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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9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle from Elmanana. 2000st rating. Many thanks! Hazy golden colour, white foam. Medium carbonation. Tropical fruits and a lot of grapefruit. This is a wonderfull beer. Very well balanced. Sweet notes, but not too much. A lot of grapefruit, bitter finish. Very well balanced. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2015
at 11:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can from Marco. Deep gold with a thin head. Aroma is citrus hop. Flavour is pine hop, grapefruit, full mouth base. Long lingering bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2015
at 16:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog AGM. Pours clear amber, nose is tart citrus and grapefruit, taste is dry, sweet, lots of bitter grapefruit.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2015
at 01:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog AGM 2015. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit, resinous hops. Taste is bitter, sharp grapefruit. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2015
at 01:16
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle [from trade with Slaktmasken, thanks Niklas!] @ home. Clear orange color, medium sized white head. Aroma is malts and oh yes, loads of hops, grapefruit, resinous hops and some pine. Taste malts, again loads of hops, bitter, grapefruit, slightly resinous and a hint of pine. Medium to full body, medium carbonation. Yup, I like it!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2015
at 16:48
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Nice. Stinky hop nose, catty, resinous, with grapefruit (obviously). Flavor very juicy with grapefruit, clean toasty malts. Bright clear golden color, foamy head. Medium bitter finish, long lingering grapefruity bitterness. This is rich yet drinkable, with a lot going on.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2015
at 13:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 355ml @ Hotel room, Fairfield Inn, Flushing, NY
Pours slightly hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, lots of red grapefruit and citrus. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long grapefruit, pine and citrus finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice IPA but I prefer the regular sculpin to this.
Pours slightly hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, lots of red grapefruit and citrus. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long grapefruit, pine and citrus finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice IPA but I prefer the regular sculpin to this.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2015
at 17:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. It pours an almost clear body, golden in color and with a small, dense, off-white head. The aroma is very grapefruity, piney and candy-ish, in a really, really nice way. Some maltyness in the far back. The flavor continues in the same way, adding a lovely grapefruity and hoppy bitterness. It’s full-bodied soft on the palate, rather dry, with a lasting grapefruit finish. Wow, this is lovely indeed. Really, really wonderful, but I suspect the drinkability is higher with the regular Sculpin. 150606
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2015
at 17:31
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap. Aroma is strong, full of hop freshness and also grapefruit citric compounds.Taste is actually al lo jucier than I thought, this grapefruit does not only contribute into enhancing hop bitterness but also to the beer’s body. Real good stuff, enjoyed this one a lot. Fresh, beautiful, fulfilling.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2015
at 06:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at the brewdog agm... Amber... Small off white head... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose... Soft toffee.. Zezty fruits.. Soft grapefruit.. Dry herbal fruits.. Soft floral fruit
Tried
on 06 Jun 2015
at 05:58