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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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on tap
available

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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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jdp (54), Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 18, 2007  
Bottle from HEB.dated APR0307. Poors a golden amber color, decent white head. Good hop taste with very slight map to the ratio. Nice clean flavor. Decent IPA though I think it could use a bit more hop.


 Skyview (4007), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2007  
On tap at Pete’s Lair Tavern in Milwaukie, Oregon. Pours a clear dark golden pale brew with a thin white head thatquickly dissolves to a fine film. Aroma of sour citrus with some orange peel, and light caramel malt. Taste is medium bodied, well carbonated with flavors of roasted caramel malt, some grapefruit zest and some mellon character. (this is different) Finish is slightly sweet with an orange zest aftertaste.


HopDuvel99 (39), Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Hazy amber/gold with a small offwhite head. Aroma is hops with a hint of malt. Full bodied with a creamy/foamy mouthfeel. Sharply bitter, but still some underlying sweetness for balance. Classic west-coast American IPA. Very nice.


 ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 4, 2007  
Pours a dark orange color with a white soapy head. Smells of hops and malt. Tastes like pears with hops and has a medium bitter finish that is short. Overall decent but there are many better IPAs out there.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 20, 2007  
@Mountain Beerfest-on tap-pours a disappearing white head and gold color. Aroma is citrus hops-cascade and something else. Taste is citrus hops-cascade and something else, very dry, hint of medium malt. Occasional. OK effervescence.


 Saarlander (1577), Saarlouis, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 20, 2007  
An ok brew, starts with plenty of hops, but mellows out quickly with the malt, Some slight citrus, but just abit too sweet for me, drinkable, but I’ll pass next time.


 fly (1331), austin, Tejas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 11, 2007  
It are otay. I may even like it. I may like it far better when it’s on sale or free, but still. It sure as hell isn’t my favorite IPA, but for one that’s now given an affiliation with AB, I suppose that not fully sucking should be equated as a most positive thing? That I’ve had probably a case of this or more and still not seen fit to give this any deeper thought sheds light on my feeling that it rates no better than a middle of the road IPA. See: good if on sale ....


Cereviseator (12), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Pours a deep gold, slightly hazy with a firm white head. Good lacing. Aroma is a blast of herbal pine. Flavor is quite dry, resiny with hops dominating the palate. Finshes clean and dry. Sort of straddles the line between American PA and IPA. Overall quite fresh.



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