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No Apologies
Blue Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Blue Point Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,007 - ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,514 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 12.86%
- Reviews:
- 89
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 28, 2007
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 43
This double IPA packs a big punch, and no, we’re not going to apologize for it.
No Apologies is our double IPA. To ensure every batch is as good as the last, we selectively brew it in small batches from the finest European malts and five varieties of American hops. Its earthy, dry-hop aroma finishes with a caramel sweetness. If you don’t like it, that’s your problem - we're not gonna apologize.
93 IBU
No Apologies is our double IPA. To ensure every batch is as good as the last, we selectively brew it in small batches from the finest European malts and five varieties of American hops. Its earthy, dry-hop aroma finishes with a caramel sweetness. If you don’t like it, that’s your problem - we're not gonna apologize.
93 IBU
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Ratings by Biggness:
Reviewed by Biggness from New York
4.35/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.35/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this beer this evening @ cantebury ales in Huntington. NY. I was amazed to see this on tap because I had only ever seen it previously @ the brewery. I was also laughing @ the guy at the bar that kept referring to it as a "wine because it has so much alcohol" Ah it sucks to be so elite around here with your tastes, so few you can share with. The appearance is beautiful, a cloudy amber with a slight white head. The smell is very rich of nuts, citus and malts. The taste is beautiful as well, very malty for a dipa imo but not overly so. The citurs and malts are perfectly balanced and with a 10 % alcohol level its very well hidden! All around a homerun in my eyes. I am amazed that they haven't started selling bombers of this and the sour cherry imperial stout yet. The mouthfeel is very pleasant and its something I could drink all night but I am aware many can not. Well done!
Jul 27, 2008More User Ratings:
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From the 12 fl. oz. bottle dated 01/20/16 so it is over 6 months old on July 12, 2016. My bad.
It is a handsome looking orange-amber tone with a modest white head. Lots of bubbly carbonation.
The aroma has an herbal, spicy, and orange zest sensation but given its age the stale breaded malts are coming more forward than they might have back in February.
Medium to above medium body.
The taste has become a slight malt bomb given its age although I recognized a sweet fruity and bitter spicy after taste. No booze for 10%. I might rate it higher if I try it fresher next time.
Jul 12, 2016It is a handsome looking orange-amber tone with a modest white head. Lots of bubbly carbonation.
The aroma has an herbal, spicy, and orange zest sensation but given its age the stale breaded malts are coming more forward than they might have back in February.
Medium to above medium body.
The taste has become a slight malt bomb given its age although I recognized a sweet fruity and bitter spicy after taste. No booze for 10%. I might rate it higher if I try it fresher next time.
Reviewed by movethroughspace from Connecticut
3.95/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a rick amber color with a nice, foamy head. Very clear, slight lace. (3.75)
Smell: This beer has a very citrusy, hoppy, and earthy aroma. (3.75)
Taste: The taste starts out with sweet twang followed by a thick, bitter happiness that melts away into some citrus notes and a bittersweet caramel finish. (4.0)
Mouthfeel: Crisp, dry, and uncarbonated. Very smooth. Light. The sweetness in a sip stays on the tip of your tongue. (4.25)
Overall: A great beer, could see myself throwing back a few of these on a nice summer day. Light beer with huge, consistent flavor. (4.0)
May 17, 2016Smell: This beer has a very citrusy, hoppy, and earthy aroma. (3.75)
Taste: The taste starts out with sweet twang followed by a thick, bitter happiness that melts away into some citrus notes and a bittersweet caramel finish. (4.0)
Mouthfeel: Crisp, dry, and uncarbonated. Very smooth. Light. The sweetness in a sip stays on the tip of your tongue. (4.25)
Overall: A great beer, could see myself throwing back a few of these on a nice summer day. Light beer with huge, consistent flavor. (4.0)
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.93/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: crystal clear; bronze colored; 1 finger moussy, ivory head that receded to a thin collar; very nice lacing;
S: earthy and floral;
T: ripe orange for a moment, then floral all the way; relatively sweet, but a touch of bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light carbonation; hides the ABV well;
O: really smooth;
May 20, 2015S: earthy and floral;
T: ripe orange for a moment, then floral all the way; relatively sweet, but a touch of bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light carbonation; hides the ABV well;
O: really smooth;
No Apologies from Blue Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
325 ratings
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