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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
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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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 (64), 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
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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 (14754), 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 (1740), Rowlett, 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 (2213), 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.


 unixweb (237), Sherman, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/514/20
Jun 28, 2008  
This brew has a very small head in the glass, almost flat, with a nice golden color. The smell is hoppy, bitter, like that of the inside part of a grapefruit peel. First taste is just like the aroma, and seems to have more body than it actually has. It tastes like an IPA but the taste is a thin and disappears quickly with a strange saltiness. There is also lingering, slightly sticky sweetness, with some warmth and bitterness. Overall, not bad at all, and fairly complex in taste. Not great, not my favorite IPA, but certainly a good introduction, as someone said earlier.


PsionSaint (51), Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 25, 2008  
A nice mellow IPA, golden color with mild hops aroma. This would be a good entry point to IPA World as it shouldn’t scare too many off with the harsh hop bite prevalent in some IPAs.



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