Hoptical Illusion
Blue Point Brewing Company

Hoptical IllusionHoptical Illusion
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From:
Blue Point Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,143
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,300
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 12.97%
Reviews:
686
Ratings:
2,162
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 18, 2023
Added:
Oct 03, 2004
Wants:
  43
Gots:
  536
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Ratings by Kyrgyzbrewer:
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Reviewed by Kyrgyzbrewer from Massachusetts

4.02/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Color- Light Yellow/Gold. Pretty light with medium to light head

Aroma- Hop forward with pine and citrus notes

Taste- Intense grapefruit flavor. Not overwhelming but certainly fairly present. Interesting, because it starts a little slow, but revs-up in the second half and pushes forward with the grapefruit.

MF- Just about right for carbonation. Enough to know that it is there, but not so much that it overwhelms and takes away from the taste.

This beer is a little bit lighter in appearance than I expected from an ipa. The nose is certainly that of an ipa. The taste is interesting, because it is subtle when it hits your pallet and then the backend fills-in with flavor. I love the name of name of this beer, because the appearance and the frontend give you the illusion that this beer is light in flavor and then reveals the flavor at the end. Overall, I think this a good ipa. The hops are heavier in grapefruit than I expect in an ipa, but it is accessible for the non-hopheads out there.
Jan 14, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.57 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Jul 18, 2023
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

3.61/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had this beer from a can kept in my hotel’s cooler on Long Island. Poured into a plastic hotel cup. The beer was game. Golden yellow color with good white head and good curtain lacing. Citrus and floral smell and taste. Tangerine, vanilla and honey. A bit too sweet. Good feel. Reasonable.
Jun 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by TheDoak from Florida

May 20, 2023
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York

4.12/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hoptical Illusion on cask at the brewery on 1/27/2023. I wasn't a big fan of bottled Hoptical, but the cask version works out fine. The cask pour was, for me, at a good "warm" temperature and very mild carbonation. The overall impression is a balanced light amber drink. Thanks to ABInbev for maintaining cask in central Long Island.
Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.57 by EMH73 from New York

Dec 26, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnofUpton from Massachusetts

Aug 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarrellK from Florida

Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by TrojanRB from Texas

Nov 01, 2021
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Rated by GregDBoston from Massachusetts

3.47/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Completely lacking in a hop profile and supremely boring. I guess the illusion is that this is supposed to be hoppy.
Oct 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Timfromthemainland from New York

Oct 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.1 by Loosecannon from New York

Jul 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by NRMeadmore from Connecticut

Jun 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.68 by Jaxson3314 from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by Justinprintz from New Jersey

May 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2021
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Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York

2.79/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Small head poured from a 12 ounce can with BB date of 07/03/21. Nose is hoppy and piney. Taste is malt sweetness, pine, some hops, not much of anything else. Has a bitter finish. It's easy enough to drink, but just an average IPA that steers closer to a west coast style than the new england style printed on the can.
Apr 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 01, 2021
Hoptical Illusion from Blue Point Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 2162 ratings