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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 kiddynamite920:
Reviewed by kiddynamite920 from Pennsylvania
3.65/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.65/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle poured into a Duvel tulip. Very intense carbonation coming up from the nucleation spot.
A: Pretty clear, copper. White frothy head that is hanging around due to intense carbonation from the bottom of the glass. Head looks a bit slick, fairly standard. Very crisp and clean looking.
S: Has a fruity hop aroma with a good amount of sweetness. A good amount of malts are coming through for this IPA. A swirl of the glass brings out the citrus hop aromas and the tart fruitiness. Still smells a bit malty though. Has some tree fruit aromas...peaches and apricots
T: Nothing jumps out right away with this beer. Hop bitterness hits late after a melding of malts and hops come first. Good floral hop taste as well. Not getting any of the sweet fruits and malts that came on the nose. Just tastes a bit bitter.
M: Mouthfeel is pretty good for an IPA. Hits the tongue crisp and carbonated, as the malt backbone slides across the tongue. Finishes crisp and bitter.
D: This beer is quite drinkable indeed, as I found myself having 4 last night watching the Olympic games. Goes down easy, remains light enough to not fill you up and delivers a reasonable amount of flavor and aroma.
Feb 18, 2010A: Pretty clear, copper. White frothy head that is hanging around due to intense carbonation from the bottom of the glass. Head looks a bit slick, fairly standard. Very crisp and clean looking.
S: Has a fruity hop aroma with a good amount of sweetness. A good amount of malts are coming through for this IPA. A swirl of the glass brings out the citrus hop aromas and the tart fruitiness. Still smells a bit malty though. Has some tree fruit aromas...peaches and apricots
T: Nothing jumps out right away with this beer. Hop bitterness hits late after a melding of malts and hops come first. Good floral hop taste as well. Not getting any of the sweet fruits and malts that came on the nose. Just tastes a bit bitter.
M: Mouthfeel is pretty good for an IPA. Hits the tongue crisp and carbonated, as the malt backbone slides across the tongue. Finishes crisp and bitter.
D: This beer is quite drinkable indeed, as I found myself having 4 last night watching the Olympic games. Goes down easy, remains light enough to not fill you up and delivers a reasonable amount of flavor and aroma.
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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