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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4703.48/5.03.47/5.06.2%73.3Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Generous amount of selected hops balance out the malty backbone of this delicious golden India Pale Ale.
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 MrBeerFanatic (359), jamestown, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 29, 2009  
Pours a medium bodied golden with a white foamy head. Aromas of pine and citrus hops with a touch of candy and some caramel. Flavors of the pine and some citrus with a small caramel malt backbone. Touch of sweetness, bitter, slightly dry and crisp end. The abv of my bottle was 6.8.


 CUJO (357), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 5, 2009  
bottle: weizen: pours a clear yellow/ amber, lots of tiny pour bubbles. The nose is very hopp. The taste is very bitter upfront, not much else... honestly a bit annoying after awhile...


 sirpsycho (345), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Draft at Mad Mex (Monroeville). Pours a pale amber, small beige head. Aroma is slightly hoppy and sweet. Flavor is the same but more subdued. A smooth, decent beer, but not hoppy enough for me.


 arventresca (341), Greenville, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/515/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Bottle. Nice hopy flavor with a clean finish. Stronger that it seems as far as abv% goes. Nice beer.


 joeyplush (337), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 8, 2009  
12 oz. Bottle at Zot, Lombard St. in Philly. Blue point hoptical illusion Copper color medium white head good lacing. Pine hops aroma. Sweet malt taste 12 oz bottle Appear 3 Aroma 6 Taste 7 Palate 3 Overall 15


 Chapel (330), Levittown, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 20, 2007    Updated: Apr 4, 2008
Pours a transparent dark with a creamy head. The aroma and taste are very hoppy as the name would imply, but if you aren’t familiar with hops in beers you might get overwhelmed easily.

Re-rate: Had this on cask at the brewery. I don’t think it counts as the burbon barrel version. Extremely smooth on cask. Some of the edgy bitterness has been taken off making it less hoppy, but it is more than compensated by the increased creaminess of the beer as a whole.


 mrant (330), New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Smells strongly of sour zesty hops. Taste is similar to smell, strong hops flavor, not much else. A little watery, almost no detectable malts. Not bad, very light and refreshing.


 BiddleBrau (329), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
pours lighter amber with dense white head. Nice pine, slightly citrus hop aroma. Hops bite from the very first sip, carbonation enhances the bitterness. Malt is in the background but it’s all about the hops here.. As the beer warms, there is a bit more balance. Not overly bitter. Palate is not so much as full as it is prickley.



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