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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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 hayduke (1654), Eureka, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 31, 2006    Updated: Aug 28, 2006
Bottle. I like my IPA’s just a little more hopped, but this one is still not bad at all. Poured a cloudy gold with a medium white head and average lacing. Nice citrus and floral nose with a little bit of a grassy touch, and a great mouthfeel. Nice bitter finish. Really well balanced and quite drinkable and refreshing.


Garbbled (23), Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/105/515/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Mild IPA, not over hopped. Drinkable, sharable, and made for a wide target.


 Bockyhorsey (2540), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 28, 2008  
12oz bottle. Good pine and floral aromas hit the nose. Copper body with good head. Mild dry ipa but enough sweet citrus sugar jucice in the flavor. Refreshes the palate good beer.


SamAdams777 (37), Abilene or Stephenville, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 2, 2007  
This is a really good India pale ale. Its definetly a grapefruit flavored beer. The flavor is bold and big. Not as bitter as some ipa’s, so if thats your thing, you might want to look here. Its internation bitterness unit scale(IBUscale) is up there in the 40s no doubt.


 eaglefan538 (2368), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 9, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of bockyhorsey as a bonus on my latest visit to the Valley. This thing kicked some IPA arse while enjoying it later in the week in my hotel room. The pour was golden to light orange in color, pretty clean looking, good head and lacing as it should be with an IPA. The aroma was rich grapefruity citrus, some floral notes. The flavor was citrus grapefruity, somewhat piney-resinous, and also faintly floral. Unfortunately, the only itty bitty knock I have on it was a faint touch of diacetyl in the flavor alone, something that I’m normally very sensitive too in the first place (and don’t like). In this beer, it didn’t turn me off (was very light), but was enough to distract me from rating it super high. Clean that up, and man, my kinda IPA.


 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 24, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a hazy yellow color. Aroma is of some grapefruit and hops. Taste is full body with a nice fresh hop finish.


Sledutah (74), Utah, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Nov 20, 2009  
12oz bottle:
Appearance: Pours a light golden color with a small white head, leaving a medium amount of lace in the glass.
Aroma: Citrus and grapefruit hops
Taste: Same as the aroma, citrus and grapefruit hops with some sweetness coming through.
This is not an over the top IPA. It has a crisp flavor and is very smooth. It would be easy to drink several pints with no problems.


rthbass (27), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/515/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Great all around. Nice floral and citrus hop flavor and aroma. Similar to a Bridgeport but still unique in itself. Pretty widely available. A solid beer.



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