Hop Wave 5
Equilibrium Brewery in Middletown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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We are really excited about this new batch of Hop Wave 5. It is the first beer that uses the new harvest of Galaxy from Pete’s trip to Australia. We are thrilled with the characteristics of this crop and what it contributes to the beer in both aroma and flavor and look forward to the many more delicious Galaxy-forward beers to come from this harvest.
Hop Wave 5 takes one of our favorite Citra/Galaxy DIPAs, dHop5, supersizes the hop charge and adds a touch of lactose. Aside from all the great things about this beer, it includes an experiment to boost the citrus character of its aroma. We will continue to apply this to the next several releases for evaluation but we’re very pleased with the effect.
Hop Wave 5 pours a milky straw yellow releasing pungent aromas of citrus, pineapple, passion fruit, and peach all integrated with a sorbet twist. The taste is a soft and bright creamy tropical flavor that is dangerously drinkable and balanced with a punch of our signature #EQjuice. Don’t sleep on this one!
Hop Wave 5 takes one of our favorite Citra/Galaxy DIPAs, dHop5, supersizes the hop charge and adds a touch of lactose. Aside from all the great things about this beer, it includes an experiment to boost the citrus character of its aroma. We will continue to apply this to the next several releases for evaluation but we’re very pleased with the effect.
Hop Wave 5 pours a milky straw yellow releasing pungent aromas of citrus, pineapple, passion fruit, and peach all integrated with a sorbet twist. The taste is a soft and bright creamy tropical flavor that is dangerously drinkable and balanced with a punch of our signature #EQjuice. Don’t sleep on this one!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap at Hopa, koszi TD! Hazy, murky golden pour with thin white head. Nose is sweet notes of tropical fruits, apricot, lightly grassy hops. Taste is also pretty sweet, showing fruity hops (apricot and mango), candy-like notes, even a hint of malts and just a faint grassy character on top. Closes with long lasting, sweet and sticky finish, has medium to full body and soft to average carbonation. Decent, but almost too sweet to my liking.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
47cl Blik van Beer Republic. Niet heel vers meer ondertussen. Troebelgele kleur, witte kraag. Tropisch fruit, lactose, licht bloemig, citrus, perzik, redelijk zoet, weinig bitter. Medium body. OK.
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 02 Mar 2025
at 16:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Hazy orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, oaty, some toffeeish and mild citrusy tones with some herbs as well. Flavour is herbal, toffeeish, floral, oaty and some mild fruity and nectary tones.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2024
at 20:21
7/10
Humalane, magus, puuviljane, tsitrus, kuiv. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2024
at 21:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
US Pint can at Farmers Bar, Avenue K, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy light golden orange colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is light peachy, orange. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a smooth, somewhat rich, light herbal, juicy peach, tart grapefruit pineapple, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Well hidden alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2024
at 13:49
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2023
at 18:07
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Jammy mango aroma. Ridiculously sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. Saccharine and oversweetened tropical fruit yoghurt for kids. Burning artificial sweetness in a finish without bitterness. IPA for 5 year olds?
Tried
on 04 Dec 2022
at 21:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 21 Oct 2022
at 09:20
7/10
Tried
on 20 Oct 2022
at 21:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can Kihoskh 2022-08-07 Göteborg AR: fresh tropical fruity, wee overriped mango, pineapple, orange peel AP: hazy coppery, high steady frothy white foam F: fresh tropical fruity, wee overriped mango, pineapple, orange peel
Tried
from Can
on 07 Aug 2022
at 18:59