7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at 5 Horses, Davis, 1/20/18.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, maize-bronze with a small, but firm, white head atop.
A bit of pine and punchy lemon up front slowly but steadily lose their punch as lime-mango and juicy pineapple takes over. Soft, biscuity, vanilla-and-honey-rich malts crowd in and it's a full and very robust nose with light white grape and a touch of bubble gum on the very end. No alcohol or flaw.
Juicy, bright and lightly bitter in the mouth with tell tale pine and grapefruit from the Centennial, albeit very soft and showing little/no aggressive character and no resin. White grape, peach, papaya and other juicy, tropical fruits meld seamlessly with a bubble gum-like yeast character as rich malts, sweet at times, yet still appropriately attenuated, round out the soft, supple texture with firm but soft carbonation. No alcohol or flaw. A bit tangy at times, but nicely drinkable and soft.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, maize-bronze with a small, but firm, white head atop.
A bit of pine and punchy lemon up front slowly but steadily lose their punch as lime-mango and juicy pineapple takes over. Soft, biscuity, vanilla-and-honey-rich malts crowd in and it's a full and very robust nose with light white grape and a touch of bubble gum on the very end. No alcohol or flaw.
Juicy, bright and lightly bitter in the mouth with tell tale pine and grapefruit from the Centennial, albeit very soft and showing little/no aggressive character and no resin. White grape, peach, papaya and other juicy, tropical fruits meld seamlessly with a bubble gum-like yeast character as rich malts, sweet at times, yet still appropriately attenuated, round out the soft, supple texture with firm but soft carbonation. No alcohol or flaw. A bit tangy at times, but nicely drinkable and soft.
Tried
on 29 May 2018
at 13:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Beer Collective, New Haven, CT. Appearance is hazy, opaque dark yellow-to-light-brown with no discernible sparkle, finger-width white head with fair retention and light lacing. Aroma is citrus and herbs. Taste is herbal garlic with light sweet citrus, touch of spicy rye or wheat. Palate is medium bodied with creamy smooth texture, average carbonation and bitter herbal finish. Overall, quite good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2018
at 01:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Canary Square, 10/11/17.
Heavily hazy, bordering on soupy, as Fox Farm's hoppy beers seem to quite consistently be. Lighter bronze-golden with a firm, well-retained, white head.
Juicy pineapple, tangerine, nectarine and light mineral/earth are all highly aromatic, pleasant and show little/no resin. The Motueka brightens and juicifies everything probably just as much as a good dose of Nelson or Galaxy and neither Citra nor Amarillo contribute any big grapefruit or heavy orange character. The resulting tropical fruit, mild citrus and light honey from the malt is perfectly balanced by the cereal-like spelt and biscuity oat and malt. No alcohol or flaw.
Soft, juicy, supple, well-attenuated, resin-and-pine-free. Not much to not love here, with big bursts of tangerine, meyer lemon, sweet lime and mango leading to more dry, earthy, mineral-rich notes. All the while, soft, creamy textures are derived from both oat and spelt, while light, ample bitterness also helps balance. No alcohol or flaw, resin or twang at all. Wonderful stuff, one of my favorites from them, thus far.
Heavily hazy, bordering on soupy, as Fox Farm's hoppy beers seem to quite consistently be. Lighter bronze-golden with a firm, well-retained, white head.
Juicy pineapple, tangerine, nectarine and light mineral/earth are all highly aromatic, pleasant and show little/no resin. The Motueka brightens and juicifies everything probably just as much as a good dose of Nelson or Galaxy and neither Citra nor Amarillo contribute any big grapefruit or heavy orange character. The resulting tropical fruit, mild citrus and light honey from the malt is perfectly balanced by the cereal-like spelt and biscuity oat and malt. No alcohol or flaw.
Soft, juicy, supple, well-attenuated, resin-and-pine-free. Not much to not love here, with big bursts of tangerine, meyer lemon, sweet lime and mango leading to more dry, earthy, mineral-rich notes. All the while, soft, creamy textures are derived from both oat and spelt, while light, ample bitterness also helps balance. No alcohol or flaw, resin or twang at all. Wonderful stuff, one of my favorites from them, thus far.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2018
at 14:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Five Horses Tavern. Bright golden color, normal level of carbonation. The hop profile is decent; shows me grassy, mild citrus, with a fresh cut grass bitterness. Body is light with a refreshing crisp texture. Very easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2018
at 00:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Beer Collective, New Haven. Color is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, some grapes, dryness, some hops and malts. Very fresh juicy flavors with gentle hops. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2018
at 00:28
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 8/30/17.
