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Hoptical Illusion
Blue Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Blue Point Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,136 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,263 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.97%
- Reviews:
- 686
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 03, 2004
- Wants:
- 43
- Gots:
- 536
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Ungertaker:
Reviewed by Ungertaker from Minnesota
3.82/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to BigPlay1824 for this bottle!
12oz bottle poured into my trusty Target Field pint glass.
A- apricot-colored with a 1/4 white foamy head that faded to a thin coating on the top of the beer.
S- grapefruit, orange peel, hops, faint pine
T- bitter hops with a balanced citrus and pine flavor throughout and a subtle bitter bite at the end.
M- thin to medium-bodied with plenty of carbonation.
O- A good find. This beer had a good balance between the nose and the taste. I got this beer in a locals trade and likely would have never tried it otherwise. I would like to try more of what this brewery has to offer.
Oct 02, 201112oz bottle poured into my trusty Target Field pint glass.
A- apricot-colored with a 1/4 white foamy head that faded to a thin coating on the top of the beer.
S- grapefruit, orange peel, hops, faint pine
T- bitter hops with a balanced citrus and pine flavor throughout and a subtle bitter bite at the end.
M- thin to medium-bodied with plenty of carbonation.
O- A good find. This beer had a good balance between the nose and the taste. I got this beer in a locals trade and likely would have never tried it otherwise. I would like to try more of what this brewery has to offer.
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2023Reviewed 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
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, 2023Rated by GregDBoston from Massachusetts
3.47/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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, 2021Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York
2.79/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
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
Hoptical Illusion from Blue Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
2162 ratings
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