Beam of Light
Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- From:
- Sapwood Cellars Brewery
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 2.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2025
- Added:
- May 23, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Pale Ale DDH with Galaxy and Simcoe
Mike's first homebrewed NEIPA back in 2015 was dry-hopped with Galaxy and Simcoe. They are two of our most-used varieties and yet it took us until the original batch of this recipe in 2021 to combine them at Sapwood! The combination is super-tropical with the mango notes of Simcoe blending with the passionfruit of Galaxy. The hops lay in a soft bed of barley, oats, and wheat. A little extra-juicy thanks to a strain that produces beautiful apricot notes.
Mike's first homebrewed NEIPA back in 2015 was dry-hopped with Galaxy and Simcoe. They are two of our most-used varieties and yet it took us until the original batch of this recipe in 2021 to combine them at Sapwood! The combination is super-tropical with the mango notes of Simcoe blending with the passionfruit of Galaxy. The hops lay in a soft bed of barley, oats, and wheat. A little extra-juicy thanks to a strain that produces beautiful apricot notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can from Sapwood. Nothing particularly stand out. Always enjoy Galaxy and Simcoe….alone or together. I thought it was a more Tropical /Galaxy than Simcoe influenced. So it came across a bit like way more than a few Galaxy fwd brews. Not bad…just nothing new or interesting. Just an APA take on it.
Did enjoy the richer meatier body; somewhat cask-like.
Oct 07, 2025Did enjoy the richer meatier body; somewhat cask-like.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.99/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Draft pout into a stemless wine glass at the brewery.
L: Hazy pale straw, 1/2” white head with good retention, a bit of wet lacing.
S: Light citrus nose, hints of stone fruit, more juicy as it warms.
T: More hoppy and bitter than juicy with a light pale malt base, grapefruit and tangerine peel, moderately bitter citrus peel finish.
F: Light bodied, fairly soft and a touch creamy with carbonation slowly building an edgy finish.
O: Good light citrus forward APA.
May 23, 2025L: Hazy pale straw, 1/2” white head with good retention, a bit of wet lacing.
S: Light citrus nose, hints of stone fruit, more juicy as it warms.
T: More hoppy and bitter than juicy with a light pale malt base, grapefruit and tangerine peel, moderately bitter citrus peel finish.
F: Light bodied, fairly soft and a touch creamy with carbonation slowly building an edgy finish.
O: Good light citrus forward APA.
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