Sculpin IPA - Grapefruit
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.55
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Our Grapefruit Sculpin is the latest take on our signature IPA. Some may say there are few ways to improve Sculpin’s unique flavor, but the tart freshness of grapefruit perfectly complements our IPA’s citrusy hop character. Grapefruit’s a winter fruit, but this easy-drinking ale tastes like summer.
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3.9/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 18
The nose has elements of citrus fruit, dank grapefruit and sweet malt. This IPA has a lot going on, with some sweetness, caramel malt and fresh, hoppiness. Grapefruit with a touch of orange and lemon with a clinging bitterness at the end. It is a touch oily (in a good way) with a sold blend and laudable freshness.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 18-10-16 - A 355ml bottle brought in Whole Foods while in NYC. Pours a bright golden orange colour with a small foamy white head which leaves lacing. Moderate carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, orange peel, citrus, tropical fruits, sweet candy, grass and dry hay. A comforting malty citrus backbone is present throughout with an initial taste of grapefruit, orange, and lemon, finishing with a hoppy grapefruit flavour that lingers, but does not dominate. Medium sweet aftertaste with a malty grapefruit medium hopped bitter finish. Overall, a very good fruity AIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 15:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Yellow pour not . Grapefruitiest beer ever.really more of a fruit beer. Not really my thing as far as iPas go....
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:26
9/10
RB score 3.94
Tried
from Draft
at
Ballast Point - Little Italy / The Kettle Room - San Diego
on 06 Mar 2025
at 21:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
6er from the lcbo. Just slightly hazy orange/yellow pour, with a large, Rocky, pillowy white head. Aroma is sweet grapefruit flesh, honey, sweet malts, hints of caramel. Mouth feel is great, carb is good. Finish is again very grapefruit forward, but a touch sweet and sticky. Not as bright as I had expected. Instead of bright grapefruit oil, it's more of a sweet grapefruit juice/ flesh aroma and flavour. Making the beer heavier and less sessionable I find. Good, not great.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beergium. Aroma is fruity hoppy with strong grapefruit, grapefruit candy, juicy tropical fruits, soft pale malt, with a slight touch of pine resin. Flavour is light to moderate sweet with a pretty potent bitter finish. Medium bodied. Lots and I mean lots of grapefruit juice with a potent bitterness, might be a little too heavy on the grapefruit candy for my a taste to be a true winner IPA. But I enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:50
8.6/10
Grapefruity, fruity and bitter. A tad better than the Sculpin IPA
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2025
at 16:48
10/10
That is surprisingly good. The grapefruit is subtle but not too fruity as in a shandy. Great beer.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can picked up from Beer Republic webshop Breda Netherlands and consumed at home Saturday 11th November 2023 listening to Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show and still making the Beef Rogan Josh it's taking a little longer than expected, I made a Vanilla Ice Cream Loz, we're also making Onion Bhajis for the curry and Baked Apples to go with my Ice Cream. Pours deep gold with a large white head. Loz doesn't like this at all, she couldn't get on with it. This is clearly a West Coast IPA but the Grapefruit flavouring which I don't mind but Loz struggled with is a very divisive thing. I find this a touch sweet, a little bit of a perfume edge, dry finish, a slight syrupy touch, good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2023
at 18:33
7/10
On tap @Ballast Point Brewing Miramar, 01/10/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores citricos, herbal, cuerpo medio
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Oct 2023
at 20:19