Downtown Wine and Gourmet Tasting - Sculpin

• Name: Sculpin
• Type: American IPA
• Brewer: Ballast Point Brewing Company
• Region: San Diego, California
• Country: United States
• Time of Year: Year-round
• Price: $9.99 for 22oz bottle
• The Daily Pint Review: It is one of the more aggressively hopped IPA’s with a good malt backbone balanced by clean crisp Hop profile. The aroma hits you first with Simcoe and Amarillo dry hops being very apparent in the finished product. The balance is superb with both the hops and malt achieving a very drinkable end product. This is one of those bigger aggressive hoppy ales that you still find yourself ordering a second as soon as you finish your first.
• My Review: A very sweet apple smell on the nose and lightly hoppy, as are pretty much all IPAs.  All these beers were IPA.  The taste was interesting, bitter on the palate but still quite light.  Punched with flavor from start to finish, giving it a nice smooth feel throughout.
• Food: Crackers