Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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not one of my favorite ipas - has some toastiness in it along with a bit of mustiness. similar to hop devil, but not as crisp and defined. flavors in hoptical illusion seem - at least on some kegs - to be muddy.

Pours a thin head that turns to a ring that clings to the glass. Great lacing. Aroma is weak, very faint hops and a little malt. Taste is stronger than the nose, hops are there but not in your face, malts are present but balanced. Smooth and refreshing Not a Bad regular ipa.

355ml Bottle (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Amber in colour. Grapefuit, peach and pine in the aroma. Grapefruit, pine and toffee feature in the hoppy and crisp taste. Fairly refreshing.

Amber with a large tan topper that fades slowly and leaving a wave of lace. Aroma is grassy and floral with caramel and herbal notes. Taste is grassy and floral as well with pale malt and moderate bitterness. So-so.

Aroma is grapefruit and caramel malts. Taste is bitter grapefruit with a sweet malt backing. Some pine and spice with a bit of wet dog funk. Palate is watery with lots of carbonation. Cool bottle, and blue point is usually pretty good but this was not. One of the poorest ipas I’ve tried so far, disappointed to say.

Aroma of grass and flowers and fruit. Sweet smell. Taste is more one dimensional...hops. Some malt in the finish. Nice standard IPA.

Bottle. Pours clear gold with thin, fizzy white head; short retention and no lacing. Aroma is dank and floral hops, cereal malt, oranges, and cardboard. Flavor is balanced malt and hops, but not much there; dry finish. Medium body, low carbonation, and low warmth.

Pours a alightly unclear golden orange with mimimal white head. Smell is caramel malt forward, sweet and some citrus hops. Taste is similar with attributes to the nose, but I get a little sweet tea and hop citrus with lemon zest. Interesting, but I think this particular bottle was past its prime.

Bottle from craft beer outlet. Aroma and taste mostly of malts, some hops in there. This is ok.

12oz into a pint. A nice fluid ipa here. Pours a sunshine hazed gold with tan background. Mouthfeel is dry, hoppy, and organic. Taste is hoppy, fresh citrus and piney resin. Grapefruit seems to usher in on the aftertaste as well. Aroma is hoppy and organic soil mixed with fresh citrus in the breeze. Theres an earthy feel that lingers and then mixes well with the hop prescence. A nice ipa here.

Light pine and malts in aroma while the appearance is dark gold, similar to a Premium Lager. The flavor is citrus/piney hops mixed malts, having a strong earthiness bordering on dirty. Not bad but not great, the earthiness was a little much.