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Sculpin - Unfiltered
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #654 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,500 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 8.4%
- Reviews:
- 133
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 127
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Our Unfiltered Sculpin IPA packs extra hops into every sip, enhancing the classic Sculpin notes of fresh apricot, peach, mango and lemon with a slight haze and less bitterness. Freshness is key to every beer, but especially true for this extra-hopped IPA—store cold and drink soon.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.63/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Boise Co-op. Medium golden and hazy, small foamy head. Aroma is sharp citrus with hints of hops. Taste brings more citrus, sharp bitter bite. About as expected, unfiltered process adds a bit more heft to the body.
Nov 12, 2023
Reviewed by Reef from South Carolina
4.02/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at the Daleville brewery
Looks fabulous, 2 cm white head, translucent hazy gold, lacing curtains, cap
Lemon, grapefruit,pine, apricot scents
Blood orange, grapefruit, apricot, pine flavors
Stubborn carbonation, bitter start, flavors deepen across the tongue, medium body, dry finish
Enjoyable Sculpin version enhanced by the awesome Daleville mountain view
Jun 26, 2019Looks fabulous, 2 cm white head, translucent hazy gold, lacing curtains, cap
Lemon, grapefruit,pine, apricot scents
Blood orange, grapefruit, apricot, pine flavors
Stubborn carbonation, bitter start, flavors deepen across the tongue, medium body, dry finish
Enjoyable Sculpin version enhanced by the awesome Daleville mountain view
Rated by sokol_1993 from California
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tropical hoppiness smell.
Jan 24, 2019
Reviewed by James_D from California
4.21/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had at the Long Beach Brewery. Enjoyed it, maybe even more so than the original. I feel as though the fruit notes come through more than the original.
Jan 16, 2019Reviewed by NateGoyette from California
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Finger thick lacing, deep golden orange color. Very nice.
Smell: Very sweet and fruity. Hints of orange, apricot, peach, hops, grapefruit, and light pine. This almost smells as fruity as a citrus IPA.
Taste: Strong initial taste of hops and apricot. Lingering taste of orange and peach with a nice peppery bite. Bitter, but much less so than I expected from this one. Very refreshing and drinkable, not heavy.
Feel: Perfect carbonation level, not thick or thin. Ever so slightly sticky. Very pleasant.
Overall: Very fruity and light. Not what I expected from this at all, but I like it more than their traditional Sculpin. This is going to find its way into my go to rotation for sure.
Dec 31, 2018Smell: Very sweet and fruity. Hints of orange, apricot, peach, hops, grapefruit, and light pine. This almost smells as fruity as a citrus IPA.
Taste: Strong initial taste of hops and apricot. Lingering taste of orange and peach with a nice peppery bite. Bitter, but much less so than I expected from this one. Very refreshing and drinkable, not heavy.
Feel: Perfect carbonation level, not thick or thin. Ever so slightly sticky. Very pleasant.
Overall: Very fruity and light. Not what I expected from this at all, but I like it more than their traditional Sculpin. This is going to find its way into my go to rotation for sure.
Sculpin - Unfiltered from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
599 ratings
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