Photosphere Phil
Clown Shoes

Photosphere PhilPhotosphere Phil
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From:
Clown Shoes
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 10%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
67
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 20, 2021
Added:
Jan 22, 2015
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by MisSigsFan:
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Rated by MisSigsFan from California

3.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I might've waited on this one too long cuz I'm not getting much in the aroma or flavor.
May 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.74/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the Flaming Grill Cafe, Sacramento. Well hopped IPA with citrus fruit (actually Citra hops) in aroma and flavour. Refreshing, well balanced and pleasant to drink.
Mar 20, 2021
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.84/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
May 18th, 2016 - This curiously wrapped beer is semi-fruity and semi-dank. A sampling of the nose also reveals some very ripe papaya, and tiny doses of banana and clementine. It's a deep and intoxifying fermented fruit smell, and returns in the flavor, too. A soft, silky palate almost gives this a fruit smoothie taste, redolent with POG, and a medium aftertaste that hones in on the papaya flavor the most. Fruity and a little steely, this is bright and engaging, and shines with tropical radiance.
Sep 29, 2020
 
Rated: 2 by TGS from California

Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by GRG1313 from California

Dec 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by dpgoblejr from New Hampshire

Aug 20, 2016
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Reviewed by anon from California

3.98/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Photosphere Phil is out of retirement I suppose. Bottle date of 07/15/16. The appearance of Photosphere Phil is something else for sure; decent head topped with hipster glasses, big bushy beard, starfish (?) shorts, some big ol' clown shoes, riding on a lawnmower-vacuum-chaise lounge chair hybrid in outer space but wait! We're talking about the beer here!

Excuse me. Average looking IPA on the pour, golden-honey hue, small head with a small amount of sticky lace. Piney, oranges, lemon zest and grapefruit. Light malt backbone. Taste kicks things up a notch; like a bearded heathen launching itself toward the sun this brew drives hops home on your pallete. Very nice notes of pine, grapefruit, citrus zest. Citrus citrus citrus. Hints of fresh cut grass, straw, soil, solar flares and good times.

Finishes off with a crisp, floral bitterness that is kept at ease by a nudge of the malt base that delivers a baked bready goodness as this one warms. Great IPA by Clown Shoes.
Aug 13, 2016
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Reviewed by Boccu from New York

4.2/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours nice head. Orange peels and citrus aroma. Taste citrus. Oranges, mango, grapefruit, slight caramel, a little pine, hints of floral, very little booze. This is balanced and extremely drinkable. Another gem from clown shoes.
Jul 19, 2016
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Reviewed by Neorebel from New Jersey

4.38/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Photosphere Phil pours a hazy yellow-amber hue with a frothy, foamy white head. With an enticing aroma of mango and kiwi, I could tell this was going to be a good one. A flavor reminiscent of 'ruby-red grapefruit' dominates, so much so that I almost imagined the pulpy quality of juice being present. This must be the influence of the Citra hops. I also found this beer to have an excellent and welcomed malty backbone to it. The finish is quite heavy, in a positive way. As a less intense version of my favorite Clown Shoes IPA, Space Cake, I'm very impressed. Always good to have a roster of lower alcohol IPAs that pack plenty a flavorful punch!
Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by Lurkerson from Pennsylvania

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Chcshammonde from California

Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by jaydoc from Kansas

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.46 by Redgoatman from California

Oct 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by stwok21 from California

Oct 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by riotontheroad from California

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MickeyHops from California

Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by GClarkage from California

Aug 22, 2015
Photosphere Phil from Clown Shoes
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 67 ratings