Deschutes Inversion IPA

	Percentile
	88
	overall

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
432	3.52/5.0	3.51/5.0	6.8%	78.2	Shaker, Tulip

Commercial Description:
After months of experimentation, energy and obsession, Deschutes Brewery’s brewers have triumphed once again with their newest creation - Inversion IPA. Inversion’s trio of American hops delivers an over-the-top nose with hints of orange and grapefruit. Inversion is then dry-hopped for seven days resulting in an added hoppy kick. To balance the hop character of Inversion, Deschutes’ brewers used crystal and caraston malts that weave throughout the beer providing soft, complex caramel flavors. Inversion IPA is smooth and delicious. Just like clear days up on the mountain, Inversion IPA will deliver a path to higher ground. Inversion will be available year-round starting in early April on draft and in 6-packs. Inversion IPA is a phenomenal NW-style IPA, beckoning all beer drinkers and enticing IPA lovers to invert their world and find clarity above the routine of the everyday. Alc. By Vol. 6.8% IBUs 75

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stchloe (482), Portland, Oregon, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Sep 26, 2008

Very solid, quaffable IPA, a great introduction to microbrews. Pours beautifully.

nuplastikk (1175), Madison, Wisconsin, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 22, 2008 Updated: Oct 8, 2008

12oz bottle. Brown-amber color. Brewery wort and fresh hop aroma. Full bodied, classic West Coast IPA characteristics. Floral and bitter hop characteristics, well balanced by a nice malt backbone. Incorporates a little more dryness and fruity characteristics than most WIPAs, a very nice beer.

Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 20, 2008

Bitter hop aroma with a good malt backbone. Amber brown in color with a white head. Bitter floral hop flavor with a lasting finish.

mmmbeer (745), Austin, Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 19, 2008

12 oz. bottle in trade from douglas88- many thanks! Served in shaker- poured a transparent brownish amber, low carbonation, 3mm white head formed and tried to lace. Hearty aroma of pine, grapefruit, and floral hops everywhere. Hits the mouth with a medium body, malt has been slightly roasted, bitterness in the middle followed by an acidic finish. Slightly different take on the style, but still very enjoyable.

toddkrem (78), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 15, 2008

Dark in color for an IPA. Medium head. Tastes of roasted malt. The bitterness is slightly different tasting.

Whorst (11), Huntington Beach, California, USA

2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2	8/10	3/5	1/10	1/5	7/20

Sep 5, 2008

Unusual, and off balance. The malts don’t work for me. There’s an astringent, charcoal like bitterness that I can’t stand.

tangentrider (144), USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Sep 4, 2008

Amber beer with an off-white head. Aroma is faint grapefruit. Flavor is roasted malt and grapefruit bitterness. Finish is bitter. Good IPA.

hughie (3053), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 30, 2008

Bottle from BSF Bar, GBBF ’08. Amber with a small off white head. Aroma was initially grapefruit, later revealing sweet malts. Piney hop and malt taste in which creamy, buttery sweetness blends with sharp bitterness. Beautiful.

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