Heavy haziness, bordering soupiness and a bright, golden-maize color with a large, dense, well-retained, white head.
Lemon, white wine and honey/biscuit provide for a fairly straightforward, but very well-executed nose. No sign of resin or alcohol. Not intensely aromatic, but with some light perfume/floral/spice character and light earthy/mineral character that this hop can provide. If it's not as bold, lush and juicy/tropical as Galaxy and Nelson, it's every bit as interesting.
Soft, juicy and lushly-hopped with very low bitterness and zero resin/twang. Pillowy malts are well-attenuated and the beer finishes creamy, almost with gentle bitterness keeping balance. Spiciness increases with warming. Very well-made and with a tight carbonation and no flaw or alcohol. This is a hell of a series.
Heavy haziness, bordering soupiness and a bright, golden-maize color with a large, dense, well-retained, white head.
Lemon, white wine and honey/biscuit provide for a fairly straightforward, but very well-executed nose. No sign of resin or alcohol. Not intensely aromatic, but with some light perfume/floral/spice character and light earthy/mineral character that this hop can provide. If it's not as bold, lush and juicy/tropical as Galaxy and Nelson, it's every bit as interesting.
Soft, juicy and lushly-hopped with very low bitterness and zero resin/twang. Pillowy malts are well-attenuated and the beer finishes creamy, almost with gentle bitterness keeping balance. Spiciness increases with warming. Very well-made and with a tight carbonation and no flaw or alcohol. This is a hell of a series.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2018
at 13:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 8/30/17.
Clear copper with strawberry-auburn highlights and a pink head that is full and well-retained.
Without knowing what this was, I guessed strawberry, cranberry or tart cherries (wrong on all three counts). Seemingly well-attenuated, whatever it is with mineral and funk but low acidity. Biscuit and light cereal from the grains add to the picture of a rustic farmhouse ale with light fruit juiciness sitting on the clean, alcohol free end.
Lightly fruity, cherry-raspberry-like character in the mouth mixes with light cereal-like notes, whitebread and finally tart fruit acids on the end. Tight carbonation, strong attenuation and soft texture. Bit bready, however, and with the acidity and tartness from the grapes maybe dominating somewhat.
Clear copper with strawberry-auburn highlights and a pink head that is full and well-retained.
Without knowing what this was, I guessed strawberry, cranberry or tart cherries (wrong on all three counts). Seemingly well-attenuated, whatever it is with mineral and funk but low acidity. Biscuit and light cereal from the grains add to the picture of a rustic farmhouse ale with light fruit juiciness sitting on the clean, alcohol free end.
Lightly fruity, cherry-raspberry-like character in the mouth mixes with light cereal-like notes, whitebread and finally tart fruit acids on the end. Tight carbonation, strong attenuation and soft texture. Bit bready, however, and with the acidity and tartness from the grapes maybe dominating somewhat.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2018
at 13:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Tip Tap Room 8/17/17 and at Lulu's on 1/3/18.
Very hazy, bright, lemon-golden with deeper bronze hues and a small, fairly dense, white head atop showing moderate retention.
First impressions give a touch of dough, cereal and "sour" overly bitter Simcoe and/or Mosaic. It's very heady, perfumey and somewhat punchy with traces of resin on the end. With warming and breathing, however, this softens in to more of a mango-lemon-pineapple character, though the aroma never gets terribly strong. The resin/grapefruit/pine never builds up and there is no alcohol. Malts are fairly sparse, adding light cereal and honey.
Malty and sweet in the mouth with a fluffy texture and low but mostly engaging carbonation. Gains a reasonable dryness on the end with some of the punchiness from the nose translating to bitterness on the end. Pine, grapefruit and lemon, yet the resin never comes, thankfully. Mango-pineapple-lime continue to emerge with warming and ward off the grapefruit. Remains spicy, almost perfumey throughout, but the texture really shines through, soaking up the unwanted bitterness and softening things greatly. By the end of the glass, it's highly enjoyable.
Very hazy, bright, lemon-golden with deeper bronze hues and a small, fairly dense, white head atop showing moderate retention.
First impressions give a touch of dough, cereal and "sour" overly bitter Simcoe and/or Mosaic. It's very heady, perfumey and somewhat punchy with traces of resin on the end. With warming and breathing, however, this softens in to more of a mango-lemon-pineapple character, though the aroma never gets terribly strong. The resin/grapefruit/pine never builds up and there is no alcohol. Malts are fairly sparse, adding light cereal and honey.
