Ballast Point Brewing Company Brut IPA

Brut IPA

 

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

  IPA - Brut Rotating
Score
6.66
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 45 Ticks: 19
A bone-dry IPA turned liquid gold.

Brut IPA is our latest deep dive into the ever more complex world of IPA. This bone-dry IPA features a light body matched only by its light bitterness. But don’t be fooled, this beer is exploding with juicy, citrus hop character in what is undoubtedly a fantastic voyage into unknown waters.
 

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6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Light yellow, slightly hazy. Low head. Chorus and hay aroma. Dry taste with some tropical fruit.
Tried on 29 May 2019 at 21:24

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2019 at 18:19

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from web SB 2019-05-08 Göteborg AR: pibespoke, orange AP: clear coppery, wee white head F: rich carbonated, fizzy, dry, pineapple, not that bruty,
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2019 at 21:11

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Hazy pale golden, small head. Mild grapefruit aroma. Dry with light to medium body and clean, crisp mouthfeel. Neutral slender body, mild grassy grapefruity hops. Long bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2019 at 20:25

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Systembolaget. A decent enough IPA with strong old hops and boozy end.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2019 at 12:09

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Klar gyllengul vätska. Doft av säd, citrus, druvor. Torr, lite stram och ganska snäll. Stiltypisk med lätt druvighet. Gott.
Tried on 27 Apr 2019 at 18:09

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Systembolaget. Slightly hazy dark golden with a large white head. Aroma of citrus, fruit, some bread. The same in the taste, also some caramel and light grain. The finish was on the sweet side. An ok one although I am not a fan of this style.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2019 at 11:24

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from a bottle this beer poured a hazy bright yellow color with a large foamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was citrus, floral hops and a bit of sweet orange. The flavor was bitter and tangy with orange, pine and a faint earthy undertone.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2019 at 23:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/04/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty spoty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, red apple, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, red apple, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, red apple, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, onion, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an excellent brut IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Feels like a lot of Nelson, Simcoe, Calypso. Extremely vibrant, dank, earthy, and lightly juicy hop complexity; with a nice solid pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example all the way through.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2019 at 03:11