Widmer Brothers Broken Halo IPA

Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portland, Oregon USA

OK. Mostly Pine, not as bright with citrus as I like. A bit of sweetness and some floral character but you really need to tease all this out. I expect and IPA to hit me in the face with these things. Fairly drinkable, just not what I expected.

Weak citrus aroma. Pitiful for an IPA. Golden and hazy. Flavor is nothing but harsh Cascade hops. Thin body and texture. Only slightly carbonated. Finishes long with the same harsh bitterness it begins with. I love IPAs and Cascade hops but this is nasty. Absolutely will not buy again.

12 oz bottle. No aroma whatsoever, so it gets a 1. I have a cold. Am I being fair to this beer? Pours hazy yellow with nice lacing. Expected bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. With my cold I feel I’m doing this beer an injustice. I will rerank when the bug is out of my system. Damn common cold fucking with my beer!!!

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.

Poured a relatively pale copper color with a solid, two-finger tall white head that produced good lacing. The aroma was mostly pine hops. Some softer floral and citrus notes were present but were washed over by the pine. The flavor was dry pine hops and only a touch of sweeter caramel malts. Very little citrus in the flavor. Thin and dry. Not bad, just pretty one-dimensional.

Refreshing. I liked the first two then it got old. I would drink it again. It was a little too citriusy.

Very surprised this one rates so low. I’m usually disappointed when I go out on a limb and try somethig new, but not this time. Very nice balanced IPA (I usually drink Stone exclusively) with a very nice grassy, hoppy kick and not too much malt. This one’s a pleasant surprise, and one I’m going sample regularly from here on due to the moderate 6% ABV and reasonable price - $7.99/6 vs. $9.99/6 for Stone. I’ve since re-rated this one. The only kick I have against this one at all is that it’s a little weak in the knees at 6.0% for an IPA. For all other factors, I think this might be the best I’ve tried so far. This is a FANTASTIC beer, and is ESPECIALLY well balanced for an IPA!

12 oz. Clear, golden-orange with a small ring of creamy bubbles. Big grapefruit and floral aroma. Flavor starts with grapefruit, resin, and caramel. Finish has a bit too much leafy resin for my taste, and not enough malt. Still a decent IPA. Light-medium body is smooth and dry.