 alexanderj (2293), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 14, 2008 Bottle; picked up yesterday. Poured a rich gold; carbonation streams; lacing; compact, medium sized white head. Huge, pungent aroma; grapefruit, melonand citrus, with some pine,, toffee and buttered bread. Great aroma. Had a sample on cask yesterday, but I definitely like it from the bottle today better. Powerful hop presence, as expected. Sweet caramel beginning that gives way to grapefruit and pine. Some buttery, biscuit in the middle. Very nice balance and just an overall really good beer. Up there with the best of the style.
Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 19, 2008 Pour is clear orangey amber with a thin off white head...smell is super piney....super piney....taste is not nearly such a hop bomb...a sweet toasty caramel flavor with a solid hoppy backbone....not bitter, but definitely flavorful...resin...
JohnC (2287), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 20, 2007 Updated: Apr 6, 2008rerate: 6Apr2008 - bottle, shared by steiny
updated reating to 4.0 fm 3.8
-------& tap at ballast point’s anniv party
clear golden, very hoppy, almost like hop juice. Very much a great example of a San Diego IPA
shigadeyo (2263), Harrison, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 29, 2009
9/10/2008: Ballast Point Sculpin IPA is cloudy, copper-colored, and has an off-white to beige head that offers quite a bit of lacing. It has a floral aroma that is also filled with pineapple. There is a floral hop flavor, perfume, and a toffee bitterness. There are also flavors of tangerine and lemon pell. The beer is medium-light in body and has a good body and flavor. Overall this is a nice IPA.
650 ml/22 fl. oz. bottle (7% Alcohol by Volume) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating #259 for this beer.
jazz88 (2239), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 21, 2006 Updated: Nov 18, 2009Rating #1 Tap @ Bistro’s 9th Annual IPA Festival 8/’12/06 (6 3 6 3 14). Golden color with a light laced white head. Smooth, grassy malts with a bitter finish. Some citrus and grapefruit flavors. Rating #2 Bottle (7 3 7 3 17). A light golden color with a white head. Grassy, hoppy, and pine in the aroma. Smooth and delightfully bitter. Light fruits and citrus finish.
DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 13, 2007 5 ounce sample tasted at Bistro’s IPA fest. Very pleasant floral, hempy, orangey, tangerine hop aroma. Light pine aromas also burst through. Extremely aromatic and totally quaffable. Transparent golden body with frothy off-yellow head that is relatively perseverant. Wow. Lots of hempy, resiny flavors to start. Becomes nice and malty and quite chewy in the middle. Finishes orangey, bitter, juicy, and wonderfully hoppy. Great shit. The appearance could be a little darker, but that’s nit-picking.
blutt59 (2186), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 bottle via trade w/ snojerk321, great golden glow with medium loose foam, aromas of musky hops, grapefruit, some spice, flavors of resin, corn syrup, citrus and really nice bitter finish, thanks Torry
bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 10, 2006 On tap. Clear golden in colour with a small head. Hoppy and spicy with notes of pine and flowers. Quite bitter, a bit sweet with a dry aftertaste.
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