Ballast Point Sculpin IPA

4.6/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours cloudy golden amber color with a dense 2 finger off white head with fantastic retention that reduces to a thick lacing cap that lasts. Aromas of huge pine, grapefruit, mango, orange, and some spice. Awesome aromas with good strength as well, I could smell it while I was pouring it into the glass. Taste of huge grapefruit, pine, mango, orange, and caramel. Big sweetness in the front with some bitterness. Nice amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers with pine, grapefruit, and orange flavors. Medium carbonation and body, with a good bit of resin feel as well. No alcohol noticed in the taste or finish. Extremely drinkable stuff, amazingly smooth. Overall, this is just an incredible IPA, as it warmed up it opened up a lot more flavor, amazing.

This was incredible stuff. When it was colder when I first poured it it was great, but warming up it opened up with tons of complex flavors and insane smooth drinking.