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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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 onlyrocknroll (220), Cork, Ireland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/517/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Clear orange with a decent sze head. Lovely hoppy aroma. Earthy bitterness only slightly balanced by some caramel sweet maltiness. Some people might find this a little boring for an Ipa but I always enoy beers like this, moderate bitterness, some blanace, straightfoward and uncomplex. Tasty.


 Cybercat (800), Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Pours a beautiful clear amber-golden with a decent head. Aroma is strong and surprisingly malty, but there is also a good hop component. Flavor is strongly hoppy with minimal bitterness and a good malty undertone. Very smooth and quite drinkable.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/513/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Pours a crystal clear amber with a nice crème head. Nose is hops with a strong leaning towards very live tree evergreen tree needles. Flavor is hops all in the mouth. But it certainly isn’t obliterating my palate. It stays smooth and even, and after a long time, I get a rather earthy aftertaste that some might say was dirty. Feel has a lot of carbonation that goes over the tongue. This is drinkable yes. Seems like the tail end of it could use more balance or rounding out, but overall it is still a good IPA.


 efrumtheidiot (190), Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/511/20
Jan 31, 2008  
pours a clear ruby copper witha yellowy off-white head. aroma is cinnamon/vanilla spice, heavy clove, some light pine. taste is much of the same, very vanilla clove, moderate spice, some malt, and a smidge of pine. why the hell do they call this an IPA?? it’s a decent brew, but definitely NOT an IPA. mouthfeel is a little watery & light, but has a creamy sense to it as well. finish leaves you with vanilla clove swishing around your mouth. no idea why they call this an IPA. i like the brew though.


 Magicdave6 (5531), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 31, 2008  
Bottle thanks to ang, had with ronnie in the hoose. Aroma is amazing everything i love about american hops, citrus, resin lychee not too malty not too bitter, just great. Taste is a bit thinner than expected, though again excellent american hop flavour. Iv love to have this all the time however it perhaps needs a little more of a malt backing.


 rustbucket0873 (146), Krikville, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Clear, golden beer with a small white head. Sweet, fruity and floral hops flavor the taste is a bit thin, not bitter enough for an IPA, some malt flavor. Not a great ipa


 raiderfost (158), virginia beach, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 28, 2008  
A very good easy drinking IPA that is available almost everywhere. One you can always fall back on when you cant find anything else. A solid brew


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 27, 2008  
This is just your typical run of the mill IPA, so its decent but there is nothing special to set it apart.



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