This week I stumbled upon two beers from very different styles with one thing in common - Galaxy hops. This Australian hop is very similar to Citra or Amarillo flavor-wise, as it imparts tropical fruit and citrus flavors and has really become popular as of late.
I’ll start with an Illinois brewery’s use of the hop in their IPA; BrickStone’s Galaxy Down Under.
BrickStone has been brewing up beers in Bourbonnais, Illinois (about 55 miles south of Chicago) since 2006. They began as a great place to eat, as well as drink, before their beers began to take off.