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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4673.48/5.03.47/5.06.2%73.3Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Generous amount of selected hops balance out the malty backbone of this delicious golden India Pale Ale.
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 MattShizzle (385), Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2007  
Bottle. Orangish color - a bit cloudy. Quite hoppy. Somewhat malty, very well blended. Fairly strong.


bmhops (2), USA
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 13, 2007  
The aroma is bitter with bits of berry and floral scents. The taste is biting hops with an almost cherry hint. A good beer on a hot summer day and beer I reach for again and again.


 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Pint Glass on July 12th, 2007. The appearance is a light amber/orange. Poured with little to no head. The aroma is bitter, floral, piny smells. The taste is very bitter, wow, just bitter! A hint of maltyness to it also. The bitterness is great. Just the way I like my beer to taste. Great!


 thenick (744), North Bellmore, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Pours an orange amber color. Aroma is strong hop with floral and citrus notes. Taste is lemon with a wonderful hop characteristic. This is one of my favorite IPA’s.


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Had this on draft-Poured a nice orange/amber color with a decent sized head.Aromas were of citrus and flowers and hops.Taste had also some citrus and hops as well as some malt,which was not overpowering.Good one from Blue Point.


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2007  
12 oz bottle via johnykat (thanks!). Pours a semi hazy amber with a large beige head. Nose is lemon and some floral hops. Taste starts with some caraeml malt, the some lemon, some orange and some floral hops. A nice bittersweet finish with a grapefruit/orange peel aftertaste that lingers just the right amount fo time. This has a solid malt backbone and is quite balanced. Body is medium and carbonation is average. Pretty solid IPA.


 Glazed9884 (207), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 30, 2007    Updated: Aug 16, 2007
Pours a clear deep gold/red. No head. I loved this beer the first time I had it, when I started drinking real IPAs. However, my second run through was less exciting. Still a good brew, but not what I remembered it to be. Smells very strongly of hops, fresh and crisp. Nice bitter taste. Smooth beer, good level of carbonation, good mouthfeel. Overall a very drinkable IPA, especially when first being introduced to the style.


 Chapel (330), Levittown, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 20, 2007    Updated: Apr 4, 2008
Pours a transparent dark with a creamy head. The aroma and taste are very hoppy as the name would imply, but if you aren’t familiar with hops in beers you might get overwhelmed easily.

Re-rate: Had this on cask at the brewery. I don’t think it counts as the burbon barrel version. Extremely smooth on cask. Some of the edgy bitterness has been taken off making it less hoppy, but it is more than compensated by the increased creaminess of the beer as a whole.



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