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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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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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 bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 17, 2009  
Pours golden with tight white head that fades away but leaves good lacing. Fair amount of co2. Some grapefruit, pine and grassy notes in the aroma. Good caramel flavor from the malt with moderate to high bitterness level and good aroma. Pretty smooth as far as IPAs go. Good not great.


 Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Probably the best beer I have ever had from Widmer outside of their Snow Plow seasonal. Still pretty weak for the style though, not nearly hoppy or flavorful enough.


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 12, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours clear amber in color with foamy white head. Aroma citrus hops and grapefruit. Taste hops and grapefruit with grapefruit bitter finish.


Garbbled (23), Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/105/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Mild IPA, not over hopped. Drinkable, sharable, and made for a wide target.


 CaptBier (301), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Tap. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and lovely grassy adn grapefruity. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grass as well as grapefruit, leading to a dry bitter finish.


 shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 1, 2008  
12oz bottle from Belmont Station, Oregon. Cloudy golden color with just a ring of white cream. The aroma is piny and resiny. Attractive. Flavor is sharp and citrusy with plenty of pine and resin. A very nice IPA.


sickassmick (81), Concord, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/57/103/515/20
Oct 30, 2008  
pours yellow with good size sud-head. smells pretty standard for a ipa, if not a little weak. tastes pretty standard as well. nice sweetness, good hop balance. 6.0 abv being on the lower end for an ipa, this one does seem a little thin. more like a hoppy Pale Ale like Sierra Nevada. Picked this up from bevmo for 10.99 / 12pk. For that price you really can’t go wrong. Not a big fan of this brewery, but this one isn’t bad. Love the big lacing on this one, and the carbonation bubbles wildly in the glass. cool looking drink. not upset about this. nite!


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Draught @ Widmer Brothers Gasthaus, Portland, OR. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus and grapefruit flavor. Has a slighlty sweetish malty hoppy bitter finish.



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