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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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th August 2011
GBBF. Cask. Hazy amber beer, residual white head. Light dry palate. Fresh hops. Mild grapefruit and tangerine. Minerals. Good stuff.
GBBF. Cask. Hazy amber beer, residual white head. Light dry palate. Fresh hops. Mild grapefruit and tangerine. Minerals. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2011
at 05:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Its a nice floral and citric IPA, more in the range of a 1999 era IPA, not over done nor overhopped. Biscuity malts, bright hop flavors and aromas, balanced finish, medium palate. Very drinkable. Golden amber color. Good every day type IPA.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2011
at 13:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Slightly hazy amber with no head. Not as fruity as expected, quite boring beer to be honest. I want more fruit and citrus when drinking an IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2011
at 08:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle from World of Beer in Orlando
Appearance: Clear amber with a small white head and spotty lacing
Aroma: Floral
Taste: Floral and pine
Nice, easy drinking
Appearance: Clear amber with a small white head and spotty lacing
Aroma: Floral
Taste: Floral and pine
Nice, easy drinking
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2011
at 19:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden beer with a cream colored head. Summer fruit and sweet malt aroma. Sumemr fruit and grapefruit flavor with pine. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Sumemr fruit and grapefruit lingers with malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2011
at 10:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours hazy dark orange with a small tan head. Aroma is grapefruity and citrusy. Bitter, citrusy and mild grapefruity. Light and crisp hoppy. Bitter and easy into a medium dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2011
at 23:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Recreation Billiards, Winston-Salem, NC. Pours a dark golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy peachy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2011
at 23:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle at BA Lounge, JFK airport. It pours straw yellow with lively carbonation and a thin fizzy white head. The nose is peach, grapefruit, melon, lemon, lime, bread and sweet caramel. The taste is grass, hay, lemon, lime, nettle and caramel sweetness, with a moderate length bitter-dry finish. The alcohol is well hidden, but overall the beer is a bit thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2011
at 09:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear dark golden color with off white head. Pine hop aroma. Flavors of pine and grapefruit with some biscuit malts. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2010
at 18:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Half Time. Pours amber gold with a foamy 3 finger almost white head. Aroma is resin/floral. Medium body; foamy carbonation. Flavor is light roast malt and mostly floral hop. Might be a touch of resin. Don’t get citrus. Finishes generously hoppy. This is so close to Imperial - they should go the extra steps. Very nice ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2010
at 18:43