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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion 3.47 472

Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4723.48/5.03.47/5.06.2%73.6Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Generous amount of selected hops balance out the malty backbone of this delicious golden India Pale Ale.
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 mar (1933), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 30, 2009  
bottle thanks to bu11zeye. light yellow pour with a rocky white head. nose of grapefruits, malts and esters. good on the palate with a smooth hop flavor with no bitterness.


 AmEricanbrew (1929), orange, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Bottle thanks to goldtwins. Clear light amber with a tight thead. Nice sweet malt and piney hop aromas. Smooth, medium body. Decent grainy, lightly sweet bready pale malt flavor with a tasty piney hop bitterness to finish. Nice ipa


 swoopjones (1919), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 8, 2007  
12oz bottle. good hop flavor. well balanced easy drinking IPA. Nothing detracted from the rating but nothing really stood out either. Nice solid hop flavor. Nice solid IPA


 Kevin (1918), Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 7, 2006  
Nice pour that is orange tan with a fat creamy head. Wonderful hop aroma that is citrus and pine with a little candy. Yeah man, that’s bitter. Tongue numbingly bitter pine that makes me smile. Some toast flavor in the finish. Some grapefruit is here too. A nice hop experience. Ap-4 ar-7 tas-7 pal-3 ov-15


 ucusty (1908), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Thanks to goldtwins for this! Clear gold pour. Yeasty aroma. Mild bitterness. Citrus and bread.


 frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 1, 2005  
A light hazed golden/copper with a thin but holding off-white head. Aroma suggests that sweet malts will accompay piney hops. Additional notes of Juicy Fruit® gum and grapefruit. Flavor is all hopped-up goodness, bitter and fruity within a well-carbonated, spicy mouthfeel. Malts are not as sweet as expected and provide enough balance to make this a sessionable IPA.

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 jeffc666 (1895), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 19, 2006  
Cloludy amber with a dense clinging off-white head. The aroma is sweet and hoppy, citrus and exotic fruits dominate. The flavor is pretty nice with the exotic fruit coming through (lychee?) in the middle and the malt making a welcom apperance late. Nice malt balance. Maybe a tad thin but otherwise a solid nice IPA.


 emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Thanks hophead75. Pours a translucent light amber with a crisp fizzy white head. The nose is sweet, some mild diacetyl, malty, a subdued hop profile with a little citrus character. The flavor is mildly bitter, mildly sweet, some corn shows up, a mild citric hop feel. Mild soft bitterness in the mouth with a low carbonation. An easy drinker.



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