Specter India Pale Ale
Fulton Brewing Company
- From:
- Fulton Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #1,758 - ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,583 - Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 8.18%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 28
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 14, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 16
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
It's there and then it's not.
Specter, our NE Style IPA has a number of very distinct traits that separate it from the rest of our IPAs. It’s smooth, creamy mouthfeel and it's hazy appearance are by-products of a number of ingredients and process. We used nearly 20% oats in the mash, a chloride-heavy water chemistry, and low flocculating yeast. We aggressively hopped Specter with late boil and whirlpool additions, leaving it with little perceived lingering bitterness, but rather a tropical and juicy finish. If that wasn't enough, we dry-hopped this beer twice with Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, and Nelson Sauvin to add aromas of citrus and stone fruits.
Specter is a distinct and deliberate departure from the high-clarification common in most of Fulton’s lineup. But don’t let that fool you, this is Fulton…NE (MPLS) style.
Specter, our NE Style IPA has a number of very distinct traits that separate it from the rest of our IPAs. It’s smooth, creamy mouthfeel and it's hazy appearance are by-products of a number of ingredients and process. We used nearly 20% oats in the mash, a chloride-heavy water chemistry, and low flocculating yeast. We aggressively hopped Specter with late boil and whirlpool additions, leaving it with little perceived lingering bitterness, but rather a tropical and juicy finish. If that wasn't enough, we dry-hopped this beer twice with Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, and Nelson Sauvin to add aromas of citrus and stone fruits.
Specter is a distinct and deliberate departure from the high-clarification common in most of Fulton’s lineup. But don’t let that fool you, this is Fulton…NE (MPLS) style.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.85/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can from Tavour. Murky, orange golden pour with nice creamy, fluffy head. Streaky lacing. Aroma is fruity, mix of citrus and tropical scents. Taste begins with light, sweet fruity flavors becore being subsumed by a persistent, tangy bitterness.
Apr 14, 2023
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy golden color. Smell and taste was citrus,fruity, with some white grape and berries. A soft mouthfeel with a hoppy/fruity finish. Would have again on tap only.
Jan 08, 2020
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.83/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
16oz tallboy, media sample from the brewery.
Clear with a frothy head, smells of pine and citrus with a hay-like bready undertone. Hop bitterness is there upfront but slowly fades, more of a grassy flavor in the finish. Palate gets taken over by the hop flavor with grassy, piney, and citrus rind-like flavors. Kiss of alcohol in the finish. Not really A NEIPA ... I can see through it. Regardless, I dig this beer.
Oct 08, 2019Clear with a frothy head, smells of pine and citrus with a hay-like bready undertone. Hop bitterness is there upfront but slowly fades, more of a grassy flavor in the finish. Palate gets taken over by the hop flavor with grassy, piney, and citrus rind-like flavors. Kiss of alcohol in the finish. Not really A NEIPA ... I can see through it. Regardless, I dig this beer.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Fulton Brewery "Specter"
one pint can, "CANNED ON 10/25/18" and sampled on 08/24/19
$4.99 @ Roger Wilco, Pennsauken, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Well it looks like I'm going to have to start checking dates on beers at Wegmans now too. Oh well. It's poured a hazy golden body beneath an inch and a half of white foam. The aroma is certainly hoppy despite its age, although I can only imagine it must have been brighter when fresh. It's citrusy and tropical with just a touch of resin over a background of basic malt. Specific notes? Hmmm... soft grapefruit, peach, pineapple, berry, apple, pear, and mango. I'm sure there was probably more there while it was still fresh but this is what I've got to work with. On to the flavor, mmmm, that's good. Everything noted in the aroma remains with the addition of some tangerine and apricot. There seems to be a touch of lemon there as well. It's got a median bitterness of about 40 IBUs and it finishes dry with a little bit of citrus pith lingering. By now the head has dropped but it's left some fairly interesting lacing throughout the glass which is great. In the mouth it's medium bodied and crisp with a fine-bubbled standard carbonation. Not bad. Not bad at all. I could handle a few of these.
Review #6,666
Aug 24, 2019one pint can, "CANNED ON 10/25/18" and sampled on 08/24/19
$4.99 @ Roger Wilco, Pennsauken, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: Well it looks like I'm going to have to start checking dates on beers at Wegmans now too. Oh well. It's poured a hazy golden body beneath an inch and a half of white foam. The aroma is certainly hoppy despite its age, although I can only imagine it must have been brighter when fresh. It's citrusy and tropical with just a touch of resin over a background of basic malt. Specific notes? Hmmm... soft grapefruit, peach, pineapple, berry, apple, pear, and mango. I'm sure there was probably more there while it was still fresh but this is what I've got to work with. On to the flavor, mmmm, that's good. Everything noted in the aroma remains with the addition of some tangerine and apricot. There seems to be a touch of lemon there as well. It's got a median bitterness of about 40 IBUs and it finishes dry with a little bit of citrus pith lingering. By now the head has dropped but it's left some fairly interesting lacing throughout the glass which is great. In the mouth it's medium bodied and crisp with a fine-bubbled standard carbonation. Not bad. Not bad at all. I could handle a few of these.
Review #6,666
Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
DATE: April 25, 2019... OCCASION: watching Ant-Man and the Wasp--with a brief interruption from the NFL draft for Will's sake, not mine!--on another spring break evening... GLASSWARE: Duvel snifter... BTW, this wins some points for its cool Day of the Dead can artwork... my second Fulton beer pours an absolutely opaque burnt sienna body, fostering a snow-white two-fingered head that pillows strongly with a suspended lacing around the glass's lip--close to a picture-perfect IPA... mango and tangerine front and center, subtle peach, orange cream, and a balanced helping of bread malts... sips with texture throughout, begins with a modest bitterness, and ends with a bready, weighty strength... the mango, tangerine, orange peel and bread malts make for a balanced, rather easy-drinking IPA that, at 7.1% ABV, can sneak up on you.... this is solid, bordering on strong, with its drinkability the plus and its flavor the baseline for other IPAs...
Apr 26, 2019
Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a pint can into a tulip.
Pours a shimmering hazy, nearly cloudy, apricot-gold. Two-fingered head recedes rapidly, but gives way to a nice skein of foam and solid lacing.
The nose presents many fruity notes. Honeydew, cucumber, citrus, pear, peach, nectarine, green grape, grass, mango. Malts present with some biscuit and crackery notes.
The flavors follow the nose. Strong fruitiness with cucumber, honeydew, cantaloupe, peach, mango, green grape, pear, white pepper, and hints of booze. Just a hint of piney resin hops at the end of the palate.
The mouthfeel is solidly medium. Excellent carbonation, with a decent drying finish.
Specter is a solid NEIPA.
Apr 14, 2019Pours a shimmering hazy, nearly cloudy, apricot-gold. Two-fingered head recedes rapidly, but gives way to a nice skein of foam and solid lacing.
The nose presents many fruity notes. Honeydew, cucumber, citrus, pear, peach, nectarine, green grape, grass, mango. Malts present with some biscuit and crackery notes.
The flavors follow the nose. Strong fruitiness with cucumber, honeydew, cantaloupe, peach, mango, green grape, pear, white pepper, and hints of booze. Just a hint of piney resin hops at the end of the palate.
The mouthfeel is solidly medium. Excellent carbonation, with a decent drying finish.
Specter is a solid NEIPA.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!