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Harpoon IPA

Percentile
71
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9943.25/5.03.25/5.05.9%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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 RunDWP (203), San Jose, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 1, 2008  
On tap. Burnt orange color, small head. Reasonably good IPA, some hops flavor, slight grapefruity notes. Goes down pretty smooth. I like the fact that they don’t try to hit you over the head with a lot of hops. Easy drinking beer for an IPA. Goes well with food. I can understand why its popular.


 wyzzywyz22 (801), Wirral, Merseyside, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/58/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Bottle, courtesy of a Slothez import. Pale golden colour with a thick white head. Slightly metallic aroma. Hints of malt and hops but not really much of anything going on here. Very disappointing and uninspiring brew.


 pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Got as an extra from tyto. Thanks man! Poured orange with a medium sized off white head. Aroma was faint hops and citrus. Flavor had just a bit of hops, some citrus, a bit of biscuit. Finished clean, decent carbonation. Not bad.


 shackinetics (132), Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 28, 2008  
Clear golden orange pour with 1/2 a finger of white head. Very nice hoppy citrus aroma. Flavor a little more mild and a sweet citrus - with a bit of grapefruit bite. Kind of thin on the palate and somewhat low on ALC for a premium IPA... good not great


 chicagodri (1074), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2008  
From the bottle, pours a translucent copper color with a thin white head. Very light hops on the nose. Medium body. Nice amount of bitterness and a little malt to balance. I thought it was an okay IPA, but nothing special.


 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Mar 23, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pale malt, bubblegum with much less expressive hops that I’d expect on the nose. Pours clear copper/amber. Just a small amount of bittering hops initially on the tongue. Some floral and soap notes to go along side some corn-y malt characteristics. Medium bodied and slightly disappointing. Thanks Tom!


 Tweety (344), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 18, 2008    Updated: Apr 23, 2008
An amber pour with a white head. This beer is much sweeter with substantially less hop bitterness than your average IPA. I have had more of these since moving to the east coast than I can count. A very drinkable beer, on tap nearly everywhere in Boston.


 kassner (472), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Bottle from Tulip pilsner Glass. Faint, alcohol, pear and hops odor from Bottle. Poured to a nice head with clear yellow golden color, obvious carbonation. Head held well with lacing prevalent, Aroma was not much stronger. Nice light flavor with clean hops, hint of sugar, and a resiny aftertaste. Bitterness does not linger. An honest IPA if a little weak.



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