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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear yellow with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, little citrus, little sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Poured a golden color, some carbonation on edges, and a small off-white head. Aroma was some nice pine notes, but it may have been a little old on the shelf since it was a bit more mellow than I had hoped for a beer with a hop pun in the title. Flavor is quite nice, some nice pale malts, moderately sweet, pretty well balanced. Flavorful, almost sessionable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2013
at 07:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz bottle shared with Ryan. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Fruity hop nose. Floral flavors with some light citrus notes. Mildly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2013
at 17:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Smells citrusy, pours amber with good initial head. Taste is bitter with some caramelized malt. Had this from a vendor in Penn Station New York, still waiting....
Tried
on 31 Dec 2012
at 18:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks zvikar. Clear golden. Floral and citric hops aroma with a bit of notes of aged hops. Flavor has a bit of sweetish malt, a bit bready, and pleasant moderate floral hops bitterness. Medium-bodied. A slightly mild IPA but quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2012
at 06:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear copper with medium frothy white head leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a strong floral hop and grapefruit. Medium mouthfeel with sweet hop and nice lingering bitter finish. Easy to drink a very good IPA from Blue Point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2012
at 00:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear amber with a small white head and nice lacing. Aroma is pine and citrus. Flavor is grapefruit, pine, light malt with a medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2012
at 22:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml Bottle (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Amber in colour. Grapefuit, peach and pine in the aroma. Grapefruit, pine and toffee feature in the hoppy and crisp taste. Fairly refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2012
at 12:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
clear yellow, small white head. mild hoppy aroma, mild malty. flavor is mild , malty, bitter malty, bitter hoppy.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2012
at 11:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Fresh, tropical hop aromas. Medium body, a little fruit and caramel and then a solid hoppiness. Bitter finish. Good. 260412
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2012
at 11:05