Harpoon White IPA - Harpoon Brewery

ediaz

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-01-2013 03:24:37 | More by ediaz

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-22-2013 18:35:48 | More by NJBeer265

ajtorres311

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-16-2013 17:26:01 | More by ajtorres311

hphilip456

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-16-2013 03:37:44 | More by hphilip456

tnbeatty

Vermont

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-15-2013 13:41:53 | More by tnbeatty

Bones10

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-08-2013 13:41:50 | More by Bones10

JMAC45

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-06-2013 02:17:33 | More by JMAC45

cmoses

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-23-2013 15:01:21 | More by cmoses

rondufresne

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-22-2013 12:31:03 | More by rondufresne

asafarc2

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-22-2013 02:04:26 | More by asafarc2

tdm168

North Carolina

3.94/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A - cloudy, hazy orangish yellow with some sediment floating around; huge, soft, foamy, white head that has great retention

S - straw, faint clove; very faint aromas

T - orange peel, citrus, pine, herbal, straw, peppery

M - medium bodied, well carbonated

This is a nice White IPA. This has an intense citrus character similar to their UFO beers, but this has a nice, herbal, piny hop character that rounds out the flavor nicely. There is good balance and drinkability here. This is definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 01:28:54 | More by tdm168

ZJPierce

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-18-2013 01:01:20 | More by ZJPierce

Wortman1998

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-17-2013 20:09:42 | More by Wortman1998

Eeroomnhoj

Virginia

4.19/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

So today is my birthday and we ran by our local Costco to get some beer to bring to a friend's house. Bought a case of Harpoon and tried to share. They were drinking PBR and would not partake. Enjoying my third beer of the evening and really enjoy the white IPA. I can taste the orange described on the front page of the beer but cannot taste the coriander. Come to think of it I don't know what coriander tastes like. The beer is a little "hoppy" but I tend to like that. I will definitely drink this beer again. Inexpensive but good.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 00:58:23 | More by Eeroomnhoj

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Big thanks to Slatetank for gifting me with a bottle of this. Poured into a spiegelau IPA glass, the brew pours a clouded pale golden color with a rich 2+ finger cap that is slightly off-white. The cap fades leaving a webbing of stringy lacework on the glass. A swirl effortlessly revives a finger of yellowish stained cap back to the surface. Perhaps I misunderstood the meaning behind the "white" aspect of this brew as I let the sediment creep into the glass and it is evident with chunks stuck in suspension that come to rest in the bottom of the glass.

The smell of this brew is citrus-like with notes of fruity rinds like lemon moreso than the advertised orange peel. Some herbal hop component leads the way after the citrus and mild fruity tones fade away. Overall the composition of the aromatics is quite nice blending back and forth between fruity and herbal with a mild grainy quality providing a supporting role throughout. As it warms up, the nose on this gets a bit weedy to grassy, not bad.

Tasting this brew provides a bitterness front and center that is mildly rindy and zesty with the flavoring of grapefruit, oranges and lemon that blends into more of an earthen to herbal flavor of hoppy bitterness. Again a mild grain presence is felt faintly suggesting wheaty sweetness to contrast the oily bitterness of this brew. It has a solid balance and plenty of character to take in. The blending of white ale citrus character into this IPA was done very well.

This is a light bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. The feel is lively, uplifting and very easy drinking. The IPA portion of this "blended style" is much more focused than the white aspect. Having never had a "white IPA" before, I was not really sure what to expect. I think this was done pretty well and would not mind trying other examples of this if given the chance. Thanks again Matt!

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 01:04:05 | More by stakem

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

I had this from the IPA Discovery sampler case, poured chilled in a cervoise.

The color is peach nectar with hazed wheat beer look and thick tan cream with fine bead and good retention. The smell is great a mix of orange and tropical fruit with light spice ester from the yeast and mild hint of tangerine zest with a light floral accent. The feel is great smooth resins in the hop texture combine with light peppery spice and smooth wheat adds a light body with moderately high carbonation and moderate bitterness with semi-dry finish.

The flavor is great it has the orange zest and slight tangy citrus from the hops with a mild pine accent and slight tropical taste with yeast adding a light peppery phenolic element and wheat giving a gentle tanginess which adds to the citrus from the hops. Overall I loved this all the best elements of an IPA combined with the belgian Wit style a very nice hybrid from Harpoon!

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 14:10:48 | More by Slatetank

ppoitras

Massachusetts

3.99/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle bought at Yankee Spirits, Sturbridge, MA as part of a mixed 12-pack.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/2" bright white head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Head deflates rather quickly down to an even skim, with leggy lacing. Aroma is earthy yeast and citrus hops.

Taste starts with sweet pale, citrus in the middle, and sedate pine hops character feathers into the close. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is good. Nice brew, too bad label says it is limited.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 20:54:16 | More by ppoitras

ONEBEERGIRL

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-26-2013 02:26:31 | More by ONEBEERGIRL

nquigley16

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-19-2013 20:06:10 | More by nquigley16

fuzzcherry

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-19-2013 06:03:09 | More by fuzzcherry

Ernest78

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-17-2013 00:48:36 | More by Ernest78

Paulm1990

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

03-16-2013 23:42:27 | More by Paulm1990

amarkham

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -35.4%

03-16-2013 17:54:47 | More by amarkham

danielson799

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-16-2013 02:56:03 | More by danielson799

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-14-2013 13:26:33 | More by MAbeerNE1