Sculpin India Pale Ale - Ballast Point Brewing Company

MicroBeerMan1980

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Bright golden yellow. It has a creamy white head that dissipates after a few minutes. It leaves a very fine lacing around the glass.

S: It’s full of pine and citrus on the nose. I’m getting lots of additional fruit in there. There’s a lot of sweet, bready rounded malts that shine through the hops as well.

T: At first I’m greeted with the obvious hemlock/cedar and orange/lemon zest of the hops. I’m also tasting apricot and a slight hint of peaches. The hop profile is loud, but is balanced with the malt character. The malts are toasty, bready and sweet yet remain crisp. Finally, I’m getting a peppery/acidic after taste on the finish.

M: It starts out crisp and appears to be light on the palate. However, the intense hops and bold malts lay and weigh on the palate. There is a strong tannic quality to this ale, definitely from the hops.

D: Very drinkable, though a tad bit over whelming. Too many of these beers would inevitably blow out your palate. Enjoy slowly!

Serving type: on-tap

09-16-2011 16:37:37 | More by MicroBeerMan1980

assman79

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-20-2013 01:45:37 | More by assman79

Ctrauty

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-20-2013 01:30:59 | More by Ctrauty

Lognar

Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-20-2013 00:08:26 | More by Lognar

bcuz7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -15.3%

05-19-2013 21:53:18 | More by bcuz7

jbeervt

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-19-2013 21:00:08 | More by jbeervt

BuffaloBill12

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-19-2013 19:31:34 | More by BuffaloBill12

birdsellam

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-19-2013 18:00:32 | More by birdsellam

klythjohan

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-19-2013 17:54:02 | More by klythjohan

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 15:11:46 | More by ShawnMH

MJSJr

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-19-2013 15:07:33 | More by MJSJr

nick_asian

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 06:36:56 | More by nick_asian

jakeox

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-19-2013 02:06:38 | More by jakeox

gkozeny

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-19-2013 01:56:55 | More by gkozeny

smartassboiler

Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-18-2013 23:53:42 | More by smartassboiler

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-18-2013 19:07:33 | More by Sixbolt

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-18-2013 16:49:55 | More by eyeenjoybeer

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 12:13:43 | More by NJB145

sdonegan

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 06:31:13 | More by sdonegan

D_Villa

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 04:22:42 | More by D_Villa

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 02:54:41 | More by Arsenal0328

CharlesRamsey

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

What can you say about one of the best? Some might call this a hop bomb, but its balanced so well they would be as wrong as Ariel was for taking those girls. A strong, dry hop presentation with spice, pine notes off of a thin white, low carbonation head. Beers like this make me want to live in the ballast point parking lot.

Serving type: on-tap

05-18-2013 02:12:22 | More by CharlesRamsey

mkirkland80

Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-18-2013 02:10:36 | More by mkirkland80

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into becker. Golden orange, the color of honey, with a thick fluffy white head that fades after a bit but seems to leave lots of lacing. Smells of floral hops with tropical fruit; pineapple and mango are noticeable. Taste is less hoppy than the smell; sweet and clear up front with hops coming in at the end, quite a bitter finish though. A great drinkable IPA though; if the hop flavor had been all throughout, it would have been more of a sipper.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:57:13 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

FanofHefe

Illinois

4.24/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

12 oz. bottle, best by 9/27/2013, poured into a Duvel tulip. With a reasonably aggressive pour, I get nearly two fingers of dense, off-white head, over a clear, light amber body that has bit of yellow tint. Decent retention a little lacing.

Nice aroma. Starts out mostly citrus, primarily grapefruit, with some light tropical notes following. As it warms, I get a fairly sweet malt aroma as well.

The flavor doesn't stray too far from the aroma. The hop flavors are a bit more on the pine and grapefruit side than the aroma. Only a minor notice of the bready malt, that tends to stay in the background. Very west coast style as far as the up front hop flavors. As it warms, the flavors tend to blend even better.

Medium texture in the mouthfeel and no notice of alcohol. An excellent beer overall. Glad its finally being distributed in my area.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 20:37:28 | More by FanofHefe