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Blue Point Hoptical Illusion

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9178
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 632   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.45   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Generous amount of selected hops balance out the malty backbone of this delicious golden India Pale Ale.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dixonian (935) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 9, 2012
On tap. Dull golden brew with a small amount of white head. Lots of floral hop aroma, grapefruit, and caramel - a bit thin with more floral hops and a nice malt backbone.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mzaar (352) - Varberg, SWEDEN - FEB 8, 2012
En del fruktighet och citrus i aromen, som ändå är lite blek. Grapefrukt och övermogna apelsiner bidrar till en bra smak.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jnkor (14) - Tampa, Florida, USA - FEB 6, 2012
Stale smell, barely hinting at hippiness. A little too copper color. Good initial taste, but not too hoppy, and giving way to a stickiness and stale taste. Not the best IPA, not the worst.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Beershine (4561) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - JAN 29, 2012
Draft @ Zeke’s. Warm gold with some good lace. Aroma a little skunk weed in a bitter hopped up way. Easy going. Resinous piney palate. A little yeasty and sticky but not bad.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beachbum25 (1033) - Powellville, Maryland, USA - JAN 21, 2012
On tap @ Specific Gravity, Salisbury Md-Orange pour w/a moderate white head. Citrus hop aroma. Flavors of citrus hop, some pitch/pine tar, also had a bit of malt on the finish. Solid, but not outstanding. Easy drinking IPA, not an overblown, one deminsional hop bomb.

3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bigtaster (257) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Pours with huge off white head clear golden orange body with lots of visible carbonation. Piney, orange, citrus, grapefruit (even with a cold) on the nose. Flavor fails, maybe sat on the beer store shelf too long, it’s a lame duck, very thin, slight pine bitterness. Almost no malt presence.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
ghawener (1220) - San Salvador, EL SALVADOR - JAN 17, 2012
Bottle: Craft beer in Midtown NY is harder to find that you might imagine, Blue Point as a better than avg presence and is a good local option. Food Pairing: Blue Cheese salad.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
demitriustown (877) - Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA - JAN 15, 2012
12 oz bottle: Aroma has got that hard candy kind of hop aroma that I really don’t like. Appearance is a clear golden with just a hint of amber and a thick white head that lingers. Taste is got that same hop texture that I don’t like. Overall, It’s alright just not my style. Cheers!


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