Some beers show up. This one transmits.

Firestone Walker’s Mind Haze has always occupied its own corner of the universe: hazy, tropical, relentlessly drinkable. But Galaxy Bender isn’t just another variant. It’s the Mind Haze franchise dialed up to interstellar, clocking in at 8.5% ABV with a three-hop lineup that hits like a frequency you didn’t know you were tuned to.

Three Hops. One Signal.

The name isn’t accidental. Galaxy Bender is built around Galaxy, the Australian hop that’s been rewiring tropical IPAs for years, delivering waves of peach, plum, and grapefruit that feel almost too good to be real. Alongside it sits Citra: the Pacific Northwest legend that essentially reshaped the modern IPA, bringing that electric, zesty citrus charge that arrives before the beer even reaches your lips. The third leg of the constellation is Krush: a newer release from the Hop Breeding Company that brings tropical punch, mango, and orange to the blend. On its own, Krush is interesting. Layered with Galaxy and Citra, it becomes something else entirely.

The Process Behind the Haze

What makes Galaxy Bender more than just a high-ABV hop bomb is how Firestone Walker gets the aroma in without driving up bitterness. The answer is the Dry Hop Cannon, a COâ‚‚-pressure system that fires whole-cone hops directly into the fermenter at the right moment. No harsh bitterness gained, only the pure aromatic signal of three elite varieties doing exactly what they were bred to do.

Torrified wheat rounds out the malt bill, giving the beer that silky, pillowy mouthfeel that makes hazy IPAs genuinely delicious.

What’s in the Glass

Expect a beer that leads with big tropical fruit — mango, peach, citrus pith — before the haze softens everything into a smooth, lush finish. The elevated ABV adds a warmth that keeps it interesting sip after sip without overwhelming the hop character. It’s loud, but not chaotic. Big, but not blunt.

Where to Find It

Galaxy Bender is available now in 6-pack cans and 19.2oz singles wherever Mind Haze is sold.

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