Hoptical Illusion
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast 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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7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at Rivertowne Inn in North Huntington PA this beer poured a bright orange-amber color with a large yellow-white head. The aroma was sweet fruity and floral hops. The flavor was sweet malts followed by fruity and floral hops that were fairly strong. The finish was crisp, tangy, bitter and hoppy. A pleasant surprise.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2007
at 21:03
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
On tap at the Bocktown Bar in the Robinson Township Shopping Complex. Pours like any other american pale ale - transparent yellow but perhaps a little darker than typical. Same aroma as most IPA, fruity grapefuit. Lotts of bitter grapefruit peel in the first taste. As with any other IPA flavor is intense with hops. Has more personality than I desire. You hop lovers are laughing. Finish is long and lingering astringent bitter. Like medicine.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2006
at 18:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden ale with a thick creamy lightly off white head. A light restrained hoppy floral aroma with resinous qualities. In mouth, a good malt with decent hopping, well balanced with the malt, with orangey notes, and light candy sweetness. Medium bodied. Classy.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2006
at 17:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours bright gold into a shaker. Off-white micro head leaves mounds and lacing as it slowly recedes. Grapefruit and resin aromas. Creamy sweet upfront with a tangy citrus finish.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2006
at 18:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear light amber with a nice off white head. Lots of citrusy hop aromas. Flavor is a bit light in the malt body, but quite hoppy. The citrus/grapefruit variety. lively carbonation, and nice sharpo bitter trailer. Nice IPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2006
at 18:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy as well as very fruity. The flavor is sweet with light notes of alcohol coming thru the notes of grass, and leading to a dry hoppy and bitter end.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2005
at 15:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
At Oliver Twist
Amber color. Strong fruity hops (grapefruit…). The body structure is not very complex, the bitterness is pleasant, and very long.
Amber color. Strong fruity hops (grapefruit…). The body structure is not very complex, the bitterness is pleasant, and very long.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2005
at 04:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Pale amber, average head. Rich lychee aroma. Sweet and fruity with clean, rounded mouthfeel and solid malt structure. Really hoppy with loads of oranges and lychee. salty, tarry finish. Well crafted, but does not score points for originality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2005
at 02:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Golden light brown colour. Deep piney hops with light but chewy malts. Somewhat thin body, though. Flavour continues with the aromatic themes of chewy crystal malt and piney hops. As the glass goes on, I get increasingly bored.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2005
at 02:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
HI starts off with a large head of sticky froth that covers a rather clear gold body. Bready light malt in the aroma along with a good grapefruit hop presence. More bitter in the flavor than sweet, the balance is nice and doesn’t fall off short. I didn’t try this in Montreal, but I ’m glad I brought a six back to Tennessee. Not too shabby really.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2005
at 07:23