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Ale Asylum Ballistic IPA

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333.57/5.03.44/5.0Winter7.5%68.4Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This American-style IPA has a mountain fo Amarillo hops for explosive citrus aromas and aggressive bitterness with no metallic aftertaste. Ballistic is all natural and unfiltered for superior flavor and quality. It is brewed with passion and is best enjoyed that way.
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 Ungstrup (15250), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, hops, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malt combined with notes of over ripe fruits, leading to a dry, alcoholic, and bitter hoppy finish. Thanks CaptainCougar for coming to Denmark and sharing this.


 Papsoe (14997), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Clear, warm amber golden with an off-white head. Fat, piney grapefruit aroma. Medium body, caramel, solid fruity hoppiness. Good hop bite in the finish. 300809


 yespr (12175), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is hops fruity, light wooden, pine wood and caramelish roasted aroma. Fruity and solid caramelish flavoured. Bitter and dry flavoured. Lingering caramelish flavoured finish.


 kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 9, 2009  

Date: July 19, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Appearance: clear dark amber, fine dirty white head, scattered lace
Aroma: sweet and bready aroma, lots of balancing floral hops, sweet crystal balanced by earthyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich balanced flavor, lots of hop flavor and bitterness balance bready malts, just a touch of crystal sweetness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 KimJohansen (7049), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2009  
Cloudy amber with a medium beige head. Hoppy aroma with toasted malt, caramel and floral notes. Hoppy flavour with toasted malt, caramel, flowers and pine.. Finished bitter.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 29, 2009  
(12oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Small off-white head atop hazy dark amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, orange/mango, some peach, pineapple. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, some pineapple, mango, light biscuit. Medium body, some resin. Alcohol hardly noticeable.


 CaptainCougar (5493), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Apr 29, 2009  
Pours a transparent copper orange amber with a well-lacing off-white head. Aroma of fresh resiny grapefruity hops and some musty sweaty notes with a touch of caramel. Starts with decent fullness and a semi-sweet toasted pale maltiness with lots of citrusy grapefruity hops and an off-putting sweaty character that detracts from what would otherwise be a very nice IPA.


 JPDIPSO (4908), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Dark amber to copper in color. Moderate, light cream, meringue looking head. Grilled grapefruit aromas, with burnt sugar and pine. If I smell too long, I catch pine cleaner and some alcohols, but still an interesting nose. Soft, full feel. Sweet caramel start. Grains and grapefruit in the middle. Some acidic lemon in the finish and into the linger. Pine and resin seem over abundant. Certainly could use a bit more malt depth to balance thing out, but perhaps ballistic hops is what we are after. Who an I to argue. Who is John Galt?



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