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Fort Point Pale Ale
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #272 - Avg:
- 4.46 | pDev: 6.28%
- Reviews:
- 265
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Today at 01:31 AM
- Added:
- Jan 12, 2013
- Wants:
- 451
- Gots:
- 530
Our signature American pale ale balances light, crisp, malt character with an abundance of hop-derived aromatics and flavors from the use of Citra and Columbus. The fragrant nose is fresh citrus, tropical fruit, and peach. Bold flavors of pineapple and mango mix with dank notes of zesty citrus and fresh pine needles. With the smooth mouthfeel, gentle bitterness, and dry finish, Fort Point is our standard daily-drinker.
MALT: American 2-row Barley, White Wheat, C-15, Dextrine
HOPS: Citra, Columbus
MALT: American 2-row Barley, White Wheat, C-15, Dextrine
HOPS: Citra, Columbus
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Ratings by isu68mbt:
Rated by isu68mbt from Florida
4.44/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 18, 2016
4.44/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 18, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
4.18/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours yellow orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of fresh citrus and grassy hops. Tastes of grassy, citrus and floral hops. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Today at 01:31 AMReviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.53/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Hazy orange body with a finger of white foam. Aromas of pine, flowers, pineapple, and citrus in a very hoppy pale malt backboned ale. Taste adds peach and cantaloupe. Feel is hoppy yet soft and bittering, smooth, very well balanced. Generally speaking this once again show that one does hazies, whether ipas or pale ales, better than new england
Mar 01, 2024Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
4.07/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Pours a murky - if not quite turbid - golden color. There's a finger worth of white colored head; retention is decent. Though not groundbreaking in 2024, the nose hits all the right notes for a good hazy pale ale - grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, mango, papaya, and maybe the slightest wisp of blueberry. Malt presence is low. The flavor profile works about the same. It opens up with plenty of tropical fruit flavors (mango, papaya, dragon fruit maybe?), with a kiss of malt sweetness to finish it off. I have to say, it's not the boldest pale ale, not by any means. It is, however, beautifully balanced and refined; this alone helps it stand out from its more brutish peers. Where this offering absolutely shines, though, is the mouthfeel. The mineraly, slightly firm (but not angular) feel is not only deceptively delicate, but is also a perfect match to the subtle, nuanced flavor profile. It just smoothly evaporates off of the palate without any hint of harshness, inviting more sips. And even more sips. And then another can. And then, hell, why not, the whole four pack. It doesn't even need high carbonation to accomplish its drinkability factor, though it's definitely there. I see why this basically revolutionized the genre - it takes all the good parts of a hoppy beer while almost entirely removing the less desirable elements. About the worst I can say is that the aroma and taste don't really stand out among other great hazy brews in 2024, but I don't care. Like many of the beer world's greats, it's more than the sum of its parts. Highly recommended.
Feb 10, 2024Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.41/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass
A: Pours hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Ripe tropical and stone fruit, lively citrus, a little pine, light floral notes, faintly grassy, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Big tropical and stone fruit, nectarine, apricot, mango, pineapple, and passion fruit, citrus, tangerine, lemon lime, and a hint of grapefruit, a little spicy pine, light floral notes, a touch grassy, subtle earthy tones, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, a touch on the mild side of moderate carbonation, soft on the palate.
O: Been wanting to try this one since the first random shipment of Trillium hit my area a couple years ago. I somehow got to try the DDH Nelson variant first, but now thanks to SF Beer Week and all the cool stuff it brings in I got my wish. With a 2 week old can no less!
This one has definitely earned its reputation. It's hard to go wrong when you start with Citra and here the addition of Columbus provides just the right counter balance and depth. I guess it's time to start wishing for the DDH version to make an appearance. I'd love to see this one even more amped up.
Feb 02, 2024A: Pours hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Ripe tropical and stone fruit, lively citrus, a little pine, light floral notes, faintly grassy, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Big tropical and stone fruit, nectarine, apricot, mango, pineapple, and passion fruit, citrus, tangerine, lemon lime, and a hint of grapefruit, a little spicy pine, light floral notes, a touch grassy, subtle earthy tones, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, a touch on the mild side of moderate carbonation, soft on the palate.
O: Been wanting to try this one since the first random shipment of Trillium hit my area a couple years ago. I somehow got to try the DDH Nelson variant first, but now thanks to SF Beer Week and all the cool stuff it brings in I got my wish. With a 2 week old can no less!
This one has definitely earned its reputation. It's hard to go wrong when you start with Citra and here the addition of Columbus provides just the right counter balance and depth. I guess it's time to start wishing for the DDH version to make an appearance. I'd love to see this one even more amped up.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.25/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one is like one of those crazy chicks that takes some time to get used to. At first it’s like, “Hell nah.” Then when you realize that crazy can be good, it’s like, “Hoo rah!” And then you go for a ride almost as good as the first time you hit a slip and slide.
Nostalgia can beat all, my children.
Feb 01, 2024Nostalgia can beat all, my children.
Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia
4.44/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16 ounce can dated 1/15/2024 into a shaker pint glass.
L - Pours a hazy yellow color with a fluffy white head that dissipates slowly leaving a nice layer of lacing on the glass.
S - Smells of tropical fruit.
T - Tastes of pineapple and citrus with some bitterness on the finish.
F - Soft feeling with a medium body and carbonation.
O - Very smooth Pale Ale. Outstanding.
Jan 27, 2024L - Pours a hazy yellow color with a fluffy white head that dissipates slowly leaving a nice layer of lacing on the glass.
S - Smells of tropical fruit.
T - Tastes of pineapple and citrus with some bitterness on the finish.
F - Soft feeling with a medium body and carbonation.
O - Very smooth Pale Ale. Outstanding.
Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania
4.49/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The aroma in this one is simply pure juice. Tropical and citrus notes at the same time. Nice bitterness which Is always a plus. Super smooth mouthfeel. A very nice pale ale that is easy to drink but also complex.
Dec 24, 2023
Fort Point Pale Ale from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
99 out of
100 with
2291 ratings
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