If you've had a rough week and want a beer that at least smells like the outdoors, Galactic Utopia has you covered.
It's an IPA at 6.7% ABV, built on AU Galaxy, Mosaic, and Citra, and it comes in with zesty lemon peel and fresh-cut grass before pine takes over on the finish. That's a genuinely nice sequence for a hop bill, moving through three distinct impressions instead of just landing on one and staying there.
Oakland's Original Pattern dropped this as one of six new beers this week, and it's a solid pick if the rest of the lineup is leaning heavier or sweeter than what you're after tonight.
Available now.
Smells like a lawn that just got mowed. Tastes better than that sounds.