6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Brighton draught, 5/15/25.
Heavily hazy, dull bronze. Medium-sized, white head.
Juicy, fruity, slightly punchy with pineapple and light spruce juice. Some floral notes, but no resin or chalk. Light earthiness and lots of mineral. It's about par for the course for Galaxy these days. Not too much acidity.
Soft, dry, buttery, with heavy biscuit and cracker, light pine, light grapefruit and lots of mineral and earth. Not sure why there's so much diacetyl in this, but the body is pretty thin, creating more problems. Heavy, heavy cracker. Zero comfort or softness from anything at any point. Notch seems to have lost their way with ales, but I guess it's understandable.
Heavily hazy, dull bronze. Medium-sized, white head.
Juicy, fruity, slightly punchy with pineapple and light spruce juice. Some floral notes, but no resin or chalk. Light earthiness and lots of mineral. It's about par for the course for Galaxy these days. Not too much acidity.
Soft, dry, buttery, with heavy biscuit and cracker, light pine, light grapefruit and lots of mineral and earth. Not sure why there's so much diacetyl in this, but the body is pretty thin, creating more problems. Heavy, heavy cracker. Zero comfort or softness from anything at any point. Notch seems to have lost their way with ales, but I guess it's understandable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 16 May 2025
at 01:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brighton lukr, 5/15/25.
Clear copper-amber. Creamy, thick, beige head.
Hint of dry toast but big mineral and ample base malt. Bit of caramel to sweeten the deal. Low but daintily hopped. Clean. Lots of mineral.
Toasty but not scratchy or overdry. Lots of softer base malt to even out the texture with toasty popcorn and hints of sweet caramel. Super low hops here. Usually I don't think it matters but I would like a bit of brighter respite from caramel and toast. That said, it's clean, mineralesque and drinks wonderfully, nonetheless.
Clear copper-amber. Creamy, thick, beige head.
Hint of dry toast but big mineral and ample base malt. Bit of caramel to sweeten the deal. Low but daintily hopped. Clean. Lots of mineral.
Toasty but not scratchy or overdry. Lots of softer base malt to even out the texture with toasty popcorn and hints of sweet caramel. Super low hops here. Usually I don't think it matters but I would like a bit of brighter respite from caramel and toast. That said, it's clean, mineralesque and drinks wonderfully, nonetheless.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 16 May 2025
at 00:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark caramel into willi. White head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Caramel and multigrain aromas. Sweet with caramel and golden syrup front to back. Dry, toasted multigrain finish.
Tried
from Crowler
at
Notch Brewing Company
on 26 Apr 2025
at 22:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear gold into a willi. Brightwhie head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Straw, hay and lemon aromas. Crisp with sweet hay, biscuit and straw front to back. Dry, medium length finish.
Tried
from Crowler
at
Notch Brewing Company
on 26 Apr 2025
at 22:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brighton draught, 4/20/25.
Clear brass. Small, spotty, white head.
Rich corn and big graininess from the barley with low hop, rich yeast and lingering vanilla and white bread.
Flour/powdered sugar notes up front are off-putting but its soft and malty with good depth on the end and good attenuation. Rich grains, corn, vanilla, malt and such make it very robustly drinkable but never quite shakes the weird flour character up front.
Clear brass. Small, spotty, white head.
Rich corn and big graininess from the barley with low hop, rich yeast and lingering vanilla and white bread.
Flour/powdered sugar notes up front are off-putting but its soft and malty with good depth on the end and good attenuation. Rich grains, corn, vanilla, malt and such make it very robustly drinkable but never quite shakes the weird flour character up front.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 20 Apr 2025
at 20:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Brighton draught, 4/20/25.
Clear, blonde-brass. Small, white head.
Herbal hops with dainty honey, mineral-rich yeast and lingering bread. Clean and malty.
Malty and rich with a round deep texture and mild herbal hops notes. Some yeast with a rich malt finish, good attenuation and lingering yeast and light herb.
Clear, blonde-brass. Small, white head.
Herbal hops with dainty honey, mineral-rich yeast and lingering bread. Clean and malty.
Malty and rich with a round deep texture and mild herbal hops notes. Some yeast with a rich malt finish, good attenuation and lingering yeast and light herb.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 20 Apr 2025
at 20:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Undated cans drunk 4/4/25.
Dark mahogany-chestnut. Clear. Small, dark beige head.
Clean kolsch yeast, somewhat obscured by the dark malts, though it's only lightly chocolatey, without any major roast. Fruity, with a smattering of herbal hops.
Clean and chocolatey with a bit of chew to the body and good attenuation. Fresh yeast, fresh herbal hops and lingering fruitiness and chocolate.
Dark mahogany-chestnut. Clear. Small, dark beige head.
Clean kolsch yeast, somewhat obscured by the dark malts, though it's only lightly chocolatey, without any major roast. Fruity, with a smattering of herbal hops.
Clean and chocolatey with a bit of chew to the body and good attenuation. Fresh yeast, fresh herbal hops and lingering fruitiness and chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2025
at 12:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brighton draught, 4/2/25.
Rich caramel and light chocolate with gentle acidity. Clean, not sweet, no booze. Yet it still smells very malty and rich.
Soft, creamy, malty, deep and rich. Maybe not Uber complex but the caramel, raisin, pepper, toast and light milk chocolate are balanced perfectly. Clean, chewy but not sugary. No booze.
Rich caramel and light chocolate with gentle acidity. Clean, not sweet, no booze. Yet it still smells very malty and rich.
Soft, creamy, malty, deep and rich. Maybe not Uber complex but the caramel, raisin, pepper, toast and light milk chocolate are balanced perfectly. Clean, chewy but not sugary. No booze.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 02 Apr 2025
at 21:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Brighton draught, 4/2/25.
As pictured.
Toast and fig with chewy raisin and a touch of smoke. Clean and fairly rich as it warms up.
Very flavorful, unless you have a weak palate. Rich and chewy with deep malt but light very balancing acidity showing prune, caramel, black pepper and toast. Hint of smoke with long fig and vanilla. Not a beer for your average ticker who can't identify great beers unless they beat you over the head with huge flavors (solidfunk). But for others, this is clean, balanced, rich and sublime.
As pictured.
Toast and fig with chewy raisin and a touch of smoke. Clean and fairly rich as it warms up.
Very flavorful, unless you have a weak palate. Rich and chewy with deep malt but light very balancing acidity showing prune, caramel, black pepper and toast. Hint of smoke with long fig and vanilla. Not a beer for your average ticker who can't identify great beers unless they beat you over the head with huge flavors (solidfunk). But for others, this is clean, balanced, rich and sublime.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 02 Apr 2025
at 20:45
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Side pour, Brighton, 4/2/25.
As pictured.
Clean, fairly floral, excellent mineral and delicate honey. Hops, malt, yeast all lovely and sharing space.
Rich and malty with plenty of honey and biscuit. Dried herbs, flowers, soft malts and a dry finish with ample but not-overdone bitterness. Per usual, an incredible amount of flavor for its size.
As pictured.
Clean, fairly floral, excellent mineral and delicate honey. Hops, malt, yeast all lovely and sharing space.
Rich and malty with plenty of honey and biscuit. Dried herbs, flowers, soft malts and a dry finish with ample but not-overdone bitterness. Per usual, an incredible amount of flavor for its size.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 02 Apr 2025
at 20:26