Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy

Brewed by Hill Farmstead Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Greensboro, Vermont USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Had on tap at the worthy burger. Pour a cloudy, hazy tangerine color. Nice pillowy head. Nose is of tropical fruits, peaches, slight pine. Taste was much the same as the nose.

Growler... Pours murky and yellow with a small, creamy, white head. Good retention. The bouquet presents a solution of citrus and tropical fruits with a heavy note of well-worn, funky, unwashed socks. Medium to full-bodied and creamy with busy carbonation. The bittersweet flavor delivers a medley of tropical, fuzzy and citrus fruits - apricot, grapefruit, peach and passionfruit. Finishes with tannic bitterness that lingers a good while after each sip. Growler courtesy of the one and only landhoney!

Growler thanks to Mr Leighton. It pours cloudy light orange with a small-medium white head. The nose is big on the pine, juicy fruit, orange, passion fruit, touch of spice and some herbal notes. The taste is zesty citrus, grapefruit, orange rind, pine, light resin, light spice, leaf and some sherbet with a bitter, citric finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice high level of bitterness. Pretty tasty.

Poured into a Russain River snifter from a 750ml growler. Has a bright orange color with small white head. Aromas of pineapple citrus, orange peel, pungent earthiness in there as well. Mouth is pretty juicy, with good full body and medium carbonation. Finish is full of big bitter hops, straw, hay bail that’s a little off putting. Not much fruit, or flavorful hops on the tongue. Overall a nice bodied IPA, but the galaxy hops left a little astringency that wasn’t my favorite.

Growler @ Bruce’s. Cheers to Leighton for all the HF beers! The pour’s a slightly hazy medium orange color with a small white head. The aroma’s strong pineapple. Pissy grass funkiness. Dirty southern hemisphere pacific hop profile. Slightly moldy cheddar. Sea salt, mango. The taste is cantaloupe, tropical fruits. A bit of acerbic tropical leaf. Nice fresh hoppy profile. Mango fruit leather. Nice, earthy bitter funk on the finish. Lovely full texture. Overall, a really nice double IPA. Very tasty, full of character.

Pours a hazy golden orange from the bottle with fluffy white head that dissipates to leave moderate lacing. Aroma of fresh, resinous hops, and just a hint of caramel pale malt. The taste follows, slightly bitter and incredibly easy to drink for an heavy IPA. Great stuff, they may just live up to the hype.

Growler from gnosis.. thank much. Pour is a cloudy straw gold.. Aroma is floral hops, citrus, grass. Taste is very bitter upfront.. deliciously hoppy.. smooth bitter finish. Lots of citrus and earthiness. Silky mouthfeel. Loved this one.

Growler. Big, fresh hop presence in the aroma. More floral than fruity. Huge blast of bitter, piney hops assault my palate. Sharp & biting profile, like an aggressive Single IPA on steroids. No malt in sight. Seriously imbalanced -- and in a direction I dislike. If you like IPAs like Palate Wrecker, you'll love Double Galaxy. But I can't drink this stuff.

Did I believe the hype surrounding Hill Farmstead brewery? Yes. However, my good friend and traveling companion Mya Pharaoh did not. "Mya," I insisted, "they are universally acclaimed." To which she replied, "Universally acclaimed, my ass." The first thing I noticed about the Galaxy? Its price. The second thing? The general shape and height of the bottle. The third thing I noticed about this beer was its taste. Then I noticed the color. A sinister orangeade, this Double IPA could give you a fish, and then teach you how to fish with just one quick glance in its direction. All drinkers must be aural learners. The aroma of this beer most closely resembles that of a cool, summer breeze. Unfortunately "most closely" isn’t close enough for my impossibly high standards of beer review. So I must resort to saying the beer smells like a vague mixture of water, yeast, hops, and barley. It smells like a mixture between heaven and hell. Godly, but yet brimming with optimism’s flames. Have you seen the clown that hides from gay people? Head brewer at Hill Farmstead, Brett Knightly, has not. I didn’t think so.

Cloudy golden orange pour with a white head. Lovely hops with a nice fruit juicy presence, citrus, lemon zest, some biscuit flavors. A wonderful hop bomb! Excellent!