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Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA 3.29 239

Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

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2393.31/5.03.29/5.06%44.8Shaker, 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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 texasbartender (160), Sugarland, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/510/20
Jun 14, 2008  
The beer pours a lightly hazy yellow gold with almost no head. The nose is a light mix of aromatic hops and floral malts. The taste is what you would expect from the nose; a watery mix of hops and yeast. No a bad beer but not one that calls to me at night.


 jigglyjock (159), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
May 23, 2006    Updated: May 24, 2006
Pours every-so-slightly hazy golden yellow with a frothy white head. Appearance is also noticeably carbonated. Aroma of flowery, piney, grapefruit, citrus hops, accompanied by sweat bready malts. Head retention is slightly below normal with good lacing. Flavor starts off with bitter/sweat hops. An OK IPA.


 cyanescens (156), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 23, 2006  
Im down to session this beer. Crisp IPA, the best Widmer offers in my opinion. But then again, many far better IPA’s are found. Could be hoppier


 paulmetzger (152), Pocatello, Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 24, 2006  
Light golden with ample carbonation. Strong pine/citrus aroma. Starts mildly sweet and somewhat thick, turning to a hoppy pucker and then finishing pretty smooth but leaving a strong piney aftertaste.


 jmcguire1969 (149), Lafayette, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Oct 13, 2007  
This tastes like a Bridgeport clone...nothing special but drinkable. These English IPA’s sure are salty.


 chadje (130), Pasadena, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 11, 2008    Updated: Jul 21, 2008
A decent IPA that pours a pale color with a nice head. Scents of hops, but not as strong or sweet smelling as the better IPA’s. Taste is smooth and again not as good or bitter as the best IPA’s.


 nahthan (129), Oakland, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 23, 2006  
From bottle bought at a store somewhere between Portland and Ashland, OR. Clear, filtered crisp appearance. Small, white minimal head. Low head retention. Sweet, subdued hop aroma. SRM is very light, very appropriate for the style. Flowery, grapefruit, mango hop flavor with a solid back-of-the tongue hop bitterness. Sweet and caramel, but not so sweet that is lays on your tongue. I’d really like to try this with lower carbonation on hand pump. A bit commercial, a bit sanitized, but as a result it’s balanced, damn tasty and drinkable. Better than you might expect from wheat beer fanatics. Good!


 jackamackson (127), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
May 28, 2006  
amber/gold color with a nice soapy white head. hoppy aroma. sweet and sorta carmamely with a moderately bitter citrus finish. pretty good.



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