Alouette 1 Galaxy IPA

Brewed in honour of the first Canadian satellite, Alouette 1 Galaxy IPA is a 6.5% ale from the gang at Dominion City Brewing Co. out of Ottawa. The beer is sold in 355mL cans and brewed with Galaxy hops.

Alouette 1 is an extremely hazy, straw gold beer with a vast crown of white suds. It has mighty juicy aromatics—peachy, with some OJ, too. The flavour sticks to juiciness, with a peaches and cream sweetness, initially, before trending towards citrus and floral bitterness. A really strong feature of this beer is its texture, which is silky and lush.

While I’d argue that Alouette 1 is a bit too sweet, it is otherwise an attractive and well-constructed hazy IPA. If you’d have told me ten years ago when I started blogging that THIS BEER is what passes for an IPA in 2020, I’d have called you a liar and asked you to leave my property, but it is and it’s a very fine one at that.

Rating: 9.0 out of 10.