Galactic Zombie
Benchtop Brewing Company

From the pint can, it pours a hazy amber color with a very nice off-white head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. The nose gets a very clean smelling citrus scent with highlights of pineapple and grapefruit. The mouth follows with a lip smacking citrus forward malt flavor that feels very nice and smooth and leaves an aftertaste of citrus and light bitterness.

There is a black stamp near the barcode on the label: "08/30/23"

Appearance: It has a body with a medium shade of gold and hints of orange, amber, and lighter gold. There is a slight haze to the body but it is not too difficult to make out shapes. There is a medium-short fluffy white head with a bit of a creamy texture. It has excellent head retention and it leaves some spotty lacing on the glass.

Aroma: When pouring the beer a somewhat strong grapefruit aroma came through which was very pleasant to experience. The aroma isn't as strong as it initially led on, but it is very good and it's strong enough that it comes through easily. There are notes of grapefruit, a bit of mango, and what smells like rye bread. There is a bit of rosemary on the nose too which is nice, and a touch of pine. After a while a bit of peach even came through. There are a lot of aromas that come through on this beer that don't initially hit the nose.

Taste: Up front there is mango, pineapple, peach, and hop bine oil. It has a grainy rye bread flavor in the middle with a hemp rope type of flavor which is odd but interesting; it tastes the way hemp rope smells. There is a bit of a tartness to the beer to the back which comes across as a slightly tart tangerine with notes of grapefruit. The beer definitely offers a lot of flavor.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium-strength hop bitterness which leans a touch more towards higher bitterness. It has a bit of a raw hop bite to it too, and a bit of a citrus pith rasp towards the end. It drinks well but it bites a bit. The body is towards the upper edge of light with a touch of a resinous character. Carbonation feels good.

Overall: As a whole it's a solid IPA. This appears to be a variation of their 1000 Zombies beer, which was an ode to Zombie Dust. This beer is much better than their 1000 Zombies beer. The can states that this is "MADE WITH BARLEY MALT VIENNA MALT CRYSTAL MALT CASCADE HOPS NECTARON HOPS GALAXY HOPS." It appears that the only differences are the addition of Galaxy hops and a 1% increase in ABV. I would definitely buy this one over the normal 1000 Zombies beer...I would probably buy this one regularly. I absolutely recommend it.