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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA 3.3 238

Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

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2383.31/5.03.3/5.06%46.5Shaker, 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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 Fratto (737), Arlington, Texas, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/53/101/52/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Just not very good. The aftertaste is almost painful. Just not very good.


 Linc (736), Sydney, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 25, 2007  
Nothing outstanding about this beer, but there is a good citrus hop character, fairly fat malt. The malt it probably a bit too caramelly, makes the mouthfeel a bit heavy. But it’s all cool, no complaints really.


 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.


 Haslinger (649), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Mar 6, 2008  
One of the better IPAs I have ever had, the grapefruit and hops taste is very exacerbated but not to an entirely bad point. It is a different tasting IPA but not bad by any means. I would probably buy again


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 17, 2008    Updated: Mar 7, 2008
Poured a goden-amber from the 12 ounce bottle. Modest head, good lacing. Aroma is resins, citrus, sweet malt. Flavor is lemon, grapefruit, pine needles, some resins. Pretty well balanced for an IPA. Palate was smooth and fairly full. Overall, this is a little less forward than many IPAs but not a let-down by any means. Could be a session IPA at 6% abv. Recommended.


 Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2006  
Bottle. Pours an amber with a head with a nice sized head. I thought this was an attempt at balance but it’s an IPA so the hops win out, but not over the top. A dusting of sugar on my seedless grapefruit with a malt trying to look over its shoulder. A middle of the road IPA but that’s not a bad thing. Thanks to wohlfs for the bottle.


 Beaver (598), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/512/20
Jun 12, 2006    Updated: Oct 13, 2006
12 oz bottle. Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head that retains well and leaves some lacing.

The aroma is bready malts, and fruity, floral hops. There’s a bit of DMS.

The flavor is sweet bready malts with a peppery hop finish. The mouthfeel is pretty thin and watery.

Overall, an OK IPA, nothing special. It is pretty mellow and subdued.


 cathcacr (589), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Solid example of the style; I’m reminded quite a bit of DFH’s 60-minute. More emphasis on sweetness (honeyish) than your usual IPA.



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