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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

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

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 Percentile 
75
overall
Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Portland, Oregon USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2343.31/5.03.3/5.06%46.2Shaker, Tulip
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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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 Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2008  
One of the better IPAs I have ever had, the grapefruit and hops taste is very exacerbated but not to an entirely bad point. It is a different tasting IPA but not bad by any means. I would probably buy again


 VitaminR (422), Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Slight resin nose. Rich amber color. Citrus sweetness, with good bitterness, nicely balanced. Has a full body, good carbonation, slight alcohol burn late in the finish. A solid, restrained IPA.


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Mar 4, 2008  
12oz bottle. Medium orange color with a thin film of white head. Juicy candied citrus and pine hop aromatics. Citric metallic, tropical fruit, and lemongrass hop flavors up front. Unobstrusive caramel malt base balances a bracing herbal bitterness. Lingering vegetal hop components, some bitterness in the finish. Mouthfeel is a light medium, somewhat dry.


JinHutto (5), USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 3, 2008  
I have to say this is a winner in my book for an IPA. The aroma is the clincher. Nice bitterness and balance. Added bonus, I’ve been seeing this around a bit so it can be a quick pick up favorite.


 HoppyGuy (111), USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Oh man, I really like this brew. It pours a medium amber with medium beige head and decent carbonation. The aroma is incredible, with a wonderful citrus aroma and flavor. As you can probably tell by my moniker (HoppyGuy), I really enjoy a highly hopped brew like this. The mouthfeel is crisp and succinct, with no trace of mushiness (I hope that made sense). This brew would be incredible with bratwurst or a bold pasta dish(hmmmm...maybe I should cook my brats in this brew...). Great brew, and I like the little sayings included on the inside of the bottle cap.


 raphael (411), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Feb 28, 2008  
Medium amber with quick head. has the skunky pilsner hop aroma mixed with graperfruit and (unbuttered) popcorn. smooth in the mouth and lager thin. some pine joins the lemon in flavor. i only know theres malt cause the hops dont get carried away.


ph0tik (71), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 28, 2008  
I picked it up for the name alone. Pours a copper yellow with a nice hoppy aroma. It has a nice bitter finish. Nothing to set it apart from some other IPAs but nothing going against it either.


 GMCC2181 (846), Bear, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Bottle: Copper color with a one finger head that disappeared quickly, nice lacing left on the glass. Smell is citrus hops. Taste is sweet hops. Nice medium body. Smooth. Overall a good beer. Thanks Craig!



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