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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
common

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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dionysus (95), Arizona, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/514/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Bottle pours gold in color with a frothy white head. Aroma smells primarly of grass and grapefruit. Taste is basically the same with some light caramel notes as well. Pretty easy drinking beer, but for an IPA, the finish falls a little short for me.


 Hopper (271), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Jul 7, 2009  
A golden beer with little to no head. Aroma is slight grassy pine. Taste is the same,& the body is quite thin. Overall a smooth beer.


 illidurit (851), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Pours a light golden copper color with a decent white froth. Aroma is citrusy with caramel but somewhat muted. Flavor is sweet caramel with some grassy and citrusy hops. Pretty standard west coast style IPA but just not as potent or good. Starts to taste pretty crappy if it warms at all. Astringent bitterness and a dry finish. Average all around.


 Crit (2398), 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 (778), 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 (531), 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 (2324), Berkeley, 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.



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