Sculpin IPA - Ballast Point Brewing Company

davelag

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

11-30-2011 05:09:05 | More by davelag

Mountainmanjl

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

06-18-2013 19:21:31 | More by Mountainmanjl

InvalidPacket

Florida

5/5  rDev +12.9%

06-18-2013 19:01:29 | More by InvalidPacket

jbar920

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +12.9%

06-18-2013 17:07:54 | More by jbar920

Flightoficarus

Washington

4.41/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Finally! Ballast Point is available in WA! More San Diego beer goodness for me to get my hands on. Been wanting to try this one for awhile now.

A - Pours a slightly hazy gold/light orange hue, with a nice single finger head that quickly recedes to a thick, but not creamy lace retention.

S - This is one of the finest, if not the best IPA scents I have ever come across - Lots of fruits on the nose (mango, pineapple, orange, lemon), balanced in perfect harmony with a subtle, piney/herbal hop aroma, and a biscuity malt background.

T - Taste is of the aforementioned fruits found in the aroma, with grassy notes, and a light, biscuit-y malt profile (pale malts? I'm not tasting much caramel that I often find in IPAs). The hops are on the herbal/grassy side, and are moderately potent, but far from rip-your-tongue out brutal. Leaves a lingering bitterness on the tongue. Insanely refreshing, and not cloying in any way.

M - Mouthfeel is sublimely smooth. Body is on the medium side, carbonation is spot on, and silky, but with pep, for lack of a better way to put it. Makes this stuff too easy to drink for 7%

O - An outstanding IPA for sure. Glad I finally got to try it, and will be happy to enjoy some more in the future!

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 16:35:04 | More by Flightoficarus

RyV

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-18-2013 06:00:51 | More by RyV

Fuzzy1179

Hawaii

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-18-2013 04:35:14 | More by Fuzzy1179

BlakeAM

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

06-18-2013 02:25:05 | More by BlakeAM

Jpirkle2715

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-18-2013 01:54:37 | More by Jpirkle2715

GratefulNole

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

06-17-2013 21:12:00 | More by GratefulNole

Andreias21

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-17-2013 17:08:45 | More by Andreias21

alelover

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

06-17-2013 13:56:22 | More by alelover

spw109

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

06-17-2013 07:26:30 | More by spw109

jpbebeau

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

06-17-2013 05:24:40 | More by jpbebeau

Erice78

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-17-2013 02:06:29 | More by Erice78

MallyOMight

Michigan

5/5  rDev +12.9%

06-17-2013 01:37:00 | More by MallyOMight

tigermaniac72

Alabama

5/5  rDev +12.9%

06-17-2013 01:36:45 | More by tigermaniac72

jwps214

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

06-17-2013 00:43:35 | More by jwps214

artoolemomo

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

06-17-2013 00:34:05 | More by artoolemomo

CoachC

Florida

4.91/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

A - on tap at the World of Beer; pours a nice orange color with a 1/2 inch head.

S - smells unbelievably fresh; west coast hops invade the palate with force

T - best IPA I've ever tasted on tap, really nice tropical fruit flavor with a powerful yet mellow punch of hops that make me want more.

M - perfect on the palate, not too filling. I could drink this all night. Wait, I did drink this all night...

O - Sculpin, when on tap, is my favorite IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 23:57:27 | More by CoachC

goochpunch

Texas

3.69/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours out a clear brassy gold. Thin head. Some piney/citrus hops in the nose with a pale maltiness that's fairly prevalent. Touch of booze in the nose. Taste is fairly balanced overall. Quite a bit of maltiness and sweetness up front. Dries out in the finish a touch. Doesn't beat you over the head with hop flavor but has a pretty punchy bitterness in the finish. Bitterness lingers. I enjoy the bitterness, but I'd prefer a touch more hop flavor. Mouthfeel isn't thick and syrupy, which is a very good thing, but it could use a bit more body. Carbonation could be a little more assertive for my tastes. Overall this is a pretty solid IPA with nothing really "off" about it. I really just don't understand the $15 price tag for the 6 though. Give me a Stone IPA over this in flavor and price, but I can't really hate on this either. Again, this is solid, but I just don't understand the hype.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 23:54:55 | More by goochpunch

aeroparrot

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

06-16-2013 21:30:29 | More by aeroparrot

craftbrew502

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-16-2013 20:34:19 | More by craftbrew502

Chrixsus

Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.7%

06-16-2013 18:39:04 | More by Chrixsus

Nunya

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

06-16-2013 18:36:21 | More by Nunya