Galactic Double Daisy Cutter
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.43
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Double Pale Ale. Brewed just once a year, this beer takes everything we love about Double Daisy Cutter and skins it with the tropical impact of Galaxy hops. Typically available in May.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Julio's Pours a deep golden color with a hint of orange and a thin white head that recedes fairly quickly. Lots of juicy tropical fruit on the nose with bits of alcohol resin and light sweet bread. The flavor holds more resin than fruit but has an ample amount of each. Light spicy alcohol enough bready malt to provide a little structure. Medium to thin in body, lively carbonation bubbly creamy mouthfeel. Half acre never lets me down, death to the juice bros!
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2019
at 23:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can from Uptown. Pours a clear orange hue with a large white head. A big salty lemon and orange nose. Big flavors, pineapples, oranges, wow this one is different. Zingy lively palate. Interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2019
at 06:48
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 10 Sep 2018
at 13:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From tap at The Ginger Man - Boston. Unclear dark golden color with off white head. Malty and hoppy aroma, caramel, pine, tropical and citrus fruits, grass. Sweet and moderate bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2018
at 15:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned 4/23, drunk 5/24/18.
Clear, peachy-brass-gold. Sizable, butter-colored head shows good retention.
Good minerality in the nose with a forest-like, green hop character and light passion fruit; all great expressions of this hop. Soft and mild, being a month old, though still shows light spiciness, much to my delight. No alcohol, resin, flaw or any weird yeast character.
In mouth it's very dry, as Daisy Cutter is apt to be. Doesn't seem as soft, though, with a touch too much grainy character. Firm bitterness and yellow, lightly juicy fruits with lasting, dank green character. Some alcohol and sharp ester further add to the overly dry, peachy-twangy nature, but it's at least clean and well-attenuated.
Clear, peachy-brass-gold. Sizable, butter-colored head shows good retention.
Good minerality in the nose with a forest-like, green hop character and light passion fruit; all great expressions of this hop. Soft and mild, being a month old, though still shows light spiciness, much to my delight. No alcohol, resin, flaw or any weird yeast character.
In mouth it's very dry, as Daisy Cutter is apt to be. Doesn't seem as soft, though, with a touch too much grainy character. Firm bitterness and yellow, lightly juicy fruits with lasting, dank green character. Some alcohol and sharp ester further add to the overly dry, peachy-twangy nature, but it's at least clean and well-attenuated.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2018
at 18:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Half Acre. Filtered orange body. Big, juicy, clean IPA. Classic. Sort of mellow carbonation. A hint of buttery earthiness from the dry hopping. Not really that over-the-top. Still drinkable, pleasant even. Thick real malt tones, at least I'd like to believe. Good, but sort of sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2018
at 04:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours clear and golden orange. Small white head. Aroma is fruity, citrusy. Fruity, piney. Slight herbal. Grapefruity. Citrusy. Bitter and slight herbal. Grapefruity hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2018
at 02:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz. Draft at Rosebud. Mild tropical hints, mild malt backbone. Slightly juicy character. Bitterness is mild, soft carbonation. Good, but pretty average for me. Not really blown away.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2018
at 22:16
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2018
at 22:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can. Hazy honey gold color. Large frothy beige head. Clinging lace. Fragrant citrus hops with sulphury malt notes. Sweet toasted malt flavor has honeyish, bready notes. Slightly dank, tropical fruit hops in middle. Easy drinking for 8% ABV. Notes of caramel and vanilla in finish. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2017
at 22:38