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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

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75
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bottled
common

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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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sickassmick (82), 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 (4607), 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.


 blutt59 (2100), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 17, 2008  
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


 iowaherkeye (1851), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2008  
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.


 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2008  
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.


 Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
This orange amber pour has a floral hops aroma. This brings out a nice bitter yet drinkable taste in the flavor.


rthbass (27), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/515/20
Sep 13, 2008  
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.


 stchloe (482), Portland, Oregon, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/57/20
Sep 11, 2008  
For Widmer Breweries a great IPA, full flavor and bitter. Nothing exciting, though Halo is supposed to be astounding. A great cheap drink.



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