Style: New England-style Imperial IPA

ABV: 6.7 IBU: 65.0

90/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 17
Mouthfeel: 3

Weldwerks Galaxy DDH Juicy Bits

What the brewers say

"We got our hands on even more Galaxy hops to use with Juicy Bits, our popular New England-style IPA featuring a huge citrus and tropical fruit hop character with a softer, smoother mouthfeel from the adjusted water chemistry, higher protein malts, and lower attenuation. For this Galaxy DDH variant of Juicy Bits, we dry hopped with nearly 4 lbs per bbl of Galaxy hops, in addition to the normal dry hop schedule of Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado, bringing the total hop rate up to over 7 lbs per barrel. We also extended the dry hop a touch longer and attenuated the beer a bit further, resulting in an incredibly bright hop character, soft, pillowy mouthfeel, with very little malt sweetness so that the focus is squarely on the incredible hop character."

What our panel thought

Aroma: "Bright pineapple aroma dominates at the front. Really nice what character is present with a huge malt sweetness. Slight/medium grapefruit character is really nice that comes through in the back. Slight dank character is there of pine."

Flavor: "Lemongrass, grapefruit pith & some slight pine. A slight herbal spiciness. Fairly soft mouthfeel. Well balanced. Finished surprisingly dry, almost harsh."

Overall: "Beautifully complex nose, but slightly harsh, drying bitterness detracts."

What our editors thought

Review printed in: The Annual IPA Issue (August-September 2018) (View All Issues)


REVIEWS FOR YOU >

WeldWerks Double Dry-hopped Juicy Bits

__Aroma:__ “Massive passion fruit, peach, mango, tangerine, orange, and ruby red grapefruit—it’s like a fruit cocktail. Some herbal spiciness, with a bit of dank in the background. A touch of lemongrass emerges as it warms.” __Flavor:__ “Hops candy flavor, with big cantaloupe and coconut. Pineapple and guava emerge retronasal. There’s just enough herbal and dank in the background to remind you it’s hops and not actual fruit. It’s not sweet, but that’s the perception because of the fruity hops. The finish is light and sweet with mango and a bit of bitterness.” __Overall:__ “Beer will never get better than this, and it’s one of the best beers I’ve ever had. This would be a good gateway IPA if you don’t like a lot of bitterness and want to start drinking IPAs. This beer is so juicy, that if I were a sailor, I would take this beer on my voyages to stave off scurvy. It is as close to perfect as we’ve tasted.”

Weldwerks Juicy Bits

__Aroma:__ “Lots of fruit and juice on the nose, including notes of orange, lemon, mango, melon, and pineapple. The big juicy citrus up front combines with the spicy and pine notes.” __Flavor:__ “This beer showcases the spicy and resinous hops very well while remaining juicy throughout. The citrus notes of orange, tropical pineapple, melon, and mango add a nice fruity complexity throughout the taste. Spot- on carbonation adds to the refreshing character, and the slight sweetness during the sip transitions into a mild palate-cleansing bitterness that lingers in the finish.” __Overall:__ “This beer is great, and I could drink a lot of it. It’s fruity and juicy without being overly sweet. The combination of fruits complements the piney hops flavors. So much is happening in this beer, but the harmony is exceptional.”

WeldWerks Fruity Bits Pina Colada

**Aroma:** “Big orange, vanilla, possibly chai, tobacco, mangos, pineapple, and coconut. A very light hops spiciness as it warms, but no bittering aroma. Piña Colada aromas are assaulting my brain.” **Flavor:** “Huge spiced and fruit notes of mango, pineapple, and maybe a touch of coconut. The bitterness is balanced and maybe slightly accentuated by, the spices. The fruity flavors are rounded out so wonderfully with a beautiful fluffy mouthfeel that is expertly executed. Finishes with a light alcohol harshness and a ton of coconut.” **Overall:** “A tropical New England IPA—this is what I would expect a Hawaiian New England IPA would taste like. Never has an IPA transported me to a tropical beach so quickly as this beer. So many positive emotions are evoked by just holding this beer near my nose, let alone drinking it. Cheers to the fine souls who brewed this beer.”

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