Hop Savant (Galaxy)
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Sour / Wild Regular|
Score
7.50
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - I picked this one up in a trade. Pours Lilly hazy yellow-gold with a voluminous, frothy white head. Big funk aroma, lots of manure, dry pale wood, lemon peel. Light sweet flavor with pleasant citrusy tang, dry brett, musty funk, lots of poop, slight grass, tangerine. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Bundles of fresh manure on the finish, more tangy citrus, light pine, grass, hay, wheat. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2016
at 12:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours clear bright golden - yellow with a massive white head. The nose is earthy, musty, big Brett vibe, farmyard, juicy tropical fruits, sour candy, dirt and filthy manure. The taste is crisp, bitter, earthy Brett right in your face, funk, white grape skin, bitter lemon, grapefruit, sherbet, some soapiness and wood with a pretty dry, earthy finish. Medium body and high carbonation. Proper funky stuff. Perhaps a bit too much even. Interesting stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2016
at 12:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to hurleymanvw. Pours quite hazy orange, large beige head, slow to dissipate with nice sticky lacing. Aroma is really Bretty, basement, horse blanket, musty wood. Light citrus and tropical fruit backing with a pinch of stonefruit. Hints of mushroom. Flavor is really funky, huge huge Brett leaning toward mushroom a bit, not a lot of Galaxy influence here. Dry as a bone with a hint of bitterness, but really this is a Brett distribution vehicle. Medium body, high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 18:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml bottle from Libations, 11/26/15. Sour / Wild rating #100! Cloudy yellowish color with a thick, frothy white head and medium-heavy lacing. Grapefruit / other tropical fruit with some nice brett-style funkiness. Funky moreso than it is bitter. Really flavorful overall. Gets a nice, bretty dryness on the finish. I enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 17:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled (vintage 2013 batch 3, @AIH53)
Hazy orange color, small off-white head. Tart, fruity, grassy, even a bit spicey aroma. Medium-bodied. Nice malty tart flavor. Citrus, leather and funkyness. Funky grapefruity finish. Good showcase of bretta.
Hazy orange color, small off-white head. Tart, fruity, grassy, even a bit spicey aroma. Medium-bodied. Nice malty tart flavor. Citrus, leather and funkyness. Funky grapefruity finish. Good showcase of bretta.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2015
at 16:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@AIH53. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is sour wood, some mild herbal notes as well as some strange sweetish notes. Flavour is sour wood, some mild tart fruits, peach and grapefruits along with mild sweetness. Wellbalanced and pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2015
at 16:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ my wedding on 8/8/2015. Big thanks to Chad and Andre for the major hookup! This baby kicked awfully quickly and I think I only got two fucken pours! Hazy, light yellow appearance with a big off white head. A little bit of plastic, pine, heavy funk, lemon peel, and zest in the nose. Medium light body. Low sweetness. Moderate bitterness. Some green herbal notes. A bit of plastic / brett notes but overall, quite chuggable. A treat. Maybe I should put away a case of these for a special occasion. Thanks to CS for helping me out!
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2015
at 00:23
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at Kurtkeller 011: Crooked Stave-tastic 01 on 05/02/2014. Pours a murky orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily. Fruity aroma with oak and hops notes. Medium-bodied with flavors of grapefruit, funky yeast, oak and herbal hops. The finish is funky citrus and hops. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2014
at 12:30