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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion 3.47 475

Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4753.48/5.03.47/5.06.2%73.5Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Generous amount of selected hops balance out the malty backbone of this delicious golden India Pale Ale.
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 juiceisloose (678), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 9, 2009  
Draft at Blind Tiger. Pours a golden yellow color with a small white head that recedes quickly and leaves a ring of lacing around the glass. The aroma shows a good amount of citrus hops, oranges, and a sweet caramel malt backbone. The flavor follows with the oranges and citrus flavor with a good amount of bitterness from the hops. The sweet caramel malts smooth things out and sweetens things up. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and very easy drinking. A pretty nice ipa, but nothing crazy.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 10, 2007  
12 oz. Pours golden with a slight amber hue. small, white lacing head that disapates quickly. Citrus and hop nose, lemon and grapefruit. Sweet start with a medium bitterness, a touch of citrus and grass. Sweetness of brown sugar and carmel, touch of chocolate. The finish is a muddle sweet with some bitter. It’s a bit heavy. The bitterness lingers through the after. Ok, that it.


 Haslinger (666), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
May 30, 2008  
Bottle, fucking amazing beer, cool graphics on the bottle. I liked the hops taste a lot of good sweet aftertaste Would buy again just because I like IPAS


 AskForJenny (656), Ontario, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2009  
12oz - No real nose for an IPA. I really didn’t think much of this on the first sip. Definitely an earthy palate, some sweetness that was undesirable. It grew on me, with no particular merit in any one area. It’s no threat for best in the style, but I’d get it again.


 gsmitty80 (653), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
This was an average IPA. Good hops that didnt leave too much of a bitter aftertaste. The only thing was i felt that it was a lttle too sweet. Maybe i have wrecked my palate with all the imperial IPAs ive enjoyed recently. I dont know, but i thought it was a nice change of pace from the traditional high hop and hard finishing IPAs.


 Jblauvs (643), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2009  
golden pour, fizzy offwhite head quickly disappears. aroma is light citrus hop. nice medium mouthfeel, citrus hops and a bit of sweet malt, a bit bitter in the finish.. basically your typical ipa, nothing extraordinary going on here. however, that being said, this is well made and refreshing. a nice ipa


 skaughty (621), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 11, 2005  
No coments on the appearance as I swilled straight from the bottle. The floral aroma came thru nicely. Malt wise, there seemed to be some toffee, to go with the taste of pineapple and honeydew - interesting combination. Long, adictive leafy bitter finish.


 BennyTicklez (621), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2005  
Pours light orange with a small white head. Big grapefruit aroma. Taste is citrus, grapefruit and slight pine. Boulder Mojo IPA anyone. Light. Very drinkable. great ipa.



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