Hoptical Illusion
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.81
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Our piney, dank, and mind-bending East Coast IPA is a huge part of Blue Point's history. As Long Island's original IPA, it is often the first IPA of many local drinkers who pass the love for this crushable IPA from generation to generation.
Hoptical Illusion's malt-forward body and piney hop kick have landed it 4 notable awards, including a GABF medal.
Hoptical Illusion's malt-forward body and piney hop kick have landed it 4 notable awards, including a GABF medal.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ waterfront-manhattan. Hops aroma, not a lot more, but for whatever reason not bad out of the cask.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2025
at 00:55
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2016 - 355ml bottle on my NYC visit. Pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, lemon, pine, resin, dough & malt. Moderate body. Long medium bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2025
at 20:59
7.5/10
RB score 3.44
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2025
at 03:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Hopt. Aroma is soft fruity hops, some tropical and peachy notes, bready and biscuity malt, mild floral/herbal, touch of pine resin and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Malty IPA, bit restrained, but very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:48
9/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Madison Square Garden during intermission of The David Gilmour concert. Clear amber orange pour. Small beige cap. Some floral citrus and pine in the aroma. Some toasted, caramelly notes on the palate. Mild dank citrus and pine, as well. Smooth, medium bodied and easy drinking. I… have become… comfortably buzzed.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2024
at 00:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Plechovka z american beer. Vôňa citrusova. Farba oranžová. Chuť citrusová medova.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2021
at 17:40
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2019
at 00:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, hops, caramel.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, some fruit, citrus, a bit floral.
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, hops, caramel.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, some fruit, citrus, a bit floral.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2018
at 12:02
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Aroma was ....interesting, not anything I'd experienced from an IPA before. Taste was off, didn't really remind me of an IPA at all. Palate was kind of weak. Not necessarily bad but it was just a pretty weak attempt at making an IPA.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2018
at 00:29