AU Galaxy Hop Profile
Origin:
- Australia
- Developed by Hop Products Australia (HPA), released in 2009
- Bred from an Australian breeding program with parentage including Perle
Type:
- Aroma hop (also high impact for flavor, late additions, and dry hopping)
Typical Alpha Acids:
Beta Acids:
Aroma & Flavor Notes:
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Passionfruit: Huge, juicy passionfruit character (“the signature”)
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Peach: Ripe, sweet yellow peach
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Citrus: Orange, tangerine, grapefruit, and lime zest
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Tropical Fruit: Mango, pineapple, lychee
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Other: Sometimes a background of stone fruit or gentle herbs
Brewing Characteristics:
- Among the most sought-after hops for hazy/juicy hop-forward beers
- Delivers massive aroma/flavor when used late in the boil, whirlpool, or in dry hopping
- Can be very assertive, so sometimes blended to achieve balance
Best Beer Styles:
- IPA (especially hazy/NEIPA and juicy styles)
- Pale Ale
- Wheat Beer, Saison
- Blonde Ale, Summer Ales
- Fruit-forward lagers
Substitutes:
- Citra (for intense tropical/citrus, but more grapefruit and not as passionfruit)
- Vic Secret (also Australian, a bit more pine)
- Mosaic (tropical and peach, but with more berry character)
Fun Fact:
Galaxy is often the defining hop in sought-after “juice bomb” New England IPAs and Aussie craft beers—it’s so fruity that some beers with heavy Galaxy hopping taste like tropical fruit punch.
