Ballast Point Brewing Company Sculpin IPA - Grapefruit

Sculpin IPA - Grapefruit

 

Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.57
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 70 Ticks: 243
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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, 355 ml from Beergium. shared with JFK10000 and Josip. Pours cloudy orange with average frothy off-white head. Good lacing. average to heavy hoppiness, lots of citrus and grapefruit, orange. Light sweetness and moderate to heavy bitterness. Dry finish. Medium bodied. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2016 at 13:00

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
330 ml bottle at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Clear golden orange color with off white head. Hoppy and malty aroma, very fruity, grapefruit, generally citrusy, tropical fruits, pine, grass, caramel, bread. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2016 at 11:12

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Clear, golden colour, quite a lot of head which remains for a while. Aroma is very hoppy, west coast hops shine through with a very pine centered, spicy and citrus-fruity smell. Grapefruit is very noticeable, but spiciness is also intense. Palate is slightly strange, citrus fruitiness is almost artificial. Refreshing though. Flavour is of a very hoppy and intense IPA. Very fruity, grapefruit/citrus fruitiness is heavy, more Intense than in the aroma. Also quite spicy/herbal but more in the background. Finishes long and very dry, with the earthiness of the hops also showing a bit. Very nice IPA! Especially the finish.
Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 13:43

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
Pours unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is bit bitter, some hops. Taste is full, aromatic hops. Bitter malty, very mild fruityness. Good mf and carbo.
Tried on 03 Nov 2016 at 17:15


8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
From a 355ml bottle on 15/10/2016, Pours a clear lightish golden with a medium head. The nose is light tropical and citrus and grapefruit. The taste features sweet citrus and tropical fruit, with heaps of melon note, followed by a big, firm grapefruit bitterness. Medium bodied with average carbonation. This really is quite different to the standard Sculpin, but still very tasty. It does have a fresh, zesty, summery feel to it, Impressive.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 04:58

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Gulbrun klar med fingerhøyt hvitt skum. Mye sitruslukt, grapefrukt, appelsinskall og sitron. Middels fylde og bitterhet. Frisk, sitrusskall og alkohol. Lang avslutning
Tried on 03 Oct 2016 at 04:59

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Has a slightly hazy orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange peel, sweet candy, grass and dry hay. Very fruity. Fruity is also the flavour with a little more grassy hops along with lots of grapefruit, orange peel and some pine. Has a slick mouth feel, medium body bitterness. A very fruity and nice IPA. A bit one-dimensional but quite fresh.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2016 at 13:40

7.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Almost clear golden, thick dense head. Grassy lime aroma. Grapefruit and lime blended in the taste, medium bitterness lingering.
Tried on 30 Sep 2016 at 16:07

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16-09-16 // 355ml bottle from Systembolaget Stockholm. Pours an almost clear golden colour with small white head. Strong grapefruit in the nose. Aroma is grapefruit, citrus, pine. Medium sweet. Long bitter finish. Fresh.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2016 at 21:40