Althea - Hazy session IPA
Galway Bay Brewery in Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪
IPA - Session New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.76
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We're always looking at ways we can improve our recipes and believe craft beer should always be treated as an evolving art where new innovations and tastes give us the opportunity to refine our recipes. We've been discussing the current trends in 'session beers' and feel our Althea recipe needed a little update to bring it in line with current trends in the beer world. We've chosen a new juicier yeast strain that gives more body and a bigger tropical aroma. We've also given the malt recipe a complete overhaul to give a fluffier, lighter base. We've left the hops relatively the same but have swapped out Chinook in the dry hop for modern Idaho7 with it's tangerine flavours complimenting Amarillo really well.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Fresh juicy citrusy and tropical fruity aroma and taste, notes of lemon and orange and red grapefruit, passionfruit and honeydew melon, soft seni sweet malty base, balanced bitter refreshing hoppy finish. Great beer for this current hot weather 🥵
Tried
from Can
from
Kihoskh
on 15 Aug 2025
at 13:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
The head is enormous and quickly perforated, and it's definitely over-carbonated. The colour is yellow and hazy. The body is medium, with a strong oat influence. The mouthfeel is velvety and delicate. The taste is pleasant, a blend of tropical fruits and citrus. The bitterness is barely perceptible.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 25 Jul 2025
at 15:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bière bue à la pression au Porterhouse à Londres. Robe joliment hazy, d’un doré intense et trouble. Nez frais sur les agrumes, avec une belle présence d’écorces d’orange et de pamplemousse. Attaque douce et juteuse, légèrement résineuse, houblonnage aromatique bien expressif. L’amertume arrive progressivement, bien intégrée, et prolonge la dégustation sur des notes zestées et une pointe herbacée. Très sympa !
Tried
from Draft
at
Porterhouse
on 16 Mar 2025
at 18:32