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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

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75
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bottled
common

on tap
available

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2363.31/5.03.3/5.06%46.6Shaker, Tulip
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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 ekstedt (2419), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Bottle (35 cl), thanks larsniclas. Clear depp golden, small white head. Piney and perfumy hops, a bit citric. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Nicely balanced, moderate bitterness.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/513/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Crushed with Jakebra. Not much on the nose. Some weak hops and such. Flavor is pretty nice, lots of hops and malt sweetness, but absolutely no finish. Flavor just dies. But quite drinkable anyway.


 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 (991), 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 (927), 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 (302), 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.



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