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Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star) - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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99
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Brewed by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

San Diego, California USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3114.03/5.04.01/5.07%99.7Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The Sculpin IPA is a testament to our humble beginnings as Home Brew Mart. Founded in 1992, the Mart continues to be a catalyst for the San Diego brewing scene, setting the trend for handcrafted ales. Inspired by our customers, employees and brewers, the Sculpin IPA is bright with aromas of apricot, peach, mango and lemon. Its lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hops. This delicious Ballast Point Ale took a Bronze Medal at the 2007 Great American Beer Festival in the Pro Am category. The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin is considered some of the most tasty. Something that has a sting but tastes great, sounds like a Ballast Point India Pale Ale.
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 Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Draft at The Thirsty Monk. Pours a golden off-white , lasting head with a golden-amber body. Smells of citrus and floral hops...apricots, mango, and pineapple. Flavor is much the same as the aroma. Finish has the lasting fruit flavors and a slight bitterness.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 13, 2009  

Source:22 oz bottle.
Glass:Tulip.
Appearance:Pale gold color with a one finger white head.
Aroma:Tons of juicy fruit here. Citrus, peaches, mango and others.
Flavor:Grapefruit dominant with a caramel base. Bitter finish is brash, but fleeting.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:This lived up to my expectations. Excellent aroma and even better flavor.


 OldGrowth (1407), North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 13, 2009  
bottle, from Sam’s Quikstop. Great aroma, sweet, tangerine, lime, apricot, peach, peppery. Golden orange color, good head, ok lace. Bitter sweet flavor. Medium body, oily creamy mouth feel, bitter dry finish. Very nice ipa. Aroma was great, could sniff that all day, aroma turned a little more grapefruity anf lost alot of the peach type aspects. Still very good, glad I asked while I was there because I walked right by it.


 Hoptagon (132), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Jul 12, 2009  
22oz. Bomber. A little lighter color than expected would call it something similar to straw colored with a quickly disspearing white head. Crazy big nose that seems to be dominated by amarillo hops. Heavily tropical with hints of peach, mango and even a little melon. Flavor is similar with a strong grapefruit presence and a caramel note that is backed by a nice bitter streak that hits late. The malt is definitely there, but a bit understated to let the hops stand out. Mouthfeel is slightly thin, but not watery. Ends with a lingering bitterness and a touch of resin. Teetering on the border of a 2IPA. Impressive.


 mrhoppy (209), Santa Clara, California, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 11, 2009  
I had this at the IPA fest and thought it should have won. Man this is one heck of a beer and right at the top of my hoppy list. Yeah Baby!


 pineypower (1076), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/59/104/518/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Bottle. Pours out a clear slightly orange hued golden color with a small white head, solid carbonation. Aroma is out of this world, pine, citrus, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, resiny hops and a very slight sweet caramel note with a solid mouthfeel. Taste is complex with a lot of different flavors going on, citrus hops, grapefruit, some pine, mango, pineapple, some slight caramel sweetness and a nice bitter finish. World Class IPA.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Draught at the brewery. Gold with a white head that laces the glass well. The aroma is one of the most intense hop blasts that i have ever stuck my nose into. Pine, peach, apricot, and mango are just HUGE in the nose. The flavor has the same gigantic juicey hops but a relatively low bitterness that perfectly balances the bone dry malt. Speaking of malt flavor, you’d struggle to pick out much if anything through the hop juice. Medium, almost light bodied with medium carbonation. This is really a hop paradise on tap. I had a bottle a couple days after sampling it on tap, and while excellent (maybe a 4.2) it didn’t quite live up to sucking this nectar right out of the brewery’s tap. Very similar to Pliny in that freshness is the world.



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