Malty and sweet in the mouth with a fluffy texture and low but mostly engaging carbonation. Gains a reasonable dryness on the end with some of the punchiness from the nose translating to bitterness on the end. Pine, grapefruit and lemon, yet the resin never comes, thankfully. Mango-pineapple-lime continue to emerge with warming and ward off the grapefruit. Remains spicy, almost perfumey throughout, but the texture really shines through, soaking up the unwanted bitterness and softening things greatly. By the end of the glass, it's highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2018
at 15:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 6/22/17. Quite hazy, though not soupy/cloudy, warm-toned honey-bronze with strong copper hints and an off-white head atop that is rocky and shows moderate retention. Great minerality in the nose from the NZ hops. Lots of spicy, floral and white wine-like characteristics creating a very heady aroma that comes off lighter than 8.2%. Malts, while being a fairly standard biscuit-cracker-like base, do show a bit more sweet honey-bread-like character, as well, which helps round out the otherwise very dry character. Grape must is light but apparent and augments/complements the NZ hops without getting too acidic or dominant. Juiciness grows and grows with warming/breathing and it becomes quite rich and rewarding over time. Alcohol is well-concealed and there is no flaw or resin. Sweet, succulent grape and malt notes are balanced by grape and hop acidity, which itself is controlled/moderate. Biscuity/crackery malts help break up the softness of the malt and grape, adding a more varied texture. Low but very tight carbonation carries and concentrates the hop flavors on to the finish where lime, white wine, passion fruit, earth and various mineral notes all congregate quite harmoniously and enjoyably. Gets a bit sweet and and the grape must becomes fairly strong, as the glass empties, but it’s well-done, better than most/all of the Dialed In variants, in my opinion. Alcohol is well concealed and no resin, doughy yeast or flaw is noted. Draught at Ashby, 4/22/22. Holy shit this is way better than I recall. Perfect balance, beautiful minerality. Incredible nose.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2017
at 16:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 6/22/17.
Brass-golden with light copper hues, thoroughly hazy bordering soupy and a small but fairly dense/firm, off-white head atop.
Surprisingly not as much difference in the nose from the Citra/Mosaic version as I’d expect based on significantly different hops. Granted, citra can mirror Galaxy in quite a few ways with their overlap of tropical notes. And to be fair, there is some white wine and stronger minerality here than in the other version, but I was expecting quite a bit more deep, lush spice, black pepper and/or passion fruit notes. Still, what’s there is enjoyable, just very dry and almost herbal, with light white grape and even a floral character lingering. Crackery malts, again, leave the hops to do their thing, although light honey-like maltiness does emerge with warming/breathing. No dull/doughy yeast, resin, flaw or alcohol.
Soft, malty texture is dotted with crackery, grainy notes that add a bit of complexity, shall we say. Moderately-low but very fine carbonation helps concentrate the wonderful hop bouquet which is heavily spicy and floral, with meyer lemon, light passion fruit and white wine on the finish. Lots of pineapple, kumquat and nectarine rind with sweeter key lime and red grapefruit emerging as it warms. A hint of sharpness/resin on the very end, probably more due to the high attenuation and strong dryness than anything but otherwise free of flaw and alcohol. Like the Citra/Mosaic version, a very lovely beer. This one is less explicitly juicy and takes some time to unlock the tightness that Galaxy often displays.
Brass-golden with light copper hues, thoroughly hazy bordering soupy and a small but fairly dense/firm, off-white head atop.
Surprisingly not as much difference in the nose from the Citra/Mosaic version as I’d expect based on significantly different hops. Granted, citra can mirror Galaxy in quite a few ways with their overlap of tropical notes. And to be fair, there is some white wine and stronger minerality here than in the other version, but I was expecting quite a bit more deep, lush spice, black pepper and/or passion fruit notes. Still, what’s there is enjoyable, just very dry and almost herbal, with light white grape and even a floral character lingering. Crackery malts, again, leave the hops to do their thing, although light honey-like maltiness does emerge with warming/breathing. No dull/doughy yeast, resin, flaw or alcohol.
Soft, malty texture is dotted with crackery, grainy notes that add a bit of complexity, shall we say. Moderately-low but very fine carbonation helps concentrate the wonderful hop bouquet which is heavily spicy and floral, with meyer lemon, light passion fruit and white wine on the finish. Lots of pineapple, kumquat and nectarine rind with sweeter key lime and red grapefruit emerging as it warms. A hint of sharpness/resin on the very end, probably more due to the high attenuation and strong dryness than anything but otherwise free of flaw and alcohol. Like the Citra/Mosaic version, a very lovely beer. This one is less explicitly juicy and takes some time to unlock the tightness that Galaxy often displays.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2017
at 13:27