Ballast Point Brewing Company Unfiltered Sculpin

**Aroma:** “Super piney and resinous with a very light caramel sweetness. A basic tension between candy-like citrus and floral notes set against green, dank, and white-wine aromas.” **Flavor:** “Very bright with aggressive piney hops flavors, moderate malt, a slight garlic flavor, and grapefruit and pine notes. Dialed-in bitterness hits the mark. Lots of hoppy goodness with lemon candy, green, and floral notes. Delicious. Juicy hops notes with hints of tangerine, lemon candy, green and floral notes, plus balancing pine and dankness.” **Overall:** “Lovely resinous character well-balanced by the malt sweetness. Drinks like the stronger side of IPA, bordering on double IPA. A well-crafted blend of malt, hops, and alcohol—exactly what an IPA should be. Complex hops character with an exciting blend of classic and contemporary hops character. A full-bodied, full-flavored IPA with tons of nuance with each sip. This is extremely well executed—a great beer.”

__Aroma:__ “A healthy mix of classic IPA hops character, bringing in notes of dank, pine, and citrus, with just a spike of grapefruit and orange. The fruit aroma is supportive with some perfume and floral esters. Bready, graham cracker, and biscuit malt notes.” __Flavor:__ “The fruit and hops provide big citrus flavors of grapefruit, bringing in notes of zest and pulp. The hops are bold and bitter without being harsh, with dank and citrus characteristics. The malt is bready and smooth, sweet and supportive, but relatively thin.” __Overall:__ “A big, muscular IPA with plenty of grapefruit. The fruit is paired impeccably well to the base beer, with dank background hops that team up with the rind to provide bitterness. The flavors are that of a citrusy West Coast IPA that’s inviting, drinkable, and makes you want more.”

__Aroma:__ “Aroma is light overall with a moderate amount of ancho chile pepper aroma. There’s some citrus light pine and grassy hops behind that.” __Flavor:__ “Chile pepper is a bit more apparent in the flavor with grassy, herbal, and slight piney hops. Maybe a bit of citrus. There’s a fair amount of heat, which masks a lot of the flavor, but there’s a malt backbone supporting it. Tastes like Anaheim and jalepeño chiles with some peach and orange character from the hops. Clean beer beneath with bitterness that complements the heat.” __Overall:__ “Fairly hot but not a ton of character in the aroma or flavor besides that. Okay if you like spicy things, but I would like more flavor to match. The base beer is crisp and clean, which pairs well with the heat. It’s probably good that it’s not hoppier; that would probably just end up clashing.”