Sculpin IPA
Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.70
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The Sculpin IPA is a testament to our humble beginnings as Home Brew Mart. Founded in 1992, the Mart continues to be a catalyst for the San Diego brewing scene, setting the trend for handcrafted ales. Inspired by our customers, employees and brewers, the Sculpin IPA is bright with aromas of apricot, peach, mango and lemon. Its lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hops. This delicious Ballast Point Ale took a Bronze Medal at the 2007 Great American Beer Festival in the Pro Am category. The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin is considered some of the most tasty. Something that has a sting but tastes great, sounds like a Ballast Point India Pale Ale.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
335 ml. bottle from Systembolaget, poured in to a Tulip. Hazy, amber-golden colour with a creamy off-white head. Fruity aroma with grapefruit, grasses, sweet, tropical fruits and caramel malts. A toasted note. Taste is bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and bitter with citrus fruits and toasted notes. In essence a typical westcoast IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2016
at 13:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
At home. Can shared by Maakun. Tangerine and weed, bit soapy, vegetable/spring onion, very fruity. Fierce but friendly bitter, sweet grainy backbone. Full bodied, texture is fat with a fine grain. Carbo is medium. Very refreshing, very nice! --- Beer merged from original tick of Sculpin on 21 Nov 2017 at 14:30 - Score: 7. Original review text: 3.8
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2016
at 14:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared thanks to Secret Santa bytemesis. Clear golden with fluffy white head. Mango, dank hops with lots of marijuana, orange peel, grass, light lime and lemon in the finish. There’s also some light biscuit malts but the hops are really taking the stage here. Light sweet and medium bitter with a light tart touch just before the finish. Medium bodied. Just like an IPA should be.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2016
at 14:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bomber. Pours a clear gold color with a long lasting white head. Aroma is citrus hops and pine. Taste is fairly bitter and resinous. Sweet caramel malt, grapefruit, and pine. Medium bodied with a dry, lingering, bitter finish.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2016
at 14:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with EMJ and NH at OSB 13.01.16. Clear golden. Persistent off-white head and lacing. Aroma and taste of American hops, fresh pine shoots, grapefruit and lime, balanced with pale malt and a slight alcohol sting. Also some marmalade. Pine and grapefruit bitterness lingering on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2016
at 14:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy, amber-golden colored, small white head. Aroma is of caramel malt background, some orange hard candy, strong pine and citrus hoppy and resiny aroma. Taste is medium sweet caramel malt, strong pine aroma, citrus and fruity, medium+ bitterness, dry finish, lasting aftertaste. Medium bodied, soft+ carbonation, resiny. Excellent, can only imagine how good it is when freshest!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2016
at 03:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355 ml bottle. Clear golden body with a nice white head. Aroma is nice and citric fruity, some grapefruit and mild caramel malt. Flavor is a solid balanced IPA with good citric fruit and other fruits mixed with caramel malt and pleasant bitterness. Fine balanced body as well with a pleasant aftertaste. A solid and balanced IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2016
at 08:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flaske fra Vinmonopolet Kvaddå, hjemme en fredagskveld: gylden, med ok skum. Humle, humle og humle, i en klar og delikat balansert maltkropp: vidunderlig innsmigrende aroma og smak med aprikos, mango, fersken, appelsinmarmelade og sitron. Akkurat slik de lover. Flott kalibrert bitterhet i ettersmaken. Superfrisk ipa i beste amerikanske tradisjon. No poisonous stings here, just pure bliss.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2016
at 12:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
355 ml bottle. Unclear golden orange color with off white head. Malty and hoppy aroma, caramel, citrusy fruity, grapefruit, pine. Sweet and heavy bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2016
at 05:25