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 #3,136
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,260
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 maximum12:
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

2.53/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to martin123012 for filling up my fridge with some hoppy goodness. A 12 oz. bottle sorely needed to soothe the nerves after listening the the clamor of a horde of 10-11 year old girls all night.

Pop goes the top, hand grabs the glass, & voila'! The bottle runneth over with foam. The pour doesn't seem so aggressively carbonated, light yellow. Not much sensory stuff coming off the surface, I have to sniff hard to come up with faint oily hops & sweet malt.

Hoptical Illusion is a beer I pursued because it's cousin, Rasta Rye, was so damn good, I hope this would follow in its footsteps. Negatory. One of the blandest tasting beers I've had in a long time - like the nose, there just ain't much home. Little sweet, little grain, grass, then a tiny hop tug of bitterness at the end. Weak, thin, almost watery.

This beer is boring, which almost worse than being really bad. All I taste is blahblahblah. Sub this for a micro & hardly anyone would notice. Sub-mediocre all the way.
Oct 07, 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