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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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 mjg74 (2000), La Mesa, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Bottle from BevMo. Medium amber/golden colored upon pouring. Some sweet citric hoppy qualities in the nose. Decent hoppiness. Some bready qualities. Drinkable IPA with decent bitterness.


 Murphy (1759), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 27, 2006  
Bottle. Pours golden with moderate carbonation, minimal head. Aroma is light piney hops, slight sweetness. Palate is dominated by citrus and piney hops, Cascade and Columbus in the description is correct. Solid bitterness, creates a sort of bite to the finish along with slight metallics. Widmer house flavor to this. Very traditional PNW IPA.


 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.


 fly (1332), austin, Tejas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 11, 2007  
It are otay. I may even like it. I may like it far better when it’s on sale or free, but still. It sure as hell isn’t my favorite IPA, but for one that’s now given an affiliation with AB, I suppose that not fully sucking should be equated as a most positive thing? That I’ve had probably a case of this or more and still not seen fit to give this any deeper thought sheds light on my feeling that it rates no better than a middle of the road IPA. See: good if on sale ....


 kyzr (1127), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 19, 2007  
Gold pour with white head. Nose of citrus from the cascades. Flavor is all cascade up front with a very sweet lemon malt. Finish is watery and slightly hoppy.


 leitrim65 (398), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 19, 2006  
Pours an amber color with a medium white head. Nose is weak but managed to pick up some citrus notes. Smooth and medium bodied with good citrus hop flavoring throughout.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 15, 2006  
Clear golden honey appearance with a decent film of a white head with some sticky lacing. Crisp and peppery on the tongue, spicy and lively, but not really the right IPA for me, lacking juiciness, lacking that dank grassy and juicy character that I really like. Still, not a terrible IPA, but there’s some bland metallic notes that are pretty annoying. Finishes fairly bland and empty. Starts well, doesn’t end well.


 DrnkMcDermott (1859), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 4, 2007  
Deceptively light, but deeply hopped. Can’t find much in the way of malts here, but this is Hopslam level bitterness.



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