but everything comes together very quickly. Lots of orange leading the way once again. It's slightly spicy. Solid hop bitterness. Malts do their thing without dominating. Finishes juicy and dry at the same time. It drinks somewhat big, but the alcohol is ultimately well hidden. Mouthfeel is nice. It's on the lighter side of full-bodied with moderate to active carbonation. It's sharp, fluffy, smooth and dangerously drinkable.

This is a pretty solid DIPA. It's clean, crisp, sharp and bold. The craftsmanship is on point. It's enjoyable and fun to drink. I like it.

 

 

 

Cloudy orange, 2 finger white head, sticky lacing.

Big pop of pineapple, mango, citrus, melon on the nose and palate. Slight pepper note on the finish.

Soft carbonation, medium mouthfeel.

Nothing flashy here, just well executed and a pleasure to drink. If Boulevard puts this in their regular rotation count me in. Recommended.