Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)

Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Diego, California USA

bottle thanks to hapjydeuce..... pours a transparent apple cider brown with a thin soapy whitish head.... delicious aroma of strong tropical fruit hops (mangos and other citrus fruits).... this was amped up on the tropical fruits and very hop-forward overall. the finish leaves just a trace of bitterness in the end.... def a nice IPA.

awesome dark yellow body with a foamy white head that leaves nice webbing.the aroma is a huge burst of citrus hops,and fruits.flavor is pine/citurs hops,mangoes,with a tiny caramel finish.easy drinking but still full of flavor.awesome beer.

clear amber with a thin white head. Strong citrus hop aroma. Up front hop flavor with peach, mango, and orange citrus in the background. Finishes bitter, kind of on the thin side.

It’s upsetting they discontinued the Dorado. This is essentially the single version of that...Damn hop shortage. I’d say pretty good nose of pineapple grapefruit, as usual. Very fruity taste, somewhat mango, not like the Dorado. Thanks Pepsican, for serious this time, except that I wish it was Dorado.

Bottle from naven. Oh no. I knew I was in for it when I popped the top. Pure, huge, fresh grapefruit and peach aroma. Perfect aroma. Beautiful pour with great lacing. Add this to my list of beers I’d have to have if deserted on an island. This is perfection in a glass. Flavor is pure hops without being overpowering. Possibly the best iipa or IPA I’ve tried. The best use of hops for bittering and flavoring that I’ve ever witnessed. I think I might cry.

22oz bottle, no date from Holiday Wine Cellar. Clear medium orange with a 1 1/2 finger slightly yellowish white head with good retention. Wow, the tropical fruit aromas that I get from this beer are nothing short of awesome. So much pineapple and mango notes, tangerines, and then some nicely bitter grapefruit and pine needles in the background with some cotton candy and caramel. The flavor has a bit of an added grassy hoppiness, and the tropical flavors don’t quite jump out at me as much as they had in the aroma. The cotton candy and caramel malts meld with the hops very well in that I get "sweet hops"--I don’t get this very often in beers and I think it’s great. Semi-dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 3. Light to medium body with the same for carbonation. An excellent IPA--hopefully they start bottling this year round--especially since they halted production on their Dorado. Also, I may like this one more than Two Hearted, though my rating doesn’t reflect it.

Bottle shared by MiguelMandingo. Thanks
Pours a clear honey amber color with a nice strong citrusy smell of grapefruit and perhaps pine. Tropical fruitiness. Taste is fruity, crisp, clean, lightly bitter and citrus rind like with a dry finish. Bursting with lots of tropical fruits and citrusy grapefruit in the flavor. Medium bodied with prickly carbonation. Refreshing and very drinkable. One of the Best IPA’s I’ve ever had.

Bottle. Hugely sweet citrus nose, orange, mango, pineapple, and other tropical fruit. Clear gold with a thin white head. Balanced bitterness, aggressive but not harsh. Thick and sweet mouthfeel. Top notch.