Grapefruit Sculpin | Ballast Point Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Ballast Point Brewing Company
California, United States
ballastpoint.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Our Award-winning IPA, with a citrus twist.
Our Grapefruit Sculpin is the latest take on our signature IPA. Some may say there are few ways to improve Sculpin’s unique flavor, but the tart freshness of grapefruit perfectly complements our IPA’s citrusy hop character. Grapefruit’s a winter fruit, but this easy-drinking ale tastes like summer.
The Sculpin IPA is a testament to our humble beginnings as Home Brew Mart. It showcases bright flavors and aromas of apricot, peach, mango & lemon. The lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hops. The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin fish is considered some of the tastiest. Something that has a sting but tastes great; sounds like a Ballast Point India Pale Ale. This version of our Sculpin IPA has grapefruit added; the grapefruit flavor really enhances the citrus aroma of the hops.
Added by arfenhouse on 01-19-2013
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Ratings: 6,153 | Reviews: 868
4.39/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.48/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.75/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours golden amber with heavy fading foam head. Nice notes of tart grapefruit and citrus. Good balance to bitter hop with a summery bite... good IPA!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours golden amber with heavy fading foam head. Nice notes of tart grapefruit and citrus. Good balance to bitter hop with a summery bite... good IPA!
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4.08/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.81/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
L: This beer looks like a great IPA should. Created a 2 and a half finger head. A copper color to it great looking IPA.
S: Their is no denying that there is grapefruit in this beer, that is all that you get on the initial smell. Behind the grapefruit smell there is a lot of hoppiness going on but the grapefruit takes center stage here.
T: This beer tastes exactly like you would hope it would. They say it is a grapefruit IPA and that is exactly what it is. I didn't know if I would like this beer because I absolutely hate grapefruits, but the bitterness from the grapefruit and the bitterness from the hops work together in perfect harmony to make one of my now favorite IPA's out there.
F: Dry mouthfeel like you would expect from the hops. This beer is a weird one. The grapefruit taste makes it feel like it would be refreshing but all the hops that they use in it make it dry feeling like a hop bomb is.
O: Great love this beer would and will buy this beer again my only complaint is that I did not buy it before.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
L: This beer looks like a great IPA should. Created a 2 and a half finger head. A copper color to it great looking IPA.
S: Their is no denying that there is grapefruit in this beer, that is all that you get on the initial smell. Behind the grapefruit smell there is a lot of hoppiness going on but the grapefruit takes center stage here.
T: This beer tastes exactly like you would hope it would. They say it is a grapefruit IPA and that is exactly what it is. I didn't know if I would like this beer because I absolutely hate grapefruits, but the bitterness from the grapefruit and the bitterness from the hops work together in perfect harmony to make one of my now favorite IPA's out there.
F: Dry mouthfeel like you would expect from the hops. This beer is a weird one. The grapefruit taste makes it feel like it would be refreshing but all the hops that they use in it make it dry feeling like a hop bomb is.
O: Great love this beer would and will buy this beer again my only complaint is that I did not buy it before.
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3.37/5 rDev -22%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
its a really good IPA but i do prefer the Original Sculpin to this one.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
its a really good IPA but i do prefer the Original Sculpin to this one.
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3.08/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
4.37/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.54/5 rDev -18.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A little disappointing given the high reviews already given. Very grapefruit-forward. Nice golden color, moderate carbonation and mild head that lingered. Smelled of citrus and grapefruit. Tasted of malt, floral and fruity hops, grapefruit, orange zest. Thin mouthfeel, slightly bitter grapefruit aftertaste. I actually prefer the Sculpin IPA.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A little disappointing given the high reviews already given. Very grapefruit-forward. Nice golden color, moderate carbonation and mild head that lingered. Smelled of citrus and grapefruit. Tasted of malt, floral and fruity hops, grapefruit, orange zest. Thin mouthfeel, slightly bitter grapefruit aftertaste. I actually prefer the Sculpin IPA.
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4.23/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Love the in your face citrus & pine tar, and tropical notes vs IBU / ABV balance- The first WCIPA that I can actually say was "refreshing". Drink it really well chilled from a chilled glass. Just don't let it get warm, as it quickly becomes unpalatable when it goes above 50.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Love the in your face citrus & pine tar, and tropical notes vs IBU / ABV balance- The first WCIPA that I can actually say was "refreshing". Drink it really well chilled from a chilled glass. Just don't let it get warm, as it quickly becomes unpalatable when it goes above 50.
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3.75/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.2/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a pint glass.
Appearance: Hazy orange/yellow with a tick off white head
Smell: Strong fruity smell of peaches, apricot, and grapefruit.
Taste: A lot of fruit and a lot of hops. Tart taste of grapefruit is strong.
Mouthfeel: Dry and bitter. Lots of carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA with a twist of grapefruit, which makes it very tart and dry.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a pint glass.
Appearance: Hazy orange/yellow with a tick off white head
Smell: Strong fruity smell of peaches, apricot, and grapefruit.
Taste: A lot of fruit and a lot of hops. Tart taste of grapefruit is strong.
Mouthfeel: Dry and bitter. Lots of carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA with a twist of grapefruit, which makes it very tart and dry.
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4.31/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.71/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Sculpin is hard to beat, but adding Grapefruit kicks it up a notch. It's subtle, not overdone.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Sculpin is hard to beat, but adding Grapefruit kicks it up a notch. It's subtle, not overdone.
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4.31/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Nice, lacey head. Very smooth, the draft more so than the bottle. To me, the grapefruit knocks down the hops a bit and brings out the malt. Nice nose.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Nice, lacey head. Very smooth, the draft more so than the bottle. To me, the grapefruit knocks down the hops a bit and brings out the malt. Nice nose.
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Grapefruit Sculpin from Ballast Point Brewing Company
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