Sculpin IPA - Grapefruit
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.57
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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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Winston. Clear amber copper, good white head, lace. Aroma has citrus, grapefruit and hints of caramel. Medium-bodied. Flavor is lemony and grapefruity hoppy, even with some candy feeling. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2015
at 11:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(330ml bottle @ VilleValla Pub, Linköping, Sept 14 2015) Pours clear orange with a big fluffy white head and lace. Nose of grapefruit juice and zest, not surprisingly, touch of leafiness and caramel malts in support. Palate juicy zesty grapefruit again, very fruity with a bit of herbal hops and light caramel core. Bit of a bitter bite on the finish though though it’s not insanely hoppy in character, more fruit there too, and a bready touch. Maybe a touch faded from age though it’s still nice and bright. Medium body, slightly chewy, fairly soft carb. Nicely drinkable though I’d love to have this really really fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2015
at 13:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @Tommyknocker. Golden color, thick white head. Grapefruity aroma, juicy, lemon. Flavor has grapefruit juice all over. Nice bitterness some perfumy notes. Strong bitterness. Bit one dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2015
at 09:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.355 l - no BBE dating found, at Black Door, 20150909) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had grapefruit, malts and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were grapefruit, fruitiness, citricness, malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had grapefruit and bitterness. A brew having a lot of grapefruit that pushed the balance a bit too much towards the unpleasant side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2015
at 14:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12fl.oz. can. Pours a clear golden with a small, short lived, off-white head that laces. Fruity, hoppy, grapefruit aroma. Sweet, fruity, citrus flavour of grapefruit with light resin and a tart, dry, bitter, hoppy finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2015
at 00:25
8/10
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 21:08
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Miller’s Chicago. Very cloudy yellow with a small white head . Huge grapefruit nose with some excellent floral notes. Light sweetness with an awesome citrus bitterness. Medium mouth with soft carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. Excellent...
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2015
at 17:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. [ As Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, citrus, tart grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, grapefruit, citrus, hoppy, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150620]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2015
at 05:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: Babajan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Clear dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, pineapple, grapefruit, some floral notes.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grapefruit, floral, lots of hops.
Where: Babajan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Clear dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, pineapple, grapefruit, some floral notes.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, grapefruit, floral, lots of hops.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2015
at 10:47
7/10
Wow. Første gang noen balanserer en IPA med grapefrukt på rett måte, tror jeg.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2015
at 20:33