Blueprints - Basketball
Moersleutel Craft Brewery in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.51
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Basketball – an 8% Double IPA that is fresh, fruity, and juicy. Smooth and creamy with rich notes of white wine, complemented by tropical mango and refreshing gooseberries. Refreshing citrus from the Citra brightens the profile, while Mosaic and Nelson bring ripe, juicy flavors. Subtle vanilla notes from the yeast add a gentle sweetness that perfectly balances the bold fruitiness. A full-bodied, flavorful experience with a delightful creamy finish – this DIPA is a true explosion of flavor. Cheers!
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7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2026
at 13:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 12 Aug 2025
at 20:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 02/08/2025.
Hazed orange amber topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is orange zest, hint of caramel, pineapple, grass, mandarin.
Taste comprises mixed tropical fruits, pine resin, lychee, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy enough DIPA.
Hazed orange amber topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is orange zest, hint of caramel, pineapple, grass, mandarin.
Taste comprises mixed tropical fruits, pine resin, lychee, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy enough DIPA.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2025
at 17:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
29th June 2025
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate starts smooth but develops a good fine minerally crisp snap on the back end. Smooth pale malts, a lovely light creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine, a mild hop spice nibble. Bright juicy citrus and unusually forward Nelson crisp grapey white wine. Sabro messes everything up in a glorious way, soft coconut and slightly ripe pineapple interact marvellously with the Citra and Nelson. Modern Mosaic adds a light dusting of candy fruits on the light, crisp and hop spicy finish. Lovely bright hop juicy dipa with Nelson that actually punches through. A collectors item in 2025.
Can. Just a light haze on this gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate starts smooth but develops a good fine minerally crisp snap on the back end. Smooth pale malts, a lovely light creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine, a mild hop spice nibble. Bright juicy citrus and unusually forward Nelson crisp grapey white wine. Sabro messes everything up in a glorious way, soft coconut and slightly ripe pineapple interact marvellously with the Citra and Nelson. Modern Mosaic adds a light dusting of candy fruits on the light, crisp and hop spicy finish. Lovely bright hop juicy dipa with Nelson that actually punches through. A collectors item in 2025.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2025
at 17:29
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
3/III/25 - 44cl can from Moersleutel (webshop) @ ElManana+1’s place, BB: 23/I/26, canned: 23/I/25, batch: #867 (2025-222) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the can!
Cloudy pale light blond to beige beer, small creamy white head, little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty dank, resinous, lovely smell, some tropical fruits, onions, very nice stuff! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, pretty bitter, resinous, fruity touch, malty, piny, dank hops, some marijuana, onions, diesel, lovely! Aftertaste: good bitterness, dank hops, a bit chemical, hoppy, marijuana, chemical touch, some diesel, fresh hops, good stuff, lovely beer!
Cloudy pale light blond to beige beer, small creamy white head, little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty dank, resinous, lovely smell, some tropical fruits, onions, very nice stuff! MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, pretty bitter, resinous, fruity touch, malty, piny, dank hops, some marijuana, onions, diesel, lovely! Aftertaste: good bitterness, dank hops, a bit chemical, hoppy, marijuana, chemical touch, some diesel, fresh hops, good stuff, lovely beer!
Tried
from Can
from Moersleutel Webshop
on 03 Mar 2025
at 18:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Beautiful murk on this one, yellowish golden with a white head. Nose is overripe tropical fruit sweetness, hop terpenes, citrus zests. Taste is slightly less sweet than I’d expexted based on the aroma, it’s trop fruity but then nice and dry, got those oily-citrus notes too. The finish is dry and moreish, it’s not particularly short but if it went longer I wouldnt complain. Light to medium bodied, easy to drink. US-esque, quality, I like it
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2025
at 20:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Grassy and citrussy with wheaty pale malt, citrus peel, notes of lemon and white grape. Light tropical. Moderate bitter, finishes a bit dry. Agreeable, refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2025
at 20:38