Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

This draft brew from the Ale House in Johnson City NY beer bar poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were and left behind a transparent typically carbonated orange colored body and an excellent lacing. The weak aroma was hoppy and floral. The crisp semi-thick mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a medium malty aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of hops. An OK brew just nothing special.

Pours very golden with some amber. Could be mistaken as a Budweiser in my mug. Little head that dies quick. Sticky lacing on the glass. Smells of pine, cirtrus, orange and hops. Taste isnt too complex but very nice and finishes hoppy and dry. Feels a tad thin and undercarbonated. Overall a tasty beer and extremely drinkable, especially on a hot day.

12-12-07 bottle.
Hoppy sweet aroma with hints of honey in there as well. Very cutting and dry taste and finish. Not soapy really at all. Clear amber color with average head. Nice dry hoppy flavor with a good palate.

Brightish gold color with a slight amber orangey cast to it. Small, slimming cap of off-white foam. A whispy skim is always present and the lace is adequately placed across the glass in some boney fingered strings and lots of spots. Aroma is dullish of orange peels and a touch of grapefruity pineyness. Notes to melony sweetness, smokey resin touches, and some toasted grains and grassyness. Taste is rounded well with a clean, unbittered hop tone of lightly crunchy and fairly crisp hopped up leafyness which is squeezing out some softly delicate touches of orangeyness and red grapefruit. Notes of toasted malt and pine merge well in the finish and lingers there for a decent length of impression. Clean, crunchy, crisp, and rounded with a nice balance all wrapped in a solid medium body. Keeps a good, firm tone and grab the whole way through and has a nice complexing, low-ended bitter pined finish that lasts well and keeps ya coming back for more. A very good drinking IPA due to its lower bitterness and firm clean body and taste.

On tap at The Old Toad in Rochester, NY. Appearance: Amber with an off white head. Aroma: Strong hops, some sweetness in the background. Palate: Medium, good mouthfeel. Flavor: Strong hops, sweet lemony/citrus malts. Overall: The hops really smacks you in the face, but the malt balances it nice. Kind of a dry finish.

Poured from bottle. Amber, thin head. Aroma - hops. Now the flavor, big hops with a creamy, malt base. A real nice mix for an IPA. Lacing coats the glass. Finished as well as it started. A great IPA.

Bottle drank at some crazy hole in the wall in Washington, PA with Casper. Pours a deep amber. The body is light and has a small head. A real hoppy flavor and aroma. Also some nice malt and citrus flavors. A great IPA, smooth and refreshing.

Tap at the Cloverleaf tavern in Caldwell NJ. Bright amber in the glass with tight dense white head. Hops andplums in the nose. Tight rings of lace. A subdued hoppyness is the result of well balanced malts. It nice not to have an IPA attempt to beat me over the head. Easy drinking and enjoyable.