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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion 3.47 472

Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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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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 Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 6, 2005  
Thanks to secret santa. Lots of pine sticky hop resins. Almost no malt detectable in aroma. Flavor has same piney hop bite with some cirus sweetness and faint malt in the background. Long lingering spicy hop aftertaste. Nice lacing. A little one dimensional.


 Marsiblursi (1653), Göteborg, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 11, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours orange amber. Green hop aroma with tones of peaches, pine, lychee, grapefruit and other citrus fruits. The malt is a bit syrupy and tiny caramelly. Fruity, hoppy flavour with tones of pine, oranges, grapefruit, apricot, pineapple and a small floral touch. Soft mouthfeel with a mega dry ending. Medium to full bitterness. Medium body. Nice.


 jason (1624), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2007  
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.


 Sparky27 (1608), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottled October 2008. Pours a clear light amber with a fast receding off white head but decent lacing. Nose is lots of sweet caramel – most of the hops have left. Taste is pretty much the same with a mild pine bitterness in the finish. Medium, sticky mouth feel. I think this one is past its prime unfortunately. I’ll have to rerate it if I can score a fresher one to do it justice. I’ll give it higher score than it deserves now, as I think it’s a better beer than what i’m drinking.


 TURDFERGUSON (1606), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Golden amber with a small head. Nose and flavor of diacetyl, light citrus, sweet malt. Overrun with buttery flavors that ruin this beer for me.


 beastiefan2k (1605), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 23, 2009  
I rated this beer just to move up the Blue Point top raters list, I actually haven’t rated the 2 most common brews. Fortunately, this is a beer I actually like and have had numerous samples over numerous years. This particular rate was on tap at Rattle’n’Hum, imperial pint to boot as well. Aroma is all hoppy (fruit punch and sweet bubblegum) and fresh. Flavor is similar with no malt getting in the way at all. Easy drinking stuff, good hop character with no flaws. I can see myself keep drinking this for years to come.


 Saarlander (1583), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 11, 2005  
Gold color, Not too hoppy, I guess I’d like it more hoppy, but That’s from a biased Californian! lol !An ok Ipa, Good drinking for sure. Thanks to my Secret santa for this one!


 obxdude10 (1563), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 10, 2006  
Slightly hazy copper appearance, decent sized off-white head with good lacing around the glass, aroma full of hops, earth & citrus, full-bodied & very drinkable, beautifully hopped flavors with an excellent mix & blend of malt, very nicely balanced, slight pine & citrus flavors as well, nice malty finish with just the right amount of hops in the aftertaste, this beer begs you to keep coming back for more, and I, naturally, get sucked in & keep drinking it, great IPA



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