Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

bottle, clear orange brown color, head is egg white consistency, light pine nose, flavor of pineapple, grapefruit and a mild caramel finish, not too bitter, good ipa

22oz "Bottled Aug 21, 08." Clear light caramel orange with a 1/2 finger off-white head, fair retention. Aroma of lemon and piny hops up front and some clean lightly sweet caramel malts. From the aroma it seemed like only aroma hops got used--not really bitter--but was pleasantly surprised with the bitternerness peaking around a 4. The flavor didn?t have as much caramel sweetness that I got from the aroma, either. Low to moderate carbonation with a medium body. A medicro IPA.

12oz bottle. Clear light amber with a lasting head. Good hoppy aroma, with grapefruit, herb, and sap notes. The flavor has a nice hop profile, with citrus leanings. Lean and dry malts. Pretty balanced, with no abrasive bitterness. Light body for an IPA, with smooth carbonation. Easy-drinking IPA, but pretty solid.

This orange amber pour has a floral hops aroma. This brings out a nice bitter yet drinkable taste in the flavor.

Great all around. Nice floral and citrus hop flavor and aroma. Similar to a Bridgeport but still unique in itself. Pretty widely available. A solid beer.

For Widmer Breweries a great IPA, full flavor and bitter. Nothing exciting, though Halo is supposed to be astounding. A great cheap drink.

Pours a clear golden amber with minimal head. Nose is of hops typical of an IPA. Taste is bitter with lingering aftertaste. It remains bitter for too long. Other IPAs finish quicker than this one. Still better than just about any macro.

Bottle from Safeway in Medford Oregon. One of the milder IPA I’ve had. Still had that hoppy citurs taste but very muted. Very easy to drink and even on the palate, just not very complex. Good beer.