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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

Portland, Oregon USA

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2233.32/5.03.31/5.06%46.1Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Broken Halo IPA is a beer produced in the spirit of traditional IPA products shipped from the UK to India in the late 1800s. The almost excessive amounts of Cascade and Columbus hops used in Broken Halo give it notable citrus and grapefruit aromas and flavors. The beer bitterness measures high but tastes smooth due to the full-bodied, Caramel malt sweetness. The finish is juicy, clean, and short lived. A devilishly bold, heavenly smooth India Pale Ale. malts: PALE, CARAMEL 10L & 20L,carapils hops: ALCHEMY, CASCADE, zeus
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 Crit (2341), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/101/58/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Decent looking but nothing else. Off nose. Tastes like sinus drippings (post nasal drip)


 msante79 (580), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2009  
12oz bottle from The Wine Rack in Midland, TX. Pours light amber with white head. Aroma is citrus, hops and caramel malts. Flavor is caramel malts with hops and citrus. Finishes bitter. Not the best IPA but my first taste of hops in weeks.


 Oscbert (467), Sacramento, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/514/20
Apr 15, 2009  
~Pours a light amber gold color with frothy white head. Nice lacing. ~Pleasant aroma of citrus hops and lots of caramel malts. ~Mostly bitter flavor from hops. Sweetness is there, but overpowered by hops. Which is fine with me. ~Light feel. Bitter finish. I like IPA’s to be more heavy feeling and a bit sticky. ~Pretty good brew. Enjoyable to drink.


 badlizard (1996), San Diego, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2009  
Dark yellow with a fizzy white head. Crisp earthy and citrus hops aroma and taste with a clean finish.


viciousg42 (46), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 8, 2009  
very good ipa. clean tasting, not too dry. smooth, hoppy, medium potency. very drinkable.


 larsniclas (3334), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 4, 2009  
Bottled Golden. Small, white head. Grassy and dry with medium bitterness. Some notes of black-currant.


 marcus (1515), Sacramento, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 3, 2009  
This golden ale poured with a decent white head and a floral aroma. There is an adequate caramel malt base that is a bit sweet and some serious hop bitterness. This beer is drinkable, but the malt is too thin and the hops are out of balance.


 rickgordon (3207), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 9, 2009  
Bottled. Thanks larsniclas. Clear golden colour with brief white head. Grapey, orangey aroma. Bit milky in mouthfeel, with solid grape-juice backbone in flavour, where the focus is here. Bitterness is just medium, and at that a bit papery. Pretty clean IPA here, and not at all astonishing.



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