Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Patchogue, New York USA

Pours a yellow gold color, has good lacing but not much head. Has a slightly metallic tinge to it. VERY fruity hop taste, also malty and citrus and some pine flavor. A little bit of bitterness in the finish. Kind of watery. A pretty good IPA.

Poured an amber-yellow color with a small head. Aroma was slightly hoppy with some wood and pine flavors detectable. Mouthfeel was medium bodied with minor carbonation. The flavor was woody, malty and enjoyable. Lacing was excellent while drinking.

Pours a light amber with a medium sized, off-white head. The aroma is grapefruit, oranges, light caramel. Flavor is lightly bitter, oranges, grapefruit, sweet pale malts. The mouthfeel is thin.

Filtered, transparent and glowing pale copper in color with a dense, fluffy and orange-tinted sponge about 2/3" thick for the head. Aroma speaks of cleansing agents and gummy prowess. Sticky caramel cubes, citric tropical oranges, spring rain on grass fields, burlesque pineapple and grapefruit summer coolers. Flavor gives recognition to the tropical ambivalence. Papaya and ripe oranges bring us to a retired fruit basket, interjected with a sense of V8 splash properties to keep the bitterness at pay. Some aluminum can reverb taints oranges, and transitions to pineapple bubble gum and grapefruit rind. Idle caramel and toffee linger calmingly. Body vanishes rapidly on the palate, along with honed carbonation and a general reluctance to fully introduce itself to the entire mouth. Everything’s antiquated, leaving sweet bready ideals in the finish with barely any note of bitterness. A decent pale ale, no more. Thanks for the bottle, tpkenned!

Bottle. Pours amber with off white head. Mild hop aroma of citrus. Mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium with a moderate texture. Noticeable malt profile complimented by some orangey flavors from the hops. Finishes bitter, dry, and very astringent. Nothing spectacular in my opinion

I am not into the hoppy beers, but this had a wonderful mix of hops and citrus. It left a nice taste on the palate, which I do not believe a hoppy beer does. My favorite IPA.

Smells wonderfully of citrusy hops with just a hint of pine. Medium bodied, orange-dark gold color. Loads of hop flavor, oranges and grapefruit abound with a pleasing hint of pine that was in the aroma coming through at the end. Not a hop bomb in terms of bitterness, but has a nice clean and SMOOTH bitter finish. no sign of harsh/metallic bitterness. Tasty.

Bottle courtesey of Jimbowood. Pours a nice color, with a pretty good aroma. Taste is a bit harsh & dry with very little sweetness to balance it out. This would be a pretty good IPA if it was a little less dry. Average.