Sculpin - Unfiltered
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #762 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #10,761 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 8.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 133
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2025
- 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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Ratings by Wasatch:
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 oz. Bottle
Poured into a tulip a very nice hazy dark golden orange color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice one-finger thick/creamy off-white head, which leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, with a slight malt note, really nice citrusy complex, apricot, slight pineyness. The taste is very nice, hoppy, slightly malty, with some really nice citrus (orange, mango, peach, lemon), apricot, some pineyess. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, with a really nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Glad to see it around here.
Jun 07, 2017Poured into a tulip a very nice hazy dark golden orange color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice one-finger thick/creamy off-white head, which leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, with a slight malt note, really nice citrusy complex, apricot, slight pineyness. The taste is very nice, hoppy, slightly malty, with some really nice citrus (orange, mango, peach, lemon), apricot, some pineyess. Medium body, ABV hidden very well, with a really nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty brew. Glad to see it around here.
More User Ratings:
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Aug 28, 2025
Rated by Sinfull from New York
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Hazy golden. Big, white head. Tropical fruits, pine, and some malt in aroma. Strong, hoppy bitterness in taste. Notes of tropical fruits
Jan 16, 2025
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, 2019
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