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Harpoon IPA

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71
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9863.25/5.03.25/5.05.9%38.5Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Filtered and force carbonated.
Ingredients: Water, Three malts, including a 2-row pale, Northwest Cascade Hops, and Yeast.
This copper colored ale is floral, medium bodied, with a crisp, refreshing finish. Originally our summer seasonal in 1993, it is now available year-round. Harpoon IPA was ranked atop both domestic and imported IPAs by Beer Connoisseur Magazine.
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 NobleSquirrel (1114), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Draft at Small Bar in Chicago. First of all, I don’t taste any cascades at all, maybe NW Goldings or EKG. Anyway, pours a clear amber/gold with fluffy lasting head. Nose is very floral and fruity, a touch metallic. Taste is super smooth and floral, clean bitterness that doesn’t drag. Pretty solid English style IPA, even if it’s from the US. Nice.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 28, 2009  
Pours a clear light amber color with a lasting white head. Smell is pleasant with piney hops. Taste is somewhat mild for an IPA, but not bad. Lightly malty with a mild hop bitterness. Pretty smooth with lightly floral and fruity hops. Seems like it be a good session IPA or beginner IPA for people interested but who might be averse to the bitterness. Still moderately flavorful and enjoyable. Decent beer with a medium body and normal carbonation.


 dkachur (2376), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/513/20
Mar 24, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a clear amber color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus hops and toffee malts. Taste is citrus hops, toffee, apple and other slight fruit notes. Medium bodied.


 mixinnixon2000 (227), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Bottle. pours a hazy golden/yellow color. nice citrus bitterness. a hint of caramel. overall a pretty decent beer.


hokieipa (13), Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/514/20
Mar 23, 2009  
Bottle (six pack). A great IPA for such a cheap price. Great bitterness. It definitely has a caramel taste that finishes with the hops. Great commercial IPA to pick up from the local store.


 travita (1925), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 22, 2009  
On tap at the Bluebonnet Brewoff. The smell is hops, pine, and citrus. The look is golden in color, clear, and has a nice white head. The taste is a nice bitterness, caramel, malts, hops, and pine.


 jkwalking05 (1484), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 21, 2009  
On tap at the Bluebonnet Brew-off. Gold in color with a decent off-white head. Aroma is of light floral hops, caramel, grain, malt, and lemon. Taste is lightly spicy with floral hops and lemon zest.


 djd07 (741), Houston, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy golden with a medium frothy white head that leaves sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is floral hops with citrus and orange peel. The taste is a crisp hop with grapefruit and a nice bitter finish. Easy to drink, a good IPA from Harpoon.



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