Hoptical Illusion
Blue Point Brewing Company

Hoptical IllusionHoptical Illusion
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From:
Blue Point Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,143
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,300
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 12.97%
Reviews:
686
Ratings:
2,162
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 18, 2023
Added:
Oct 03, 2004
Wants:
  43
Gots:
  536
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Ratings by orbitalr0x:
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Reviewed by orbitalr0x from Illinois

4.13/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The Hoptical Illusion pours from the 12oz bottle into my SN tulip a crisply autumnal amber orange with a nice inch of cragly white foam on top. Lots of active carbonation rushes up from the bottom. Aromas of rich sweet caramel intertwine with resinous citric, pine bough hops. Fresh sticky green hops flash in my mind. Pink grapefruit, orange, peach, herbal goodness.

First sip brings an underlying body of caramelly pale malts overlayed by a heavy helping of grapefruity citric hops. Hints of pine needles. A sweet onset is followed by a steady increase in bitterness on the way down. Slightly bready on the finish with a lingering green bitter hop oil. A pretty darn tasty IPA that brings the hops.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with small, fast moving cluster carbonation that dances across the palate. This is the type of brew that is almost gone before you even start drinking it. I would love to have a sixer...but alas this lone bottle is all I have. A nice showing here out of Long Island.

Music: Machine Drum - Wishbone Be Broken
Sep 09, 2005
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.57 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Jul 18, 2023
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

3.61/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had this beer from a can kept in my hotel’s cooler on Long Island. Poured into a plastic hotel cup. The beer was game. Golden yellow color with good white head and good curtain lacing. Citrus and floral smell and taste. Tangerine, vanilla and honey. A bit too sweet. Good feel. Reasonable.
Jun 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by TheDoak from Florida

May 20, 2023
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York

4.12/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hoptical Illusion on cask at the brewery on 1/27/2023. I wasn't a big fan of bottled Hoptical, but the cask version works out fine. The cask pour was, for me, at a good "warm" temperature and very mild carbonation. The overall impression is a balanced light amber drink. Thanks to ABInbev for maintaining cask in central Long Island.
Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.57 by EMH73 from New York

Dec 26, 2022
 
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnofUpton from Massachusetts

Aug 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarrellK from Florida

Dec 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.89 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by TrojanRB from Texas

Nov 01, 2021
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Rated by GregDBoston from Massachusetts

3.47/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Completely lacking in a hop profile and supremely boring. I guess the illusion is that this is supposed to be hoppy.
Oct 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Timfromthemainland from New York

Oct 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.1 by Loosecannon from New York

Jul 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.58 by NRMeadmore from Connecticut

Jun 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.68 by Jaxson3314 from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by Justinprintz from New Jersey

May 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2021
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Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York

2.79/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Small head poured from a 12 ounce can with BB date of 07/03/21. Nose is hoppy and piney. Taste is malt sweetness, pine, some hops, not much of anything else. Has a bitter finish. It's easy enough to drink, but just an average IPA that steers closer to a west coast style than the new england style printed on the can.
Apr 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 01, 2021
Hoptical Illusion from Blue Point Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 2162 ratings