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RATINGS: 1228   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Filtered and force carbonated.
Ingredients: Water, Three malts, including a 2-row pale, Northwest Cascade Hops, and Yeast.
This copper colored ale is floral, medium bodied, with a crisp, refreshing finish. Originally our summer seasonal in 1993, it is now available year-round. Harpoon IPA was ranked atop both domestic and imported IPAs by Beer Connoisseur Magazine.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
BelgianBeerGal (2104) - Dayton Area, Ohio, USA - SEP 22, 2008
Draught in Boston. Pretty average IPA overall. No strong characteristics overall. Just seemed a little bland and dusty.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
afireinside96 (924) - Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 21, 2008
Bottle served in a small mug. Gold body with a small head.Citrus,floral smell. Taste is generic citrus. Merely OK.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
joe19612 (1110) - camberley, Surrey, ENGLAND - SEP 20, 2008
Bottle from Tuckers maltings. Plesant hop aroma. Bitter at first with a clean malt finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
downender (4186) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - SEP 16, 2008
Bottle from Corks, Bristol. Deep gold in colour with a slight white head. Aroma of orange and pine resin. Flavour had plenty of sweet malts, with citrus and floral hops and a dry, peppery finish. Good stuff.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
MadIndian (1732) - Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 15, 2008
Bottle from Canals. Orange pour with a hoppy aroma. It is blended good but just a little weak for me and kind of falls short of it’s potential.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
mikalooch (224) - , New Jersey, USA - SEP 15, 2008
Bottle. Poured a light copper with a thin and quickly idsappearing white head. Bready yet floral aroma. Flavor is floral malt with underlying hops, very crisp. Has a bit of a sweet aftertaste, goes down very easy and is very drinkable. final mouthfeel is thin but refreshing. I think that this is a very good beer, although it might not be the best IPA, if it could even be considered a true IPA.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
BossHossBikes (148) - California, USA - SEP 13, 2008
Bottle. Pours a clear blonde with a one-finger pale white head that dissipates rather quickly. The aroma is bready. Malt qualities are predominant with some hints of orange. Much like the aroma, the flavour is also pretty malty. The initial flavour is of malts. Hops start to become noticeable, but only stand behind the malt. Juicy, citrusy fruits add some nice rounded flavours to the sharp hops. The mouth feel towards the finish is watery. The finish is slightly dry. Bitterness bites the back of the tongue as the sweet fruitiness counteracts around the centre and the front of the tongue. Malts start to dwindle away as the hops finally become a little more dominant. This really isn’t that great. It’s mediocre, at best.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
nqualls (1452) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - SEP 13, 2008
Bottle. Poured a clear amber with a medium white head. Aroma was slightly hoppy. Flavor was malted well, but lacked the hops to back up the malt. Good beer, but not an IPA


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