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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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 Steib (574), Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Golden amber color with a fast diminishing head. Hop flavor is less noticable than other ipa’s. Bitter and sweet yet less and more malt on the palate. Malts are more present in the aroma too. Still drinkable, enjoyable yet somewhat dissapointed, more hop character!


 steview (901), Los Angeles, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Well, is it an IPA? I suppose. It reminds me of what could be an English version of an IPA. (If I’m off the mark, then... meh to you.) This is a hard beer; hard meaning hard water. It is with its caramel notes, but with some lemon notes, and with some juiciness indeed. I like it. It is alright, but not what I expect for living off the southern coast of California.


kamish (92), Lake Stevens, Washington, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/105/51/101/55/20
Jul 20, 2008  
this beer is a poor representation of the widmer name. once again the IPA’s are not the beer for me. tried it though.


944play (65), Santa Rosa, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2008    Updated: Aug 19, 2008
This is by far the most interesting beer available at the corner store between work and home, so it is a common Friday night brew for me. 12oz bottle poured into weizen glass. Pith of grapefruit dominates the nose. This is about as much hops as I can enjoy. Stays sharp and refreshing as it warms. Malts recede. Pretty well exemplifies the style for me, and I like it. POSTSCRIPT: Absolutely does NOT pair with Vietnamese dried cuttlefish snacks!


shevanel (9), Arizona, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA does not count
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 13, 2008  
A great and balance IPA. Smelled of light citrus and perfume, and heavy hops. A little flat on the carbonation and surprisingly watery. The flavor was a little dull with some light flowers, but overall a swell IPA.


 Ungstrup (15111), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Draft at the brewery 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.


 mar (1826), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 3, 2008  
pale gold color with a 1 finger off white head. not a bad hop scent that is a tiny citrusy. a very toned down hop profile that doesn’t get bitter until the beer finishes. fairly decent ipa here.


 alexanderj (2239), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottle purchased at the airport; don’t think that I have seen this one before. Color was gold with a smallish head. Aroma of citrus/grapefruit with some earth and grass. Flavor was surprisingly good; grassy hop flavor was better than most that I have had. Balanced nicely with some toasted caramel.



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