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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion 3.47 472

Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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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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 Foxbush (462), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Jan 19, 2008    Updated: Sep 12, 2009
This was tasted at the Blue Ridge Bevaerage Distributor in Salem , VA. It has a great aroma of citrus. The 6.2% alcohol is well balanced with the hops and malts. The color was golden with a full head. This is a solid IPA worth seeking out. The smooth finish with some bitterness just the way I like my IPA. IPAs are what beer drinking is designed for. another on 9/12/09 the alcohol is higher 6.8 %. The golden clear color and frothy white head are very inviting.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 27, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a light orange color. Thin, white head. Fruity, bready aroma. Light hoppy flavor with some bready notes


 Goldorak (439), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 11, 2005  
RBSG2005
Solid Gold honey, a flocculent white head. Esters that resembles those cheap perfumes you can buy for 5$ a gallon at a flea market, resinous like a bong and patchouli. It sounds horrible, but mixed together it wasn’t all bad, and it provided me with an explication for the hippie artwork on the bottle.
If you made a salad with edible flowers, really astringent arugula and grapefruit zest, with a vinaigrette sweetened with malt extract, it would be similar to what this Beer tasted like. Dry mouthfeel. I could see myself drinking this again.


 brewski519 (428), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Nov 17, 2009  
12 oz bottle - pours and amber color with a decent whitish head. Aroma of citrus, hops and grass. Taste of orange/grapefruit and hops balanced out by some malt. Not quite as bitter as some IPA’s but it holds it own. Not a bad IPA - very drinkable.


 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/58/20
Aug 26, 2006    Updated: Jan 21, 2007
Nice golden orange pour with a full head. Aroma isn’t too strong, but hints at floral, citric hops. Watery and thin. Some hop bitterness, not much flavor. Lacking a lot in the malt department. Possibly a band-aid flavor, as well as metal in there somewhere. Overcarbonated. Quite the disappointment.


 raphael (419), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
May 5, 2007  
light hop aroma, honey, hay. one shade above blonde. small head. dry on the tongue, light, a little flat. among the hops is a slight metallic taste, inhales almost minty.


 gearbike (418), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2008  
On tap at Dukes in NYC. Hoppy and drinkable but nothing special. Was good with some chips.


 TeamTrappist (411), jericho, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 8, 2008  
I have to admit, with a name like this I expected it to be insanely over hopped, which it isn’t. But it does have a nice, fairly strong hop flavor, with a somewhat bitter finish. Nice and very drinkable beer.



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