Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

Pale orangey gold, murky with floaties. Lazy bubbles. Small marshmallow cream head leaves sticky clumps of foam on the glass. Restrained yet concentrated aromatics; floral (roses, marigolds), grapey, spicy, herbal, and coniferous. Bready, honeyed malt. Exceptionally balanced flavors of fruit, bitterness, and crackers dipped in sorghum. Nuances of apricot, walnut, sultanas, orangewater. Palate is interestingly full and meaty, yet at the same time dry and tingly. Bittersweet and minerally, gin-like finish… lingering peppery/spicy/fruity aftertaste. Damn fine IPA!

Sampled at SBWF, 2007. Somewhat hazy golden. Fine white head. Sweet and very hoppy in both aroma and flavour; citrus and apricots.

very hoppy nose. Coppery pour, decent white head. Pleasantly hoppy flavor with a nice malt body. Slight bittersweet finish. Nice.

Bottle. Pours a golden amber body with thin head. Aroma is of citrus hops, perfume. Flavor is sweet malt, citrus, grassy hops. Lightly carbonated and a smooth body. Very quaffable.

Bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Aroma was more malted and floral. Golden body with decent head. Flavor had more of the malty chewy sweetness and less of the citrus thus just an ordinary IPA. Malty sweet aftertaste on palate. Good refreshment as any IPA is for me.

nice nose didn’t deliver on the flavor as much as aroma, but good slightly thin mouth feel I would get it again They go back easy

(Stockholm Beer Festival 2007) Bottle. Pale golden, white head. Hoppy, grassy, fruity aroma with pine apple and apricot notes. Hoppy, grassy, metallic flavor, some sweeter fruits. Bitter grassy finish.

Bottled@SBWF 2007 (BB 02/2008)
Amber color, decent creamy off-white head. Fruity-hoppy aroma. Malty background, some fruity-sweet hoppyness. Not extremely hoppy, so reasonably drinkable session beer.