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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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UnaBellaAlma (11), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 28, 2007  
bottle.. pours nice and leaves a nice head - good amount of micro head. clear, golden, and not hazy. crisp taste, not very bitter. overall very good


 dp (512), uniontown, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 27, 2007  
I enjoyed the harpoon ale, this one even more, classic citrus, not real hoppy or bitter, did not give me the shake my head bitterness of most ipa’s, which is not a knock on ipas, just my reaction, which i do enjoy. another treat from harpoon


 larsniclas (3384), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2007  
Sampled at SBWF, 2007. Golden with a small, white head. Swett amlty and rather hoppy aswell. Pretty fresh but somewhat thin.


 Crafty07 (392), Florence, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 25, 2007  
I hate IPAs. Having said that, Harpoon’s offering is one of the most pleasent, balanced, refreshing IPAs I’ve come across. I made the mistake of allowing it warm a few degrees warmer than I normally do and the difference was surprising. Grape and citirus flavors come out in a well balanced union with the hops finish. Well done.


 portermax55 (118), Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 22, 2007  
12oz. bottle into pilsner glass. Pours a clear, copper color with a light white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is of grapes and citrus fruit with a hint of hops. Flavor is of grapes and hops with a vanilla finish. Mouthfeel is crisp and refreshing. Could use a little more hop flavor, but one of the better more "generic" IPAs


Burrobuns (81), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2007  
Available at any bar in MA. Great goto IPA. Not too bitter for those who cant handle the stronger IPAs, but still a great flavor. Will enjoy many more times.


 mrant (330), New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/104/59/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Smells wonderfully hoppy, sour hops. Pours a hazy pale copper color with a nice thick foamy yellow head. Taste is a little weak and watery, notes of hops, no sourness with it. I’ve had much better IPAs


 onehotsexychic (101), Albany, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Oct 18, 2007  
Super head, pretty golden color and a smokey flavor... much better then I expected



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